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| A literature-centered course on the
molecular genetics of information transfer in eukaryotes. |
| This is the Spring 2005 class web site.
The Spring 2006 site was lost in a computer crash. The Spring
2007 site should be available soon. |
| In the course, we will deal with issues
related to the flow of genetic information in eukaryotic cells,
which is the focus of Molecular Genetics. Primarily that will
mean study of the mechanism and control of the processes of
transcription and translation though some information is encoded
in other ways such as protein phosphorylation or degradation
of RNA or protein. Students will read and analyze papers from
the primary research literature and a major goal of the course
will be for each student to develop the ability to interpret
and criticize research papers. |
| The class will be taught in a different
manner than in previous years. Most importantly, about half
of the class meetings will be held in a computer classroom
in the Computer Science building (ECS 333). Those sessions
will be devoted to group and individual exploration of resources
available on the web. |
| As in previous years, a major focus of
the class will be on producing written material. The course
is designed with the goals of the "writing
in the disciplines" project in mind. In keeping with
those goals, written expression will be used as a means to exploring
major issues in Molecular Genetics. |
Part of the writing will be done in
the context of an online resource called a Wiki,
a free-form web site that allows on-the-fly editing of web
content. The class will use the class Wiki
both as a means of undertanding problems in Molecular Genetics
and to present that understanding to the rest of the class. |
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