BNFO 300 
Molecular Biology Through Discovery
Items for each day generally indicate what is to be done before class
Red indicates target date for completing something.     Purple indicates a firm deadline.
Fall 2017 

August September October November December

 
Tuesday
 
Thursday
 
2  3: DNA
      [Article: Meselson & Stahl (1958) and companion]
    Entire Semester
      Anything you want to talk about
    Research Proposal
      Progress reports: Key article
    Questionnaire
    Exam 2: E-mailed Tuesday afternoon
                  What to expect and Ground rules
                  Survey due any time Wednesday, Oct 4
4  5: EXAM II -- NO CLASS
    Individual meetings (Thu-Mon)
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9  10: Exam II
        Exam II Questionnaire
        Exam II, due 7:00 AM
        Retrospective: Exam II
      Research Proposal
        Summaries: Consider samples #1 and #2
      Translation
        Overview: The coding problem
        Problem Set: PS5: Coding (Oct 27) (Today: PS5.1, PS5.6)
11  12: Translation
        Article: Crick (1958) + companion
        Problem Set: PS5: Coding (Oct 27)
                  (Today: PS5.1, 6, 2, and 5)
       Questionaire
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16  17: Translation
        Article: Crick et al (1961) + companion + simulation
                  (alternative graphical simulation)
        Problem Set: PS5-Coding (Oct 27) Today: PS5.5, 6, and 4
      Research Proposal
        Summaries: Discuss (due Oct 30)
      Questionaire
18  19: READING DAY 20 
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Proposal
Description
24: Translation
        Article: Crick et al (1961) + companion + simulation
                  (alternative graphical simulation)
        Problem Set: PS5-Coding (Oct 27) (#3, #4)
      Research Proposal
        Analysis: Old proposals ('14, '16, '17S), and summaries
      Questionaire
25  26: Translation
        Article: Jones & Nirenberg (1962) + companion
        Alien Genetic Code
        Problem Set: PS6-Genetic Code (Nov 3) (#2 & #4)
      Special: Observations/insights by Nick Rodriguez (VCU '16)
      Questionaire
27
PS5
30
Summary
of
Expt

(How to)
31: Translation
        Article: Jones & Nirenberg (1962) + companion
        Problem Set: PS6-Genetic Code (Nov 3) (#3 & #5)
        Critiques: Discuss (due Nov 6)
      Questionaire
1 2: RNA
      Article: Brenner et al (1961) + companion
      Problem Set: PS7-RNA (Nov 10), #3
    Research Proposal
      Discussion: Past proposals
    Questionaire
3
PS6