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 

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Tuesday
 
Thursday
 
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Mentor
Thoughts
5: Protein
      Notes: Protein
      Problem Set: PS2: Protein (Sep 15) (Today: PS2.1)
      [Investigation: What is a Gene?]
    Research Proposal
      Progress reports: Search for mentor and topic
    Questionnaire
  7: Protein
      [Notes: Protein]
      Article: Sanger & Tuppy (1951) + companion
                 (particularly Sections I - III)
      Notes: Paper chromatography
      Problem Set: PS2: Protein (Sep 15) (Today: PS2.2 & 2.3)
    Questionnaire
8
WIAG
11
Mentor
Progress

(PDF)
(DOCX)
12: Protein
        Article: Sanger & Tuppy (1951) + companion
        [Notes: Paper chromatography]
        Problem Set: PS2: Protein (Sep 15) (Today: PS2.4)
      Research Proposal
        Progress reports: Search for mentor and topic
      Questionnaire
  14: Protein
        Tutorial: Hemoglobin Structure and companion
        Article: Perutz et al (1965) and companion (Parts I-III)
        Problem Sets:
                PS2: Protein (Sep 15) (Today: PS2.4 as a community)
                PS3: Protein function (Sep 22) (Today: PS3.2)
      Questionnaire
15:
PS2
18
Mentor
Choice
19: Protein
        [Tutorial: Hemoglobin Structure and companion]
        Article: Perutz et al (1965) and companion
        Problem Set: PS3: Protein function (Sep 22)
                    (Today: PS3.3 & 3.4)
      Research Proposal
        First look at: How to create a Bibliography (Sep 25)
      Questionnaire
  21: DNA
        Notes: DNA structure - Parts A-C
        Investigation: Build your own DNA
        Tutorial: Diffraction -- distance vs spacing
        Problem Set: PS4: DNA structure (Sep 29)
                  (Today: PS3.4 & PS4.2)
      Questionnaire
22
PS3
25
Bibliogr
26: DNA
        [Notes: DNA structure]
        [Tutorial: Diffraction -- distance vs spacing]
        Exercise: mini-article + how to read it
        Problem Set: PS4: DNA structure (Sep 29)
                  (Today: PS4.2, 4.4, 4.8)
      Exam 2
        Coming Attractions: What to expect and Ground rules
        Survey: Exam 2 availability (by end of today)
      Questionnaire
    28: DNA
        Notes: DNA Replication
        Article: Meselson & Stahl (1958) and companion
        Problem Set: PS4: DNA replication
                  (Today: PS4.6 & PS4.8)
      Questionnaire
29
PS4