BNFO 300 
Molecular Biology Through Discovery
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Mentor
Thoughts
3: Protein
    ** Path to course **
      Notes: [Protein]
      Article: Sanger & Tuppy (1951) + companion
                 (Sections I - III)
      Notes: Paper chromatography
      Investigation: [What is a Gene? (Sep 4)]
      Problem Set: PS2: Protein (Sep 11) (Today: PS2.1)
    Research Proposal
      Progress reports: Search for mentor and topic 		4
WIAG
 5: Protein
    ** Path to course **
      Article: [Sanger & Tuppy (1951) + companion]
      Notes: [Paper chromatography]
      Practice: Results vs Conclusions (Part 2)
      Problem Set: PS2: Protein (Sep 11)
                    (Today: PS2.3) (test assertions) 		6
Mentor
Choice
9 10: Protein
      ** Path to course **
        Tutorial: Hemoglobin Structure and companion
        Article: Perutz et al (1965) and companion (Parts I-III)
        Problem Set: PS2: Protein (Sep 11) (Today: PS2.2)
      Research Proposal
        First look at: How to create a Bibliography (Sep 16)
                    and List of methods (Sep 16) 		11 
PS2
12: Protein
      ** Path to course **
        Tutorial: [Hemoglobin Structure and companion]
        Article: Perutz et al (1965) and companion
        Problem Set: PS3: Protein function (Sep 20)
                    (Today: PS3.1 and 2) 		13:  
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Bibliogr
or
List
of
methods
 17: Protein
      ** Path to course **
        Article: Perutz et al (1965) and companion
        Problem Set: PS3: Protein function (Sep 20)
                    (Today: PS3.3)
      Research Proposal
        First look at: How to summarize an experiment (Oct 1) 		18  19: DNA
      ** Path to course **
        Notes: DNA structure - SQ3-6 and Part D
        Notes: DNA Replication
        Investigation: Build your own DNA
        Exercise: mini-article + how to read it
        Problem Set: PS3: Protein function (Sep 20) 		20
PS3
23 24: DNA
      ** Path to course **
        Article: Meselson & Stahl (1958) and companion
        Problem Set: PS4: DNA replication
                  (Today: PS4.6) (Sep 27)
      Exam 2
        Coming Attractions: What to expect and Ground rules
        Survey: Exam 2 availability (by end of today) 		25
Name
of
Poster
26: DNA
      ** Path to course **
        Article: [Meselson & Stahl (1958) and companion]
        Problem Set: PS4: DNA replication (Sep 27)
      Semester in review
        Discussion: Whatever you want to talk about 		27
PS4