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Essential resources
Other useful resources
Summer research opportunities
Essential Resources
- BioBIKE portal
- Direct route to
CyanoBIKE instance
- Direct route to
ViroBIKE instance
- First time user? Try this intro:
Companion to What is a Gene
(Despite the name, most of the advice is general and may help you get past some of the pitfalls presented by BioBIKE)
- Course meeting rooms
Use it to meet others in the class at a distance
You have access to two virtual meeting rooms (powered by Zoom), which you may
use to meet with colleagues, TAs, or me. The rooms allow you to share screens
and supports voice communication if your computer has a microphone. After the
first day of class, I'll send you links to the rooms. Here are some instructions on how to use the rooms.
Other Useful Resources
- Abbreviations
List of nucleotide, amino acid abbreviations, and genetic code
- Chimera
A downloadable tool to display molecular structures, offering more power than FirstGlance, at the cost of a more complicated interface
- Codon usage tables (courtesy of Yasukazu Nakamura)
Codon frequencies for large number of sequenced genomes
- FirstGlance in Jmol
Site to display molecular structures
- FoldIt
Protein-folding game that engages gamers in solving problems beyond the reach of computers
- GeneMark
Predict open reading frames in DNA sequences
- Genetic
code
Useful on line reference to recall code, types of amino acids, and their abbreviations
- Molecular Biology of the Cell (Bruce Alberts et al, 2002; 4th edition)
Molecular Cell Biology text book. Free for searching but not browsing.
- Mycobacteriophage DataBase
A site summarizing what is known concerning mycobacteriophages
- NCBI
National Center for Biotechnology Information: Home of
Blast, Entrez, much else
- Protein Data Base
Large collection of data concerning protein structure and sequence
- Proteopedia
Repository of protein structures and educational tools
- Scale of the Universe
Examples of objects with sizes ranging from 10-35 to 10+27 m
- VCU Library
Apart from its many other merits, the library enables you to reach electronic journal articles that would otherwise be restricted.
Summer Research Opportunities
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