Rationale
This course focuses on the subset of bioinformatics concerned with genome analysis. For this topic to be of more general interest than working out a crossword puzzle, it is necessary to connect the sequences of genomes to the workings of whole organisms.

Readings, Tours, and Investigations
    Notes: Strategies of Life
    Notes: Protein
    Notes: Flow of Information
    Investigation: What is a Gene?
    Investigation: Alien Genetic Code

Problem Set
    Problem Set 1: Intro to Molecular Biology

To Hand In
    30 Jan, end of day: Problem Set 1 (B2, B10, C4, C6, D4)