Reading assignments include sections from the online MIT Biology Hypertextbook,
numerous scientific articles, class handouts, online resources, and sections from the required text.
Freeman, Scott. Biological Science. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN: 0130819239.
Table for Readings
| 1 |
Introduction |
p. vi
Chapter 1
pp. 90-94 |
| 2 |
Biochemistry 1 |
Chapter 2
Chem Review 1.1, 1.2 (Bio Hypertext)
pp. 70-77 |
| 3-5 |
Biochemistry 2
Biochemistry 3
Biochemistry 4 |
Chapter 3
Chem Review 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
Large Molecules 1.0, 2.0, 3.1,3.2, 3.4, 4.0, Chapter 6 |
| 6 |
Genetics 1 |
Chapter 10, pp. 194-201 |
| 7 |
Genetics 2 |
Chapter 10, pp. 201-214 |
| 8 |
Genetics 3 |
Chapter 8.2 (pp. 159-164) and pp. 176-191 |
| 9 |
Human Genetics |
Chapter 17.2, pp. 339-342
Pedigrees |
| 10 |
Molecular Biology 1 |
pp. 59-61, Chapter 11, 12 |
| 11 |
Molecular Biology 2 |
Chapter 13, pp. 252-259 |
|
Quiz 1, Lectures 1-10 |
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| 12 |
Molecular Biology 3 |
Chapter 13, pp. 259-271, 244-246 |
| 13 |
Gene Regulation |
Chapter 14 |
| 14 |
Protein Localization |
Protein Trafficking. pp. 95-103 |
| 15-18 |
Recombinant DNA 1
Recombinant DNA 2
Recombinant DNA 3
Recombinant DNA 4 |
Spencer, Charlotte A. Genetic Testimony: A Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 013142338X. |
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Quiz 2, Lectures 11-17 |
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| 19 |
Cell Cycle/Signaling |
pp. 164-168, 864-867 |
| 20 |
Cancer |
Weinberg, R. A. "How Cancer Arises." Sci Am. 275, no. 3 (September 1996): 62-70.
———. "Finding the Anti-oncogene." Sci Am. 259, no. 3 (September 1998): 44-51. |
| 21 |
Virology/Tumor Viruses |
Chapter 26, pp. 501-507
Viruses (PDF) |
| 22-23 |
Immunology 1
Immunology 2 |
Chapter 46
Humoral Immunology (PDF) |
| 24 |
AIDS |
Chapter 26.2, pp. 507-516
AIDS (PDF) |
| 25 |
Genomics |
Lander, E. S., and R. A. Weinberg. "Genomics: Journey to the Center of Biology." Science 287, no. 5459 (March 10, 2000): 1777-82. |
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Quiz 3, Lectures 18-24 |
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| 26 |
Nervous System 1 |
Chapter 42, pp. 806-817 |
| 27 |
Nervous System 2 |
Chapter 42, pp. 817-822 |
| 28 |
Nervous System 3 |
Chapter 42, pp. 822-827 |
| 29-30 |
Stem Cells/Cloning 1
Stem Cells/Cloning 2 |
pp. 346, 406-407, 364-367
Essay on p. 826
Growth and Differentiation, a Case of Hematopoiesis (PDF) |
| 31 |
Molecular Medicine 1 |
NCI Gleevec Article
pp. 330 |
| 32 |
Molecular Evolution |
Genetics and Geneology, Why Y?
The Family Lemba (PBS Nova)
The Family Cohanim (PBS Nova)
Did Thomas Jefferson Father Slave Children? (PBS Nova) |
| 33 |
Molecular Medicine 2 |
Essay: pp. 782-783
The Cholesterol Quartet
Familial Hypercholesterolemia |
| 34 |
Human Polymorphisms and Cancer Classification |
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| 35 |
Future of Biology |
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