Sunday, November 22, 2009 12:35 PM
Selected links on specific topics covered in this course
(For Dr. C's part, these links do not repeat links found in lectures)

These are links to newspaper articles about subjects discussed in class.

Use of PCR1 -- Catching the guilty

 Use of PCR2 -- Exonerating the Innocent

StarLink Corn -- Developments as of 10/19/00

Links to the textbook websites:

Savada

Becker

NEW!:
Foldit protein folding puzzle-game, from U. Wash.

 

Animations in Genetics, Biochemistry etc. include many topics covered in Intro Bio.

Another good site with lots of interesting animations

Biochemical Pathways and Feedback

    http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter8/animations.html

DNA synthesis animations (See also PCR sites below)

    http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter14/animations.html#

Dolan Learning Center (Very rich site with lots of DNA related information & animations) http://www.dnalc.org/home.html

    Click on 'resources' for list of animations.

Electrophoresis of DNA

    http://www.dnalc.org/ddnalc/resources/electrophoresis.html.

Glycolysis: An interactive step-by-step explanation and self-test on the GLYCOLYTIC  pathway and more (from J. Maber, U. Leeds, UK)

Metabolic pathways (Kegg)

Metabolic map (Roche)

McGraw Hill Site with Many Animations (Table of Contents)

    http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/sitemap.html?Mor

NY Times Aug 2005:  Building a virtual bacterial cell

Nobel Prize Site -- lists all winners, biographies, press releases, pictures, talks by recipients, etc.

Mitosis

    http://www.kevinvanaelst.com/photo10.html  Mitosis diagrammed with donuts. Matches the class handout! You supply the names of the phases.

Operons

    http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter18/animations.html (Link to animations on repression & induction)

    From Sadava:    http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/lacoperon.html

    A simple one: essentially an animation of my handout on induction: http://www.biostudio.com/d_%20Lac%20Operon.htm

    http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/animations/lacOperon/index.htm

PCR Animation & Genetic Engineering

    http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter16/animations.html

    http://www.dnalc.org/ddnalc/resources/pcr.html 

    http://www.dna.utah.edu/PCR_Animation_Links.htm

    This is a song that is basically an ad by the company that sells PCR equipment, but it is fun anyway:

        http://bio-rad.cnpg.com/lsca/videos/ScientistsForBetterPCR/

Protein Synthesis Animations

    http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/olc/dl/120077/micro06.swf or

    http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter15/animations.html#

    Videos of class demonstration by Mowshowitz (made in 2008 by Peter Sloane):

        http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/courses/c2005/lectures/tRNA.wmv

        http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/courses/c2005/lectures/translation.wmv

    Berg's Protein Synthesis Movie. This is an oldie but goodie animation (with people) of protein synthesis. A molecular happening. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9dhO0iCLww

Links to ATP Synthase Movies:
(downloading and then playing usually better)

    Top view of alpha and beta subunit conformational changes   

    Animation of Fo Rotation (Girvin Lab)

    Direct Visualization of Rotation by F1 (Noji, Yoshida, et al.) (Fluorescent actin filament rotation real movie)   

    ATP synthetase complete animation
    or here: Animation of ATP Synthase in Action (W. Junge Lab)

    More ATP synthase and other molecular movies from the Kinoshita lab

Electron Transport & ATP synthesis from McGraw Hill

    http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072437316/student_view0/chapter9/animations.html

Useful Reference Site and on line textbook recommended by student:

    http://www.web-books.com/mobio/free/Ch9B.htm -- this page explains libraries; other pages explain other topics we have discussed.

Other animations or videos recommended by students:

    This is a movie about eukaryotic cell structure:
        Shorter version with music, no narration:
            http://aimediaserver.com/studiodaily/videoplayer/?src=harvard/harvard.swf&width=640&height=520
        Longer Version with narration (& other animation clips) are at:
            http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/media.html
 

For a glossary of genetic terminology, go to
        http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/DIR/VIP/Glossary/