Class Announcements  for Fall 2010

Fall 2009 Syllabus

Tentative Schedule for Fall 2009

Lab Activities/Handoutsfor Fall 2010

ALE's:  Active Learning Exercises for Fall 2010

Exam Study Guides/Practice Problems

How to Succeed in Biol 211

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Grouper Spreadsheets:  30 person   60 person

• Portfolio #1 Contents Sheet

• Portfolio #2 Contents Sheet 

• Portfolio #3 Contents Sheet 

Study Notes:   

• Biomolecules PowerPoint Notes

• Intro to Metabolism PowerPoint Notes

• Cell Structure/Function PowerPoint Notes

• Membrane Structure/Function PowerPoint Notes

• Chlamydia Power Point Notes   Instructor's Copy0

• Chlamydia Study Questions (Microsoft Word doc)        

• Cellular Respiration PowerPoint Notes

• Photosynthesis PowerPoint Notes

• Mitosis Notes(PowerPoint)

• Meiosis and Down Syndrome Notes(PowerPoint)

• Inheritance Notes (PowerPoint)

• DNA Replication(PowerPoint)

• Role of p53 Gene in Apoptosis and Cancer

• DNA to Protein: Transcription and Translation (PowerPoint)

• Cancer Lecture Notes (PowerPoint)

• Intro to RT-PCR Lab (PowerPoint)

•  Viruses and Phages Lecture Notes (PowerPoint)

• Recombinant DNA Technology Lecture Notes (PowerPoint)

• Control of Gen Expression Lecture Notes (PowerPoint)

Day 1 Activities (Fall 2008)        GrouperA            GrouperB

Online Resources

• Online Biology Textbook

• Archive of Biology Animations

• Search engine that only searches for Scientific Information:   www.scirus.com

• Online Biology Magazines, Journals, Search Engine, and other resources

• The WWW Virtual Library of Cell Biology

• Biochemistry Online  an online Biochem textbook

• DNA Structure
  An Interactive Animated Tutorial in 3-D

• MedicalStudent.com  is a digital library of authoritative medical information for all students of medicine--this is an unbelievably good resource!! 

• Phagocytosis animation

•  Animation of the Polymerase Chain Reaction

• Mitochondrial DNA/Human Evolution/PCR Animation

Optional Reading Corner... Interesting Articles:      

• Biology of Aging....Used for my biology 100 class, but this topic may be of interest to Biol 211students too, since nobody is spared from the process of aging! 

• Enrichment Articles relevant to the many topics covered in Biol 211 (Used for my Biol 100 class, but also relevant for Biol 211)

For your listening pleasure.... 

	Study Links Gene to High Metabolism, Cold Climes From NPR's Morning Edition: Friday, January 9, 2004. (Click and scroll down page to news story and click again)
A new study in the journal Science suggests DNA mutations have helped humans to adapt to colder weather. The study identifies a gene that seems to help some bodies burn calories more quickly than others, making them more likely to survive freezing temperatures. NPR's Richard Harris reports.
Real Audio files relevant to the  topics in Biology 211 Gene Therapy and Telomeres

© Kenneth R. Marr 2004                   fffffffff