November 2008

November is full of fun things to do! We will be examining many fascets of chromatography.

November 2008
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Monday Discussion- article

 

Marielle and Laura, Transgenic animals

 

post-discussion worksheet

 

Ag or Space biotech presentation- Tim- taking a look at bioterrorism

Election day

finish micropipetting

 

answer keys:

 

 

Ag or Space biotech presentation- Geoffrey, Microsatellites

short schedule; advisory outing;

 

test on pH and buffers, review sheet

 

test results

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No school- veteran's day

 

Chromatography and electrophoresis lecture;

 

paper activities

 

chromatography lab manual

 

 

 

 

Spot TLC plates

paper chromatography

 

make 1x TAE

make 50 mL of 0.7% agaose in the 1x TAE

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Monday Discussion- Ai and Shirley, Iceland's genetic history (decode database)

 

link to main article

link to supplementary article 1

article 2

 

handout to help with pre-discussion paragraph

 

Ag or Space biotech presentation-

Allison- plant made pharmaceuticals

 

 

Size exclusion chromatography

 

SEC questions

 

pour gel- don't use all 50 mL, use just enough to cover a little way up the comb

 

Ag or Space biotech presentation-Savannah, Biotech beauty

run dyes in gels

 

Gel information sheet for the dyes

 

Ag or Space biotech presentation- Erika, Biotech takes on malaria

 

Nanobiotech article handed out

 

link to the full article

 

pre-discussion worksheet

 

post-discussion worksheet

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Analyze results from TLC, paper chromatog, SEC, and gel electrophoresis

 

lab notebooks due

 

all questions for SEC, TLC, and running dyes in gels due

 

Ag or Space biotech presentation- Jonathan Wong, DNA microarrays

 

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Nanobiotech article when you come back from Thanksgiving break

 

link to the full article

 

pre-discussion worksheet

 

post-discussion worksheet

 

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Gel information sheet instructions

 

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