- All your plates should have been counted. They are going out for disposal!
- References for lab 4 report are now on reserve. Ref list
- Are you ready for the practical? Review Sheet
- Solutions, Dilutions, Units practice problems
- Answers to problems on p. 10 are posted on the bulletin board outside 212 & 214 SC.
This week in lab:
- Lab 4c/d Isolation of plasmid DNA from conjugation experiment/gel electrophoresis of isolated DNA.
- Gel pictures may not be available for a few days. You instructor may email or set out in bins for you to pick up or give to you next week.
- bacteria lab report due the week of April 21-25 for all labs. Ref list
- Practical II (lab 3 flies/lab 4 bacteria) the week of April 21-25 MTWRF. Bring your lab notebook in case your instructor is doing a final notebook check.
- Monday Lab is invited to Tues/Thurs/Fri Jeopardy games next week!!
This week in lab:
- Course Evaluations
- Some labs will have a gel/graphing session at the start
- Genetics Jeopardy !
- Lab report due next lab meeting! References for lab 4 report are now on reserve. Ref list
- Practical II next lab meeting! Are you ready for the practical? Review Sheet
This week in lab:
- Practical II (lab 3 flies/lab 4 bacteria) - 100 pts.
- Are you ready for the practical? Review Sheet
- Solutions, Dilutions, Units practice problems
- Answers to problems on p. 10 are posted on the bulletin board outside 212 & 214 SC.
- Bring your lab notebook in case your instructor is doing a final notebook check.
- Lab report due for bacterial conjugation - 100 pts. Use your team results - we are not posting this time. References for lab 4 report are now on reserve. Ref list
This week in lab:
- There is NO LAB FINAL. If your lab report is in, you are done!!
- Last day late lab reports accepted is Wed of finals week (preface p. 8 lab manual course expectations).
- Check the pick up bins for lab reports and final tallies when available
Topic Sheet 2 for lab 1b
To take the web browser to BBC news story :
Muscular dystrophy stem cell hope
Topic Sheet 3 for lab 2c
To take the web browser to University of Wisconsin’s Brassica web site at :
http://www2.biochem.wisc.edu/brassicaclassroomgenetics/index.html
You can click on the link above on the topic sheet directly on your computer.
http://www2.biochem.wisc.edu/brassicaclassroomgenetics/index.html
You can click on the link above on the topic sheet directly on your computer.
Online textbooks
Some listings of online textbooks in biology, botany, and genetics- http://spot.colorado.edu/~dubin/bookmarks/b/1240.html
- http://faculty.virginia.edu/Biol149/online_textbooks.html
- http://www.clltopics.org/Textbooks.htm
- http://www.origins.tv/darwin/genetics.htm
- Genes, Genomes, and Human Genetics
- An Introduction to Genetic Analysis
- Molecular Biology of the Cell
- Online Biology Book
- Botany Online (Plant Science)
- An online supplement to textbook Plant Physiology
Genetics Links
- Web URLs for Mitosis & Meiosis
- The Biology Project -- University of Arizona -- Main page w/ links to activities at http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/cell_bio.html
- Link to onion mitosis shows animated gif and explains the phases (click on next) http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/activities/cell_cycle/cell_cycle.html
- quiz yourself online on the phases of mitosis at http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/activities/cell_cycle/01.html
- Kimball textbook site with many terms linked for more introductory information (such as centrosome, microtubules, etc) at http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Mitosis.html
- "Mitosis World"-- many links to mitosis pages and movies http://www.bio.unc.edu/faculty/salmon/lab/mitosis/mitosislinks.html
- The Biology Project -- University of Arizona -- Main page w/ links to activities at http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/cell_bio.html
- Talking Glossary of Genetics from the National Human Genome Research Institute
- Here's a link to an online database for Mendelian Inheritance in Man from the National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Gene Map of the Human Genome at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/science96/ - shows the chromosome location of over 16,000 human genes with links to the underlying sequence and map data.
- Information on Selected Human Genes at http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/SCIENCE96/genelist from this same site.
- The Human Genome Project information from the National Human Genome Research Institute at http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/HGP/
- Fly Internet Resources:
- FlyBase at http://flybase.bio.indiana.edu/
- The Interactive Fly (Society for Developmental Biology) at http://sdb.bio.purdue.edu/fly/aimain/1aahome.htm
- Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project at http://www.fruitfly.org/
- Fly View at http://pbio07.uni-muenster.de/
- WWW Virtual Library: Drosophila at http://www.ceolas.org/fly/
To send email to your professor:
- email to Dr. McCann at mmccann@sju.edu
- email to Dr. Tudor at jtudor@sju.edu
- email to Dr. King Smith at csmith@sju.edu
- email to Dr. Lee at jlee04@sju.edu
- email to Dr. Coffey at ccoffey@sju.edu
- email to Dr. Ratterman at dratterm@sju.edu
- Prof. D'Angelo does not use email. You can leave a message with him in 229 SC (mailbox) or contact Dr. Ratterman
- Dr. Ratterman is in Science Hall this semester:
- Sun-Thurs 10:30 pm - 12:30 am 400 LaFarge x1946
To visit faculty home pages:
- Dr. Coffey's Home Page
- Dr. Lee's Home Page
- Dr. King Smith's Home Page
- Dr. McCann's Home Page
- Dr. Tudor's Home Page
- Dr. Ratterman's Home Page or Dr. R's personal home page
SECTION LIST Spring 2008
- Section 151 TUESDAY Dr. Ratterman 212 SC 2:00 - 5:00 pm
- Section 152 MONDAY Dr. Coffey 214 SC 2:30 - 5:30 pm
- Section 153 MONDAY Dr. Ratterman 212 SC 2:30 - 5:30 pm
- Section 154 THURSDAY Prof. D'Angelo 214 SC 2:30 - 5:30 pm
- Section 155 FRIDAY Dr. Ratterman 212 SC 2:00 - 5:00 pm
- Section 156 TUESDAY Dr. Lee 214 SC 2:00 - 5:00 pm
- Section 157 THURDAY Dr. Ratterman 212 SC 2:30 - 5:30 pm
- Bio 1025 MON/WED Prof. D'Angelo 214 SC 6:15 - 8:55 pm
To return to the SJU Home Page
The SJU Biology Department home page can be accessed at the short
address: http://www.sju.edu/biology