My semester has begun. I'm taking a class offered by the UM Bioinformatics department called "Basic Biology for Graduate Students with Quantitative Training" (BIOINF 523). The class has the nickname of "bio-bootcamp." So far we've covered types of atomic bonds, the structure of DNA, the central dogma of molecular biology, protein folding and more. We're also getting hands-on experience with lab techniques. On Monday we collected our own saliva and today we extracted the DNA from it. Tomorrow we will replicate a particular gene and then analyze it using gel electrophoresis. Bootcamp only runs through next Tuesday so it's over before the rest of my classes begin. I just hope the rest of them are this much fun.
Posted by Matthew at August 21, 2007 09:04 PM