Difference between revisions of "20.109(F07): Journal article discussion"
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+ | Turn in your mid-semester class evaluation before the end of lab. The evaluation form can be [[Media:Macintosh HD-Users-nkuldell-Desktop-MidsemesterEval 20.109.doc| found here]]. Complete the questionnaire and then print it out <b>without including your name </b> to turn in before you leave. | ||
==Journal articles to be discussed== | ==Journal articles to be discussed== | ||
* [http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/448855a The news story] by Erika Check called "RNA interference: hitting the on switch" published in Nature 2007 vol. 448 pp. 855-8 | * [http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/448855a The news story] by Erika Check called "RNA interference: hitting the on switch" published in Nature 2007 vol. 448 pp. 855-8 | ||
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=====<i>RT-PCR (also sometimes called q-PCR)</i>===== | =====<i>RT-PCR (also sometimes called q-PCR)</i>===== | ||
− | see[ | + | see[http://openwetware.org/wiki/BE.109:Systems_engineering/Measuring_DNA,_RNA,_protein | this link] for some description of RNA measurement techniques including RT-PCR. You might also want to learn a little about standard PCR if you're not already familiar with this technique. Most biology textbooks describe PCR or you could look at some animations of the process, for example [http://www.dnai.org/b/index.html here], just follow the links through |