I start my next intensive tomorrow. It’s a course in Computational Biology, which I was kinda forced to take because I was too thick for another course. Anyway, since I was on another course last week, I wasn’t able to do the pre-course reading (and I didn’t/don’t have a username and password for the page where the reading list is still!!! After 3 weeks of emails to the guy!) So today, I have to know the following:
1. developed a basic understanding of DNA, RNA and protein. In particular should be comfortable with the central dogma of biology – DNA makes RNA makes protein. 2. understood the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms and have a basic knowledge of the components of a cell 3. a basic understanding of the transcription process - be comfortable about what a gene is and have and understanding of how messenger RNA (mRNA) is produced 4. Understand that a eukaryotic gene can have exons and introns 5. developed a basic understanding of microarray technology – what is put down on the chip, what is being measured – and something about what the measurements mean
I want to say huge THANK YOU to Kerrie for giving me a brief intro to the first couple last night over MSN! Unfortunately I still don’t fully understand a lot of it and I don’t have much time to try and learn it. Why did I choose to do a Masters!?! Am I that stupid?
