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===September 14 : Understanding DNA and Evolution -- From the sticky inside of your mouth to public internet databases === | ===September 14 : Understanding DNA and Evolution -- From the sticky inside of your mouth to public internet databases === | ||
* Every day in the news we see weird and exciting (and maybe even worrisome) new developments -- from glow in the dark rats, to printing new organs, to making viruses that cure cancer. At the center of all of the bio-explosion that is rivaling the internet is our old friend DNA and what is called the central dogma of biology. In this TIL, we are going to get the down and dirty working knowledge of how all this DNA and evolution stuff really works, with some hands on examples. You won't need any previous knowledge, but we hope that by the end you'll have enough knowledge dropped to get | * Every day in the news we see weird and exciting (and maybe even worrisome) new developments -- from glow-in-the-dark rats, to printing new organs, to making viruses that cure cancer. At the center of all of the bio-explosion that is rivaling the internet is our old friend DNA, and what is called the central "dogma of biology". In this TIL, we are going to get the down and dirty working out knowledge of how all this DNA and evolution stuff really works, with some hands-on examples. You won't need any previous knowledge, but we hope that by the end you'll have enough knowledge dropped to get you started on the basics of biohacking! For the techies out there, we will finish by tying it all together into the vast public databases that are fueling the gene revolution today! | ||
We will cover: | We will cover: | ||
** DNA, RNA, ribosomes and proteins! Don't worry all those 5 | ** DNA, RNA, ribosomes and proteins! (Don't worry -- all those 5-dollar words will be pussycats by the end of the session) | ||
** How you can see evolutionary paths encoded in our genes | ** How you can see evolutionary paths encoded in our genes | ||
** How people splice and clone and make custom organisms | ** How people splice and clone and make custom organisms | ||
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* Class Facilitator: [[User:Praveen|Praveen]] | * Class Facilitator: [[User:Praveen|Praveen]] | ||
* Interested Attendees: | * Interested Attendees: | ||
# | #[[Special:Contributions/50.0.242.246|50.0.242.246]] 22:27, 25 July 2013 (PDT) I wish! I will be out of town. D; Have fun, everyone. This is going to be amazing!! :D | ||
==I would love to attend a class/workshop on:== | ==I would love to attend a class/workshop on:== | ||