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** Arch on a Raspberry Pi (pending interest - I would need to order them in advance and ask for ~$40 each) | ** Arch on a Raspberry Pi (pending interest - I would need to order them in advance and ask for ~$40 each) | ||
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] | * Class Facilitator: [[User:Yardena|Yardena]] | ||
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===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 your 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! | |||
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** DNA, RNA, ribosomes and proteins! Don't worry all those 5 dollars words will be pussycats be the end of the session | |||
** How you can see evolutionary paths encoded in our genes | |||
** How people splice and clone and make custom organisms | |||
** How you can start doing it yourself! | |||
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Praveen|Praveen]] | |||
* Interested Attendees: | * Interested Attendees: | ||
#you | #you | ||