Biology 4
Dealing With Genes
1996 Winter Term
Prof. Robert Gross
Welcome to the Bio 4 web site. This site contains lecture notes and links to related sites.
The following topics are currently available:
Course Description
Syllabus
Genetics and Inheritance
The Cell
DNA, Chromosomes and Chromatin
Gene Expression
Protein Synthesis
Prokaryotic Gene Control
Gene Expression II
Eukaryotic Genes
Recombinant DNA Technology
The Immune Response
The Human Genome Project - Guest Lecture by George Cahill
History of Events Dealing With Mental Retardation - Guest Lecture by Bruce Pacht
Agricultural Biotechnology - Guest Lecture by Prof. Mary Lou Guerinot
Circadian Clocks, Clock Genes, and Clock-Controlled Genes - Guest lecture by Jay Dunlap
Some Interesting Questions With Student Answers
Other Sites of Interest:
- MendelWeb - contains Mendel's original papers and data
- Cell & Genetics Glossary - contains definitions for many common terms
- Primer on Molecular Genetics
- Biosciences Resources at Harvard - many resoruces
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Human - human genetic disorders
- BioSciences Dictionary - features an ever-growing online bioscience dictionary, staff-written educational articles about various topics in genetics, and annotated links to a wide range of relevant resources around the Internet.
- Human Genom Project site - contains all kinds of information related to this project.
- Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues involving the Human Genome Project are discussed at this site.
- Human Genome Project Patenting Indigenous People - The authors explore from both an ethical and an anthropological perspective, the role of indigenous people in the Human Genome Project. They argue that because of their historical position as marginalised people and their exploitation by political and corporate interests, the role of indigenous people in the Project is highly problematic. In their reflections on the Human Genome Project, the authors look further into the ethical and political issues, which include \Qinformed prior consent', protection of indigenous resources and knowledge, and cultural and moral attitudes toward the patenting of life forms.
You can email Prof. Gross directly from here.