Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
BIOL
Course Subject
BIOL
Course Number
3870
Course Section
BB
Course Title
Genomics and Bioinformatics
Academic Term and Year
Winter 2016
Credits
4.00
Area of Study
BIOL
Course Description
Goals: This course was developed to familiarize students majoring in biology with the methods of genomic research, to encourage students to think on genomic scale, to help students become proficient with computer tools to "do" genomics, to promote student understanding the relationships between science and newspaper headlines. Content: This course examines major ideas of the current genomics research. It also introduces students to biology resources available online. Through the series of exercises and case studies, students will practice conducting DNA and protein sequence analysis, primary literature analysis, interpreting results of gene expression studies and more. We will talk about ethical and scientific aspects of genomic research including human genome project and DNA testing. Taught: Winter Prerequisites: BIOL 3050 Credits: 4
Recommended Citation
Makarevitch, Irina, "BIOL3870-BB.Genomics and Bioinformatics.J16.Makarevitch,Irina" (2016). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 6339.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/6339