I. The Mechanics of Life: What is Life?
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09/08/04
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Biotechnology: Panacea or Pandora’s Box |
| The Way Life Works. Setting the Stage and The Patterns of Life |
Read Chapter 1 Exploring the Way Life Works
| Vocabulary |
| atoms |
carbon dioxide |
cells |
| chain molecules |
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
diversity |
| experiments |
hemoglobin |
holism |
| homology |
hypotheses |
molecules |
| molecular structures |
ribosome |
mitochondrion |
| nanometer |
nucleotides, amino acids & sugars |
nucleus |
| oxygen |
proteins |
reductionism |
| ribonucleic acid |
science |
simple molecules |
| ultracentrifuge |
unity |
visible light |
| gene |
biotech |
genome |
| pharmocogenomics |
transgenics |
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09/15/04
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The Flow of Life |
| Techniques in Biotechnology I |
Read Chapter 2 Exploring the Way Life Works
| Vocabulary |
| adaptability |
atmosphere |
bacteria |
| biosphere |
catalysts |
cell turnover |
| cellular membranes |
chain molecules |
colonies of cells |
| deforestation |
diffusion |
DNA & RNA |
| enzymes |
evolution |
feedback loops |
| flagella |
Gaia hypothesis |
genes |
| mating |
multicellular |
organisms |
| mutations |
osmotic pressure |
parasites |
| polarity |
phospholipid molecules |
protein gates |
| proteins |
recycling |
solubility |
| sperm & egg |
sugars |
tissues |
| unity in diversity |
viruses |
gel electrophoresis |
| polymerase |
promoter |
transcription |
| plasmid |
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09/22/04
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Trends, Patterns & Relationships in Biology |
| Gene Expression & Development |
Read Chapter 3 Exploring the Way Life Works
| Vocabulary |
| active sites |
ADP |
aerobic & anaerobic processes |
| ATP |
autotrophs |
bond energy |
| Calvin Cycle |
carbon |
catalysts |
| chemical bonds |
chlorophyll |
chloroplasts |
| diffusion |
electron acceptors & carriers |
electron flow |
| energy flow |
entropy |
enzymes |
| equilibrium |
fermentation |
first law of thermodynamics |
| food chains |
glycolysis |
hydrogen |
| ions |
kinetic energy |
light |
| luciferin |
making molecules |
metabolism |
| mitochondria |
oxygen |
photons |
| photosynthesis |
pigments |
protons |
| respiration |
second law of thermodynamics |
starch |
| sugar |
thylakoids |
teleology |
| phylogeny |
ontogeny |
chemotaxis |
| ELISA |
pipetman |
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09/29/04
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Evolution |
| The Genomics Revolution |
Read Chapter 4 Exploring the Way Life Works
| Vocabulary |
| amino acids |
base pairs |
bases |
| chromosomes |
deoxyribose |
DNA |
| DNA fingerprinting |
factors |
gene sequencing |
| genes |
genomes |
germ theory |
| hereditary diseases |
inheritance |
messenger RNA |
| mutations |
nucleotides |
PCR |
| recombinant DNA |
replication |
spontaneous generation |
| transcription |
weak bonds |
X & Y chromosomes |
| proteomics |
pharmacogenomics |
microarray |
| allostery |
immunotherapy |
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II. Applications of Biotechnology: The future is now
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10/06/04
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Agricultural Biotechnology I: How Is It Done & How It Is Used |
| Agricultural Biotechnology II: Issues and Controversies |
Read Chapter 5 Exploring the Way Life Works
| Vocabulary - from the end of Chapter 5 |
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10/13/04
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Agricultural Biotechnology: A Panel Discussion |
| Agricultural Biotechnology: A Town Hall Meeting |
Read Chapter 6 Exploring the Way Life Works
| Vocabulary |
| allosteric enzymes |
allostery |
biological control |
| cascading |
chemotaxis |
ecological feedback loops |
| enzymes |
feedback loops |
governors |
| higher-level feedback loops |
if/then rules |
local-level feedback loops |
| molecular communication |
myxamoebic communication |
negative feedback |
| neural circuits |
pheromones |
positive feedback |
| random walks |
receptor molecules |
regulatory proteins |
| repressor proteins |
gus |
site specific recombination |
| plant biopharmaceuticals |
tapetum |
hybrid plant |
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10/20/04
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Medical Biotechnology |
| Pharmaceutical Biotechnology |
Read Chapter 7 Exploring the Way Life Works
| Vocabulary |
| cascading |
cell death |
cell signaling |
| chemical signals |
cloning |
communities |
| differentiation |
embryo development |
emergent patterns |
| gene repression |
gene switches |
glands |
| hormones |
hox genes |
lineage & contact plans |
| master genes |
mitosis |
morphogens |
| myxamoebae |
specialization |
superorganisms |
| telomeres |
xenotransplantation |
chiral drugs |
| recombinant DNA |
receptors |
gene therapy |
| pharmacogenomics |
blastocyst |
viral vectors |
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10/27/04
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11/17/04
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| III. Biotechnology: Ethical Issues and Concerns |
11/24/04
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12/01/04
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12/08/04
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