DNA_RNA_PTN

ICB5751 - The Origins of Molecular Biology


Instructors: Dr Beny Spira and Dr Carlos E. Winter
Schedule: Tuesdays and Fridays from 9:00AM to 12:00PM
Place: Pudles Room, anexo didático - ICB2
From: April/2nd to May/21st/2024

CLASS #
DAY
SUBJECT
DOCUMENTS
FOLLOW UP
SLIDES
01
April/02 (Tuesday)
INTRODUCTION (MOVIE)
PDF
02
April/05 (Friday)
Discussion of Mini Reviews
PDFs
03
April/09 (Tuesday)
Bacteriophages and mutation rates
PDF
04
April/12 (Friday)
Mutations of bacteria from virus sensitivity to virus resistance
Luria and Delbrück, 1943
Questions
05
April/16 (Tuesday)
DNA replication analysis
PDF
06
April/19 (Friday)
The replication of DNA in Escherichia coli
Meselson & Stahl, 1958
Questions
07
April/23 (Tuesday)
Protein Chemistry and Biosynthesis
PDF
08
April/26 (Friday)
The assembly of the peptide chains of hemoglobin
Dintzis, 1961
Questions
09
April/30 (Tuesday)
The Genetic Code - Use of synthetic RNAs
PDF
10
May/03 (Friday)
The dependence of cell-free protein synthesis in E. coli upon naturally occurring or synthetic polyribonucleotides
Nirenberg & Matthaei, 1961
Questions
11
May/07 (Tuesday)
Genetics of Bacteria
PDF
12
May/10 (Friday)
The genetic control and cytoplasmic expression of “Inducibility" in the synthesis of β-galactosidase by E. coli
Pardee et al., 1959
Questions
13
May/14 (Tuesday)
Mechanisms of Bacterial Defense (Restriction Enzymes and CRISPR
PDF
14
May/17 (Friday)
A restriction enzyme from Haemophilus influenzae. II Base Sequence of the recognition site
Kelly and Smith, 1970
Questions
15
May/21 (Tuesday)
FINAL TEST
Relation between numeric and letter grades