View source for WEEK THREE (January 30 - February 3)

'''We have an X-prize type of challenge for you.''' 

We are wondering if there are a set of [http://www.neb.com/nebecomm/EnzymeFinderSearchByTypeIIs.asp type IIs restriction enzymes] ([http://rebase.neb.com/cgi-bin/asymmlist?9 also see RE Base]) within which you could embed other type IIs restriction site(s) to do something useful or interesting. Perhaps you could improve upon Golden Gate assembly, or other methods in the paper reviewed by Becca [http://gcat.davidson.edu/mediawiki-1.15.0/images/c/ca/Synthetic_assembly_overview.pdf Tom Ellis Tom Adieac and Geoff S. Baldwin]. Or perhaps you can think of a way to represent a mathematical problem with combinations of sites.

You can work solo or in teams of your design. However, everyone must participate in this challenge.


Ethics paper for discussion in large group (all read):

[http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100616/pdf/465867a.pdf '''Talking the Talk'''] <br>
Colin Mcilswain <br>
Nature. Vol 465, page 867.


Paper Presentations for Week Three:

Team 1 MONDAY = Alex, Nishita, Erich<br>
[http://www.sciencemag.org/content/309/5743/2010.full.pdf '''Noise in Gene Expression: Origins, Consequences, and Control'''] <br>
Jonathan M. Raser and Erin K. O’Shea <br>
Science. Vol. 309, page 2010<br>


Team 2 TUESDAY = Ellen, Dancho, Kirsten<br>
[http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6047/1244.full.pdf '''Synthetic Biology: Integrated Gene Circuits'''] <br>
Nagarajan Nandagopal and Michael B. Elowitz<br>
Science. Vol. 333, page 1244. <br>


Team 3 WEDNESDAY '''2:30 pm''' = Duke, Becca, Ben <br>
[http://www.sciencemag.org/content/298/5594/824.full.pdf '''Network Motifs: Simple Building Blocks of Complex Networks'''] <br>
R. Milo, S. Shen-Orr, et al<br>
Science. Vol. 298, page 824.<br>


Everyone FRIDAY '''3:00 pm (one-time delayed start)'''