Readings

The assigned pages per lecture closely follow the lectures but are not the exact replicas of the lectures. All readings are from the required course textbook:

Amazon logo Sadava, D. E., D. M. Hillis, et al. Life: The Science of Biology. 10th ed. W. H. Freeman, 2012. ISBN: 9781429298643.

LEC # TOPICS READINGS
1 Welcome; Introduction and course organization
2 Chemical bonding and molecular interactions; Lipids and membranes Chapter 2: Sections 2.1 and 2.2, Chapter 3: Sections 3.1 and 3.4, and Chapter 6: Section 6.1.
3 Structures of amino acids, peptides and proteins Chapter 3: Section 3.2.
4 Protein function; Metabolism Chapter 8: Sections 8.1 and 8.3–8.5.
5 Carbohydrates and glycoproteins Chapter 3: Section 3: 3.3.
6 Nucleic acids Chapter 4: Section 4.1 and Chapter 13: Sections 13.1 and 3.2.
7 Organization of the genome Chapter 11: Sections 11.1 and 11.3–11.5.
8 Rules of inheritance Chapter 12: Section 12.1.
9 Understanding genome organization, experimental approaches Chapter 12: Sections 12.4 and 12.5.
10 Genetics of human disease Chapter 12: Section 12.2.
11 Cells: The simplest functional units Chapter 5: Sections 5.1–5.3.
EXAM 1 (Covering Lec 1–10)
12 Replication Chapter 13: Sections 13.2–13.4.
13 Transcription Chapter 14: Sections 14.1–14.3.
14 Splicing and chromatin remodeling Chapter 14: Section 14.4.
15 Translation Chapter 14: Section 14.5.
16 Protein folding & diseases of mis-folding Chapter 3: Section 3.2.
17 Cloning techniques Chapter 18: Sections 18.1–18.3, 18.5, and 18.6.
18 Analyzing the human genome Chapter 13: Section 13.5 and Chapter 17: Sections 17.1–17.5.
19 Gene therapy Chapter 18: Section 18.4, Chapter 17: Section 17.4, and Chapter 15: Section 15.5.
20 Cell Trafficking and protein localization Chapter 14: Section 14.6.
21 Cell Signaling: Overview Chapter 7: Sections 7.1–7.5.
22 Cell Signaling: Examples Chapter 11: Section 11.7.
23 Visualizing life: Dyes and stains Chapter 5: Section 5.1.
24 Visualizing life: Fluorescent proteins
EXAM 2 (Covering Lec 11–22)
25 Cell cycle Chapter 11: Sections 11.1 and 11.2.
26 Cell cycle and checkpoints Chapter 11: Sections 11.3–11.5.
27 Stem cells and Apoptosis Chapter 11: Section 11.6 and Chapter 19: Sections 19.1 and 19.5.
28 Cancer 1: The stages of tumorigenesis Chapter 11: Section 11.7.
29 Cancer 2: Cancer genetics
30 Carcinogens and mutations
EXAM 3 (Covering Lec 23–30)
31 Immunology 1: Overview of the immune system Chapter 42: Section 42.2.
32 Immunology 2: Immune cell diversity and autoimmune diseases Chapter 42: Sections 42.3–42.6.
33 Viruses Chapter 26 preview.
34 Antivirals
35 Bacteria and antibiotics
36 Wrap-up