Spring Semester 2000 at MCB Spring 2000 MCB Seminars and Special Events. Click topic to access information. Open to sophomores. Evolution of biomolecules, and application to molecular data analysis and the design of new molecules. Topics include prebiotic chemistry, origin of cells, selfish genes, molecular innovations, data bank searches, alignment of sequence and 3-D protein structures.
Course includes lectures, discussions and computer lab exercises.
Scientists from the Connecticut State Police Forensic Science Lab. In the past few years, DNA typing methods in forensic science have significantly enhanced the law enforcement community s crime solving efforts. This course will cover DNA analysis in forensic science, including both PCR and RFLP methods. Criminal investigations will be discussed including issues surrounding the collection and preservation of biological evidence, and the admissibility and ethics of DNA evidence. Case examples will be used to highlight important trends.