Week 1
8/29 – 9/2

• Model Organisms for Biomedical Research
• Syllabus (Word Format)
• Science News Presented by BIO Biotechnology Industry Organization
• CNN -Chimpanzee Genome Published!
• Nature - Chimp Genome Special
• Science - Chimp Genome Special

Week 2
9/5 – 9/9

Lab: 2. Molecular structure and function analysis with Chime/Protein Explorer. (computer lab)

• MDL Information Systems Inc Chime Plug-in
• Lipids Page
• Membranes for ModernCell Biology
• DNA Structure
• Introduction to protein structure - Vicki Bragin, Pasadena City College
• Protein Explorer FrontDoor
• Chime Tutorial Index

Week 3
9/12 – 9/16

• Last year's exam 1

Week 4
9/19 – 9/23

Week 5
9/26 – 9/30

Week 6
10/3 – 10/7

• Nobel Prizes announced
• Last year's exam 2

Week 7
10/10– 10/14

Week 8
10/17 – 10/21 (long weekend!)

• NCBI 
• pGLO sequence
• NEB Cutter

Week 9
10/24 – 10/28

• "finished" Human Genome news report
• "finished" Human Genome research article
• DNA Microarray (Genome Chip)

Week 10
10/31 – 11/4

• GeneTests·GeneClinics Home Page
• Last year's exam 3
• AM-gel 1
• AM-gel 2
• AM-gel 3
• AM-gel 4
• AM-gel 5
• PM-gel 6
• PM-gel 7
• PM-gel 8
• PM-gel 9
• Wed-gel 10
• Wed-gel 11
• Wed-gel 12

Week 11
11/7 – 11/11

• NCBI 
• Living Colors Brochure (Clontech)

Week 12
11/14 – 11/18

• Paleontological Collection Catalogs
• Invertebrate Paleontology Image Gallery

Week 13+
11/21 – 12/2

• Astrobiology At NASA
• Origin of Life Study CNN - 10-25, 2003
• The Scientist - Mechanisms of Speciation Nov. 17 2003

Week 14
12/5 – 12/9

• Last year's exam 4
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Holiday Lecture on Evolution
• Little People of Flores (Nova-PBS)