DNA Decoded
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Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
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English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
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Fees Informations | Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
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INR 2421 | yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Meet the Decoders!
- How to Speak DNA
- Cracking the Genetic Code
- The Building Blocks of DNA
- Packing it all in!
- Summing Up
- The Double Helix
Readings
- Timeline of DNA Discoveries
- Behind the Picture: Photo 51 (interview)
- (Not Really) The Last Word about DNA (video)
- Biochemistry: The Operating System of Life (video)
Practice Exercises
- How to Speak DNA
- Cracking the Genetic Code
- The Building Blocks of DNA
- Packing it all in!
- DNA Word Search
- Cracking the Genetic Code
Videos
- The Scene of the Crime
- Stop copying me! DNA Replication
- Central Dogma, Part I: Transcription
- Central Dogma, Part II: Translation
- Practical DNA: Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
- Practical DNA: Gel Electrophoresis
- Summing Up
- DNA Replication
Readings
- The Case of the Silenced Scientist
- Labster: Crime Scene Investigation
- TED Talk: Drew Barry - Animations of Unseeable Biology (video)
- Protein Data Bank
Practice Exercises
- The Scene of the Crime
- Stop copying me! DNA Replication
- Central Dogma, Pt 1: Transcription
- Central Dogma, Pt 2: Translation
- Decipher the Secret Message
- Breaking the Code (aka Game of Codons)
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
- Gel Electrophoresis
- Getting the Message Across
Videos
- Freaky Fruit: Manipulating DNA
- Slice and Dice: Restriction Enzymes
- Lights, Camera, Transformations
- Mutations, Mutations, Mutations!
- From Bananas to Papayas: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
- Summing Up
- Genetic Engineering
- Sickle Cell Anemia
Readings
- Labster: Molecular Cloning Simulation
- Creating Dolly (video)
- Genetic Engineering and Working with DNA (video)
- How did they make insulin from recombinant DNA? (article)
- Massive Review Reveals Consensus on GMO Safety (article)
Practice Exercises
- Freaky Fruit: Manipulating DNA
- Slice and Dice: Restriction Enzymes
- Lights, Camera, Transformations
- Mutations, mutations, mutations
- From Papayas to Bananas: Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
- Help Felicia design a blue tomato!
- Manipulating DNA
Videos
- DNA: Our Genetic Blueprint
- Sanger Sequencing
- The Human Genome Project
- Mammoths, Mummies, and Microbes: Ancient DNA
- Me and My Family Tree
- DNA and My Health
- That's a wrap!
- Sanger Sequencing
- Human Genome Sequencing
Readings
- Labster: Next Generation Sequencing Simulation
- Cracking the Code of Life (video)
- Iceman Murder Mystery (video)
- Personal DNA Testing (video)
- My Career in Genomics: Antibiotic Resistance (video)
- My Career in Genomics: Cancer Biology (video)
- My Career in Genomics: Evolution (video)
Practice Exercises
- DNA: Our Genetic Blueprint
- Sanger Sequencing
- Me and My Family Tree
- DNA and My Health
- DNA and Me
- Scientists Complete First Chapter of Book of Life With Decoding of First Human Chromosome (article)
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