NISER GeneralActivities DNA 082407

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==Summary==
==Summary==
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This is an interactive hands-on educational activity that described the fundamentals of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA DNA] (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid), its importance for all living species and its implications for the diversity of life on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth Earth]. Specifically, this multi-disciplinary [[NISER]] activity discusses DNA structure, half-time life, mutation rate and variability across species.  
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This is an interactive hands-on educational activity that describes the fundamentals of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA DNA] (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid), its importance for all living species and its implications for the diversity of life on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth Earth]. Specifically, this multi-disciplinary [[NISER]] activity discusses DNA structure, biochemical and biophysical characteristics, half-time life, mutation rate, variability across species and its relation to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA RNA] (RiboNucleic Acid), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein proteins], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_%28biology%29 cell] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_%28biology%29#Anatomy_of_cells structure] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_%28biology%29#Cell_functions function].
==Goals==
==Goals==
This [[NISER]] activity has the following specific goals:
This [[NISER]] activity has the following specific goals:
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* TBD;
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* discuss DNA fundamentals
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* TBD;
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* present models for DNA evolution;
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* TBD.
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* study DNA effects on comparative gene expression;
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* present phylogenetic models for DNA & trait evolution;
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* compare intra- and inter-species variations in DNA (e.g., in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_sapiens human beings], 99.99% of DNA nucleotide sequences are identical. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzees Chimpanzees] family has 4 times that variation, yet has fewer traits. Why?);
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* demonstrate variety of free web-based data resources and tools for modeling, analysis and visualization of DNA;
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* present some interesting facts about DNA.
==Motivation/Problem==
==Motivation/Problem==

Current revision as of 16:37, 24 August 2007

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NISER General Activities - The Biology, Chemistry and Physics of DNA and the Mathematical Methods for DNA Modeling, Analysis and Visualization

Summary

This is an interactive hands-on educational activity that describes the fundamentals of DNA (DeoxyriboNucleic Acid), its importance for all living species and its implications for the diversity of life on Earth. Specifically, this multi-disciplinary NISER activity discusses DNA structure, biochemical and biophysical characteristics, half-time life, mutation rate, variability across species and its relation to RNA (RiboNucleic Acid), proteins, cell structure and function.

Goals

This NISER activity has the following specific goals:

  • discuss DNA fundamentals
  • present models for DNA evolution;
  • study DNA effects on comparative gene expression;
  • present phylogenetic models for DNA & trait evolution;
  • compare intra- and inter-species variations in DNA (e.g., in human beings, 99.99% of DNA nucleotide sequences are identical. The Chimpanzees family has 4 times that variation, yet has fewer traits. Why?);
  • demonstrate variety of free web-based data resources and tools for modeling, analysis and visualization of DNA;
  • present some interesting facts about DNA.

Motivation/Problem

TBD

Data

TBD.

Challenge

Common risks with eating fish.

TBD.


Methods & Approaches

There are varieties of scientific methods, models, tools and strategies for DNA representation, understanding, modeling, inference and visualization.

Physics

  • TBD

Biology

  • TBD.

Chemistry

  • TBD.

Engineering

Engineering Thumbnail TBD
  • [TBD.

Mathematics

  • TBD.

Statistics

  • TBD.

Computational Resources

Hands-on activities

  • TBD (Step-by-step practice problems).

Notes




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