Lab Resources for
Protien Synthesis and Mutations,
Nasty "Viruses",
& Recombinant DNA

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Protein Synthesis

• Take Home Assignment #6 See questions 1 and 2
• Protein Synthesis from Access Excellence
• Protein Synthesis from DNA Interactive
• Transcription DNA --> RNA
• Chose "Copying the Code" toward the bottom of the screen
• then select "puting it together" from the top of the next screen.
• Then choose the "Transcription animation"
• Translation mRNA --> Protein
• Chose "Reading the Code" toward the bottom of the screen
• then select "puting it together" from the top of the next screen.
• Then choose the "Translation animation"

Nasty "Viruses"

• Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
• Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria. Use the "Previous" and "Next" buttons for more information.
• HIV Illustrations
• HIV and CD4 receptors Fig 19.9 From Lewis, pg. 373.
• HIV Reproduction Fig 19.9 From Lewis, pg. 377.
• Prion Diseases
• Prions and Mad Cow Disease in Science Magazine by Stanley B Prusiner.
• Prion Diseases from Tulane U.
• Scrapie Prion Action Fig 19.12 From Lewis, pg. 381.

• Take Home Assignment #7 See Question #2
• DNA Interactive

Select Manipulation from the left-hand menu

Choose "Techniques" at the bottom of the next screen

Choose "Cutting and pasting" at the top of the next screen

Two animations, "Cutting and pasting DNA" and "Recombining DNA" are very useful.

• Inserting a DNA Sample into a Plasmid (Access Excellence)
• Plasmid Insertion (Access Excellence)
• Transfer and Cloning of the Insulin Gene (Access Excellence)