BIO305 Developmental BiologyInstructor: Dave Champlin

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Day Date Reading Topic T 9/2 pp.216-231 (Ch. 6) C. elegans, model systems, and molecular geneticsWatch three Audio/Video handouts: 1A), 1B), and 1CTh 9/4 Ch. 1 An introduction to developmental biology

T 9/9 QUIZ 1 (covers A/V Handouts 1A, 1B, and 1C) More introduction

Watch two Audio/Video handouts: Review of transcription regulation, Parts 1 and 2Th 9/11 Ch. 3 Vertebrate life cyclesT 9/16 QUIZ 2 (covers A/V Handouts 2A and 2B)

Vertebrate axes and germ layersTh 9/18 CH. 4 Vertebrate axial patterningT 9/23 More vertebrate body planTh 9/25 Ch. 5 Early patterning of vertebrate nervous systems T 9/30 EXAM 1 Chapters 1, 3, 4, and pp216-231Th 10/2 Ch. 2 Molecular development of DrosophilaT 10/7 More molecular development of DrosophilaTh 10/9 Ch. 7 Plant developmentOn Thursday, 10/9, Please bring a copy of the primary research article you have selected (or more than one if you haven’t decided) plus your notes on the article.

OUR FIRST IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENT IS THURSDAY

A fertilized nematode egg and early embryos as viewed with Nomarski optics = Differential Interference Contrast (DIC).

The scientists discovered that lin-4 targets lin-14 for destruction by a novel mechanism called RNA interference (RNAi).

The Theory of Evolution provides the rationale and the guarantee for the “model organism”approach to biology, which has been pursued for many years with miraculous success.

Modern Developmental Biology began in 1985 and developmental biology is in a golden era of research discovery.

The 1800’s were also a golden era of research discovery in developmental biology (at that time it was called embryology).