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Week of Apr 12th

  • - DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Analysis, DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Welcome to the Tribe
    DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Analysis

    DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Analysis

    When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Summary:

    As humans, we share most of our DNA with each other, but how do we determine the differences between our individual DNA sequences?

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    DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Welcome to the Tribe

    DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Welcome to the Tribe

    When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm

    Summary:

    You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.

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  • - DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat, DNALC Live: Diversity of Life: Plant and Animal Cells
    DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat

    DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat

    When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Summary:

    The College Board has announced that this year’s AP® Biology Exam will consist only of Units 1 – 6. The DNALC seeks to help students with content from Units 5 and 6, which pertain to molecular biology and genetics.

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    DNALC Live: Diversity of Life: Plant and Animal Cells

    DNALC Live: Diversity of Life: Plant and Animal Cells

    When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Summary:

    Join Megan as she explores the diversity of life and discusses the Linnaean system of classification. Using a compound microscope, you will view specimens that belong to the plant and animal kingdoms and help compare these two types of cells.

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  • - DNALC Live: Invertebrate Biology Series: Social Insects, Part II, DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Sahelanthropus tchadensis, DNALC Live: RNA Transcription
    DNALC Live: Invertebrate Biology Series: Social Insects, Part II

    DNALC Live: Invertebrate Biology Series: Social Insects, Part II

    When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Summary:

    While there are many different types of life cycles in the arthropod world, some insects have adapted to working together in order to maximize the number of healthy offspring that they can produce.

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    DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Sahelanthropus tchadensis

    DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Sahelanthropus tchadensis

    When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm

    Summary:

    You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.

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    DNALC Live: RNA Transcription

    DNALC Live: RNA Transcription

    When: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Summary:

    DNA is a molecular cookbook for all living things, but how do you go from cookbook to creature? Join DNALC instructor, Elna Gottlieb as she explores the fast-paced world of protein synthesis through RNA transcription and translation.

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  • - DNALC Live: Structural Biology Behind Disease Transmission and Drug Design - Virtual Panel Discussion, DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat, DNALC Live: Purification of Green Fluorescent Protein, Part I
    DNALC Live: Structural Biology Behind Disease Transmission and Drug Design - Virtual Panel Discussion

    DNALC Live: Structural Biology Behind Disease Transmission and Drug Design - Virtual Panel Discussion

    When: 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

    Summary:

    Brookhaven National Laboratory’s (BNL) Office of Educational Programs and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center are pleased to invite you to the upcoming virtual panel discussion, Structural Biology Behind Disease Transmission and Drug Design on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM.

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    DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat

    DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat

    When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

    Summary:

    The College Board has announced that this year’s AP® Biology Exam will consist only of Units 1 – 6. The DNALC seeks to help students with content from Units 5 and 6, which pertain to molecular biology and genetics.

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    DNALC Live: Purification of Green Fluorescent Protein, Part I

    DNALC Live: Purification of Green Fluorescent Protein, Part I

    When: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Summary:

    In 2008 the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists “for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP.” Join DNALC instructor Amanda McBrien to explore how jellyfish use GFP in nature and how molecular biologists have learned to use the protein in their research!

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  • - DNALC Live: RNA-Seq with DNA Subway, Part II, DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Ardipithecus ramidus, DNALC Live: Purification of Green Fluorescent Protein, Part II
    DNALC Live: RNA-Seq with DNA Subway, Part II

    DNALC Live: RNA-Seq with DNA Subway, Part II

    When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

    Summary:

    RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) is a widely used experimental approach in molecular biology. Join Jason Williams for this three-part course to learn the basics of RNA-Seq and how to use the online platform DNA Subway to analyze an example data set.

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    DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Ardipithecus ramidus

    DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Ardipithecus ramidus

    When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm

    Summary:

    You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.

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    DNALC Live: Purification of Green Fluorescent Protein, Part II

    DNALC Live: Purification of Green Fluorescent Protein, Part II

    When: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Summary:

    In this lab, you will learn about GFP (green fluorescent protein) from Aequorea victoria (a Pacific jellyfish) and how it is used in molecular research. Work with us as we utilize some of the same techniques employed by pharmaceutical companies to produce human insulin.

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