Extra Credit Opportunities
F-07
These are due
by the end classes, December 7.
Each may be submitted as hard copy or electronically; electronic
submission is preferred unless some component must be drawn or
otherwise done be hand.
For each,
choose one of the following topics. Write about a page
(single-spaced, normal font and margin; if you prefer to submit
double-spaced, that’s fine; this is for sizing estimation
only).
Each essay should have at least two (2) citations not including
Wikipedia [you may use Wilipedia and if you do, you should cite it, but
you must have at least two other sources];
use correct citation format, be complete. This does not count
toward (or against) the essay length.
Each submission
is worth 10 points, but to earn all 10 points, the essay must be well
composed, and well executed. You may rewrite after it is returned
with comments, but only if you allow yourself sufficient time for
turn-around before Dec. 7.
Max: 6 essays,
@ 10 points each.
TOPICS:
** Roger Kornberg: describe his major accomplishments
** Describe and explain the Britten-Davidson model of
coordination of gene expression in eukaryotes, and, briefly, its
experimental underpinnings
** Describe and explain the experimental basis for
elucidation of the genetic code (or at least, the begining of the
process) by Nirenberg. Last paragraph: use your imagination to
think up (and explain) a use for the same experimental design or
technique today.
** The use of current DNA identification and analysis
technology in forensic detective work
** The use of current DNA identification and analysis
technology to study phylogeny and evolution
** The use of current DNA identification and analysis
technology to find and/or develop “designer drugsâ€
** A topic of your own choosing, but it must have
PRIOR approval by Schmeidler