Interesting links for BiRGers

Loads of Animations : http://science.nhmccd.edu/biol/bio1int.htm

Interactive Sequence Alignment http://helix.biology.mcmaster.ca/chpt7.pdf
Kimura 2 parameter Model http://helix.biology.mcmaster.ca/chpt8.pdf
Information Theory w.r.t. DNA http://helix.biology.mcmaster.ca/chpt10.pdf

Interesting Animations

PCR  http://www.geneticorigins.org/pv92/aluframeset.htm
Transcription http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQClpqDBlSs
Translation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YURu6lv7I6c&feature=related
Synthesis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJxobgkPEAo&feature=related
Retrovirus (parasite view) http://www.whfreeman.com/kuby/content/anm/kb03an01.htm

Alu Theory

Basic Alu Paper
http://www.geneticorigins.org/pv92/aluframeset.htm
http://scitation.aip.org/getpdf/servlet/GetPDFServlet?filetype=pdf&id=PLEEE8000074000002022901000001&idtype=cvips&prog=normal
http://www.ufrsdv.u-bordeaux2.fr/siteIML/Maste2biosante/Master2biosantecours/articles/AdG-28sept-Dewannieux.pdf
http://www.jstor.org/view/00278424/ap990245/99a00420/0
Selection of Alu sequences
Alu Poly A tail
Alu 225 new genes

Nov 23 - Interesting Talk

Next week (November 23) our visiting graduate students will be presenting on local and global sequence alignment concepts.