First BiRG Meeting of 2008

BiRG will hold its first group meeting of 2008 at 5pm on Friday, 11 January in LF 264. All are welcome.

Scientists map imprinted genes in human genome

Article, from December 3rd issue of Genome Research, details Duke University study that used machine learning to identify
imprinted genes in the human genome.

http://www.physorg.com/news115623039.html

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.

Dr. Michael L. Raymer: Thursday, 1st November

Dr. Michael L. Raymer will be delivering a talk at IUS on Thursday, 1st November 2007 at 12:15 in LF348. There will be punch and pie.

Interesting Linguistics/Informatics Article

Read about the evolutionary "regulation" of verbs:

http://www.sciencecodex.com/harvard_scientists_predict_the_future_of_the_past_tense

13th Annual Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference, Friday, November 30, 2007 at IUS

The 13th Annual Friday Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference will be held on November 30, 2007 at IU Southeast.

Participate in an informal roundtable, share a poster or present an oral paper. Share your research with other undergrads throughout the IU system.

Abstracts (200) word for The Indiana University Undergraduate Research Conference should be submitted to Dr. Ramachandran by Thursday, 11 October.