DNA: Legos of Life

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DNA Legos of Life

• Darshan Patel
• Brock Phillips
• John Rodermund
• Ron Sams

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The Basics

• What is it?
• Long Polymer of Nucleotides
• Two Complementary Strands
• The Bases
• What does it do?
• RNA Sequence
• Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences
• Codons
• Helicases
• Sequencing History

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Sequencing History

• 1965 Genetic Code
• 1968 Cutting DNA
• 1977 Sanger
• 1985 Polymerase Chain
• 1986 Automatic Sequencing
• 1990 HUGO, Capillary Electro Phoresis
• 1997 Human Genome, Capillary Sequencing Machine
• 1999 Complete Human Chromosome Sequence
• 2001 HUGO

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Nano-world Connection

• Making Machines of Living Things
• Super Conducting Nano-wires
• High Through Put Sanger Sequencing and
  Bio-Chemicals