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 In four presentations, Stuart L. Schreiber, Ph.D., and Eric S. Lander, Ph.D., open a window onto the fast-paced world of genomic science and chemical genetics. They emphasize how molecular biology, robotics, and advanced computation, combined with intense teamwork, characterize a new generation of biomedical research.
Dr. Schreiber is an HHMI investigator, Morris Loeb Professor, and chair of the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University. Dr. Lander is director of the Whitehead Institute/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Center for Genome Research and professor of biology at MIT.
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Lecture Summaries and Key Concepts (PDF)
What is the human genome project?
What is chemical genetics
What is bioinformatics?
Angela Koehler: Hands-on at Harvard
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checking the latest basketball scores. "I'm a
huge fan," Koehler confesses, and catching up
on NBA action in the early hours means that fewer
people will be around to tease her. Read
on...
Manolis Kamvysselis: Pursuing New Challenges
When Manolis Kamvysselis was 12 years old, he and
his family moved from Athens to a small town in southern
France. "My dad just woke up one morning and
said, 'Let's go.'" His father, who grew up in
a village in Greece, wanted his children to be bilingual—a
skill he regretted never having gained himself. So
they hit the road. Read
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New Frontiers of Biology
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Genomics and Humanity: Science Fiction Perspectives
Will genomics revolutionize medicine? Will it change our humanity? Will people be genetically engineered to live forever? Or will the cost of molecular medicine bankrupt our society? These questions intrigue many science fiction writers and readers. Read on...
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