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| Tangled Bank #73 |
Whether you think the current holiday is Valentine's Day, a belated Darwin Day, or Quirky Alone day, the latest edition of the Tangled Bank is for you. |
PZ Myers |
02/14/07 |
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| Week 5: 12-16 February |
This is an exam week. Monday will be spent working through some assigned problems and opening up the class to questions and review. The exam on Wednesday will cover all of chapters 1-3 and the basic blood groups (multiple alleles, codominance, incomplete dominance) in chapter 4. I won't be assigning new… |
PZ Myers |
02/11/07 |
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| Week 4: 5-8 February |
You should be reading chapter 4, where we'll start to learn about all the complexities that cause simple Mendelian genetics to fail. Problems: Chapter 4, 1, 3, 4, 8, 14, 24, 25, 26, 28, 34. |
PZ Myers |
02/05/07 |
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| Apologies for yesterday's absence |
Sorry, gang -- I had a minor family medical issue to take care of, and the appointment went on and on far longer than it should have, so when it looked like there was no way I'd escape in time, I had to call in and cancel class. I'll try not… |
PZ Myers |
02/01/07 |
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| Tangled Bank #72 |
The latest Tangled Bank is online at Ouroboros, and it's a big one. I noticed what seemed to be an awful lot of entries whizzing through my mailbox on the way, so I had a suspicion that we were giving Chris a workout with this edition. |
PZ Myers |
01/31/07 |
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| Week 3: 29 Jan-1 Feb |
This week, we will be covering the basics of Mendelian genetics. Read chapters 3 and 4. Some of you will find this very simple, but don't get too cocky. I guarantee you that if you don't understand Mendel's basic rules almost by pure reflex, you will be floundering when we get… |
PZ Myers |
01/28/07 |
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| Week 2: 22-25 January |
There will be lab this week! You're going to be getting a short and sweet introduction to probability and statistics. I recommend that you read ahead to Chapter 3, the sections on "Laws of Probability Help to Explain Genetic Events" and "Chi-Square Analysis Evaluate the Influence of Chance on Genetic Data".… |
PZ Myers |
01/22/07 |
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| Tangled Bank #71 |
The latest edition, Tangled Bank #71, is set in 1771, so if you want your biology with an Enlightenment flavor, you know where to go. |
PZ Myers |
01/17/07 |
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| Week 1: 16-19 January |
We're going to be discussing some of the history of genetics, with the beginnings of basic Mendelian genetics. There will be no lab this week. You should be reading chapter 1 of Klug & Cummings. |
PZ Myers |
01/13/07 |
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| Welcome to Biology 3101, Genetics! |
BIOL 3101 - Genetics (SCI-L) (4.0 cr; Prereq-2111 or #; spring, every year) Principles and mechanisms of inheritance and variation, including cytological, organismal, and population genetics; mechanisms of evolution; and the genetic problems of humans. (two 65-min lect, one 120-min lab) Your instructor I am Dr Paul Z. Myers, Associate Professor… |
PZ Myers |
01/13/07 |
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| Tangled Bank #70 |
You can catch Tangled Bank #70 at ¡Viva La Evolución! |
PZ Myers |
01/03/07 |
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| Tangled Bank declares War on Christmas |
A Tangled Bank is a good spot from which to launch an ambush—so Salto Sobrius is on the attack! P.S. Scienceblogs had a server upgrade last night that has gone awry. Everything still looks fine, but the backend is a mess, and you won't be able to make any comments, and… |
PZ Myers |
12/20/06 |
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| Development Take-Home Exam #3 |
Due 21 December 2006 (or earlier!) Write a two to three page, single-spaced essay on the questions below that succinctly summarizes your main ideas on the topic. Three pages is an absolute upper limit on the length; these are big questions, but I expect you to exercise discrimination and practice brevity… |
PZ Myers |
12/10/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #68 |
Take a voyage with Captain Collins on the 68th Tangled Bank expedition. No squid or pirates were spotted this time, but it's still fascinating stuff. |
PZ Myers |
12/06/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #67 |
Before everyone disappears on their Thanksgiving break, stock up on science at the Tangled Bank #67: Giving thanks for science. And remember: if you have any creationist family members, be sure to get in a good fierce argument about evolution over the turkey day feast. |
PZ Myers |
11/22/06 |
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| Development Take-Home Exam #2 |
Due 22 November 2006 Write a two to three page, single-spaced essay on the questions below that succinctly summarizes your main ideas on the topic. Three pages is an absolute upper limit on the length; these are big questions, but I expect you to exercise discrimination and practice brevity in delivering… |
PZ Myers |
11/12/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #66 |
This week's Tangled Bank covers everything from spacewomen to cavemen in The Tangled Bank - The Future, Present, and Past at easternblot.net. The election news is all over, so it's time to read some science! |
PZ Myers |
11/08/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #65 |
Our regularly scheduled host has been incommunicado, but fortunately, Josh Rosenau heroically stepped into the breach and has delivered a last-minute Tangled Bank #65 to us. |
PZ Myers |
10/27/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #64 |
The latest Tangled Bank is online (a little bit late) at Neurophilosophy. My notice is a little bit late, too, but in one of those odd coincidences, it's because I'm in London…as is this week's host, and I met him at the natural history museum yesterday. Better late than never, and… |
PZ Myers |
10/15/06 |
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| Development Take-Home Exam #1 |
Due 18 October 2006 Write a two to three page, single-spaced essay on the questions below that succinctly summarizes your main ideas on the topic. Three pages is an absolute upper limit on the length; these are big questions, but I expect you to exercise discrimination and practice brevity in delivering… |
PZ Myers |
10/09/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #63 |
The Indian Cowboy has put up Tangled Bank #63. |
PZ Myers |
09/27/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #62 |
The newest edition of the Tangled Bank, Tangled Bank #62—Travel Bingo edition, is now up at the Hairy Museum of Natural History. The editor went all out for this one and made custom icons for each entry: don't you wish you'd submitted something now? |
PZ Myers |
09/13/06 |
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| Bug fixed, I think |
Those of you who were saying that Firefox choked on the site—try it again. I think I've tracked down and repaired the problem. |
PZ Myers |
09/05/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #61 |
The latest edition of the biweekly compendium of science blogging, the Tangled Bank, is now available for your reading enjoyment at Epigenetics News. |
PZ Myers |
08/31/06 |
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| DB students: How to use this site |
These are some simple instructions on how to use this site to post your own work. The first three you only need to do once, at the beginning of the term. The last three are what you need to do to post an article here. Your first time here, register with… |
PZ Myers |
08/27/06 |
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| 2006 Syllabus |
Biol 4181: Developmental Biology Instructor: Paul Z. Myers office hours: 1:00-2:15 MW, or by appointment lab: 2135 Science office: 2390 Science phone: 589-6343 e-mail: [email protected] AIM ID: [email protected] web: http://development.pharyngula.org/ Class Information Course title: Developmental Biology Course designator: Biol Course number: 4181 Number of credits: 4 credits Course prerequisites: 2111 (Cell… |
PZ Myers |
08/23/06 |
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| Textbooks for 2006 |
Here are the textbooks for our class. Yes, it's a fair amount of reading, but the Carroll and Zimmer books are not textbook-style reference works—they actually tell a story, and I think you'll enjoy reading them. Get started! Principles of Development, by Lewis Wolpert. This is our primary text, an introduction… |
PZ Myers |
08/20/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #60 |
The Tangled Bank has been frinked: the latest irreverent edition is up at FrinkTank. |
PZ Myers |
08/16/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #59 |
The newest Tangled Bank is now online at Science and Reason. |
PZ Myers |
08/02/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #58 |
The newest, niftiest, most fascinating edition of the Tangled Bank is now available online at Salto Sobrius. |
PZ Myers |
07/19/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #57 |
There is a new edition of the Tangled Bank at e3 Information Overload. |
PZ Myers |
07/05/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #56 |
While I was out playing all day yesterday, a new Tangled Bank appeared at Centrerion. I'm so late in my announcement that you've probably all read it already, but if you haven't, there's much science writing to occupy you for a while. |
PZ Myers |
07/05/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #56 |
While I was out playing all day yesterday, a new Tangled Bank appeared at Centrerion. I'm so late in my announcement that you've probably all read it already, but if you haven't, there's much science writing to occupy you for a while. |
PZ Myers |
06/22/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #55 |
We have a new Tangled Bank at Get Busy Livin' or Get Busy Bloggin'. |
PZ Myers |
06/18/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #54 |
The newest edition of the Tangled Bank is now up at Science and Politics . |
PZ Myers |
06/18/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #54 |
The newest edition of the Tangled Bank is now up at Science and Politics . |
PZ Myers |
05/24/06 |
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| Final grades are done! |
The grades are all posted on WebCT. The column labeled "Current Grade" is now your final grade in the class. Mean on the final was 156; range was 40-200. Here's the distribution of the final grades. |
PZ Myers |
05/15/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #53 |
The latest Tangled Bank is online at Science Notes: Go climb a tree! |
PZ Myers |
05/10/06 |
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| Exam 4 is done |
The grades are on WebCT. The current grade in the class is also updated. We'll be going over the exam Wednesday morning. |
PZ Myers |
05/02/06 |
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| Final Exam info |
The physiology final is on Friday, 12 May, at 11:00. This will be a cumulative exam worth 200 points, so you're probably already worrying about it. This exam will be a little different from the others, so here's some information to help you study. There will be 6 sections on the… |
PZ Myers |
04/29/06 |
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11/12/06 |
| Tangled Bank Episode LII |
The latest edition of the Tangled Bank is coming straight to you from Coruscant…and the opening text is almost as long as the latest from Lucas, although fortunately it doesn't say anything about the trade federation and boring treaties. |
PZ Myers |
04/26/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #51 |
We have a new Tangled Bank up, and it's enough to make this old Seattle boy homesick—the premise is to bring up all these nice science links during a walking tour of the city. If only they did sell Tiktaalik at the Pike Place Market… |
PZ Myers |
04/11/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #51 |
We have a new Tangled Bank up, and it's enough to make this old Seattle boy homesick—the premise is to bring up all these nice science links during a walking tour of the city. If only they did sell Tiktaalik at the Pike Place Market… |
PZ Myers |
04/11/06 |
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04/20/06 |
| Third exam! |
The next exam is on Friday, 7 April; I've modified the Lectures page to highlight all the stuff that will be on this exam in pink. On Wednesday, we'll do the usual thing: come prepared with questions, ask me to review any of the relevant material, etc. I will be available… |
PZ Myers |
04/02/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #50 |
There's something else that's been going on for almost two years now: the Tangled Bank. And unlike creationist promises, it has delivered plenty of good, accessible science on a regular biweekly basis, and this week's edition at Island of Doubt is no exception. |
PZ Myers |
03/29/06 |
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| WebCT? |
I think I've got it working, finally. At least the demo student account displays grades for me now...let me know if it's working for you real students. |
PZ Myers |
03/24/06 |
5 |
12/08/06 |
| Vista, ick |
I think I've got your grades posted to WebCT Vista…let me know if it isn't working. I'm not too keen on this overblown upgrade to boring (but functional) old WebCT, and it's been a bit of a struggle learning all the new ways to get this thing working. Note: there is… |
PZ Myers |
03/19/06 |
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12/15/06 |
| Tangled Bank #49 |
Look! It's another massive edition of the Tangled Bank! |
PZ Myers |
03/15/06 |
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| Tangled Bank #48 |
We have a new Tangled Bank at Aetiology: Tangled Bank #48. It's kind of grungy this time, somehow…does Tara wear a lot of flannel and come from Seattle? |
PZ Myers |
03/01/06 |
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| Our second exam |
As you all know, it's coming up on Friday, 3 March, and you're all wondering exactly what is on it. I've revised the Lectures page to highlight all the stuff that will be on the exam in light blue; I hope that helps. Basically, this exam will cover muscle function and… |
PZ Myers |
02/26/06 |
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12/15/06 |