Bphys/Biol E-101 = HST 508 = GEN224

9/22/02


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Bphys/Biol E-101 = HST 508 = GEN224

Bio 101: Genomics & Computational Biology

Intro 1: Today's story, logic & goals

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acgt

Post- 300 genomes & 3D structures

Discrete Continuous

Bits (discrete)

Defined quantitative measures

Quantitative definition of life?

Complexity definitions

Complexity & Entropy/Information

Why Model?

Which models will we search, merge & check in this course?

Intro 1: Today's story, logic & goals

Elements

Minimal self-replicating units

Self-replication of complementary nucleotide-based oligomers

Why Perl & Mathmatica?

Facts of Life 101

Conceptual connections

Transistors > inverters > registers > binary adders > compilers > application programs

Self-compiling & self-assembling

Minimal Life: Self-assembly, Catalysis, Replication, Mutation, Selection

Replicator diversity

Maximal Life:

Rorschach Test

Growth & decay

What limits exponential growth?

Solving differential equations

(Hyper)exponential growth

Computational power of neural systems

Post-exponential growth & chaos

Intro 1: Today's story, logic & goals

Inherited Mutations & Graphs

Directed Graphs

System models Feature attractions

Intro 1: Today's story, logic & goals

Bionano-machines

Types of Systems Interaction Models

How to do single DNA molecule manipulations?

One DNA molecule per cell

Most RNAs < 1 molecule per cell.

Mean, variance, & linear correlation coefficient

Mutations happen

Binomial frequency distribution as a function of X Î {int 0 ... n}

Poisson frequency distribution as a function of X Î {int 0 ...¥}

Normal frequency distribution as a function of X Î {-¥... ¥}

One DNA molecule per cell

What are random numbers good for?

Where do random numbers come from?

Where do random numbers come from really?

Mutations happen

Intro 1: Summary

PPT Slide

Author: George Church

Home Page: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~bphys101/