This project is a series of interrelated modules designed to introduce the student to modern biological techniques in the area of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological information. By completing this project, students will be exposed to the tools and databases currently used by researchers in molecular biology, and will gain a better understanding of gene analysis and the relationship of amino acid sequence to protein structure and function. The project consists of seven modules: taxonomy, online Mendelian inheritance in man (OMIM), protein analysis, PubMed at the National Library of Medicine, BLAST for protein homology, genes and disease and molecular structure and visualization. The modules tie into the tools and databases at the National Center for Biotechnology Information website.
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Part of the Cutting Edge collection. The NAGT/DLESE On the Cutting Edge project helps geoscience faculty stay up-to-date with both geoscience research and teaching methods.
