Rationale

Bioinformatics intersects biology generally at the level of molecules, hence it is essential for bioinformaticians to be comfortable in the world of molecular biology. The notes given here offer a whirlwind tour of molecular biology, focusing on those aspects that are most often important in understanding the context of bioinformatic problems.

Strategy

Those who are already familiar with molecular biology - Treat the notes as a review. Skim them to find areas you may be less familiar with.

Those who are not familiar with molecular biology - There is a lot of information here... too much for one sitting. You decide how much you can take in. Use the study questions to help you judge what you are comprehending.

Either way, please fill out the questionnaires below!

Notes

• Strategies of Life - What are the elements of life that enable the cell to organize itself?
• Protein - What are protein? How does their structures determine their properties?
       Questionnaire for Strategies of Life and Protein
• Flow of information from DNA to protein - How biological information replicates itself and transforms itself into the structure of protein
       Questionnaire for Flow of Information

Presentations - (DNA to Protein)

Problem Set - (PDF file)