BENG 100 - Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering
Lecture 03 - Genetic Engineering. Professor Saltzman introduces the elements of molecular structure of DNA such as backbone, base composition, base pairing, and directionality of nucleic acids. He describes the processes of DNA synthesis, transcription, RNA splicing, translation, and post-translational processing required to make a protein such as insulin from its genetic code (DNA). Professor Saltzman describes the genetic code. RNA interference is also discussed as a way to control gene expression, which can be applied as a new way to treat diseases. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 03 - Genetic Engineering |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Introduction |
| [00:01:35] | 2. Building Blocks of DNA |
| [00:11:18] | 3. Structure of DNA and RNA |
| [00:24:16] | 4. Central Dogma and DNA Synthesis |
| [00:35:15] | 5. Genetic Code and Protein Synthesis |
| [00:41:55] | 6. Control of Gene Expression |
| References |
| Lecture 3 - Genetic Engineering Instructor: W. Mark Saltzman. Resources: Summary and key concepts: chapter 3 [pdf]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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