Prerequisite Reading

The following web pages were selected as prerequisite reading for the course in order to provide a foundation for understanding the molecular databases:

• The Science Behind the Human Genome Project, by the DOE
• NCBI Science Primer sections on "What is a Cell," "What's in a Genome," and "Molecular Genetics."
• Blazing a Genetic Trail
  (all sections, from "stalking a lethal gene" through the "progress continues.")
• Genome 2.0: Mountains of new data are challenging old views, by Patrick Barry, Science News, Week of Sept. 8, 2007; Vol. 172, No. 10 , p. 154.
  

There are also numerous excellent text books, web sites, and articles that provide additional background in molecular biology. Some of them are listed in the references slide of this module.