Quick guide on how to look up a 16S sequence using the BLAST tool.

Applies to BIO203A and BIO205A.

Audio only!

What to expect during the week 2 activities of BIO205A?

Microbiology: oral bacteria and Gram staining.

A&P: nervous system, endocrine system, cardiovascular.

Get ready for some dissections! Sheep brain and heart.

Blood typing and ECG measurements and

This episode is primarily intended for the students currently enrolled in a new National University course, BIO205A. The episode provides a recap of the goals and activities of the first week.

Quick rundown about what is similar and what is different between Staphylococci and Streptococci, and how you differentiate S. aureus from other Staph, as well as some of the characteristics of the main Streptocci.

Protein catabolism reactions: gelatinase, urease, SIM, ImViC

Gelatinase: https://youtu.be/z3mlfia9oQo?si=SXy48lhNZQ5GFYxq

Urease: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_wdyQPIk4w

SIM https://youtu.be/ng_8Mye4mu0?si=wzVlsn1MTKTUtcOt

IMViC https://youtu.be/az0dXYmXgAg?si=WMqLbsNx8HPMpKh4

Lecture notes for the July 2024 BIO407 (Molecular Biology) class, based on Tropp's Principles of Molecular Biology textbook.

Chapter 1: Intro to Mol Bio, some of the big discoveries, brief intro to nucleic acid structure.

Some useful links:

DNA structure discovery: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vm3od_UmFg⁠

Encode and the human genome: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwXXgEz9o4w&t=32s

Quick rundown on some of the major diseases/microbes seen in class. Plus a bit of "big picture view" of how to see microbes and the diseases they cause.

Lots of information out there!

Vibrio vulnificus https://youtu.be/6M9-nd2ejcY?si=eowlC630JtXiquqd

Cholera https://youtu.be/cvMN_YjDiCI?si=lGigqLxgdHVoq9AZ

Hepatitis C: https://youtu.be/vRvyV1x2t60?si=r1DOZ_gWEficfjgu

HBV serology https://youtu.be/21eVTf0otUw?si=vga6Gn_YcErzsAXg

Chapter 24. Openstax book.

Typhoid Mary https://youtu.be/THLZpWJMK7M?si=kkiHDYwKV87XL5zM

Revisiting the gut with a camera inside: https://youtu.be/5ufESc1bK78?si=naYpjqA5wff_wKb-