This is very very funny, and is seriously a contender for the “official” comic piece for the Arts/Science Integrated Course on Global Issues that I teach (I like the bit at the end about macroeconomics).
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THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
ASIC (Arts and Science Integrated Course) 200
GLOBAL ISSUES IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
WINTER SESSION 2011
Course Description:
Details can be found here. It’s like quite a few didn’t get a good read on their sample, but, oh well, that isn’t necessarily a strange thing when doing experiments.
(This material will not be on final exam – lab commentary info can be found here)
First, a primer on the polymerase chain reaction (the lecture I would have liked to give in the lab if I had time).
The polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is a powerful genetic technique that allows researchers to [...]
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
ASIC (Arts and Science Integrated Course) 200
GLOBAL ISSUES IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
WINTER SESSION 2010
Course Description:
A new mother has just arrived her doctor’s office with a few questions…
Mrs. Chernos: Good afternoon Dr. Galway! How are you doing today?
Dr Galway: Oh I am just fine Mrs. Chernos, how are you and baby Carolyn doing?
The noise was deafening.
I found it difficult to believe that less than ten minutes ago I was sitting comfortably in my uncle’s SUV, chuckling at his light-humored joke, marveling at the East African savannah scenery that melted past us. Little did I know then that in moments [...]
Editors note – Over the next few months we will be bringing you some of the best FAQs from last year’s ASIC 200 class. They are a great way to get an introduction to many of the arts/science issues that our planet faces. Check back every Friday for a new one! [...]
Here be the data…
For explanation of results, refer to this link.
And for those of you who just want to know whether you have the Alu insertion or not – below is an annotated list of the results from class (as I read them direct from your gel samples which were a [...]
Allen and Dave might be too modest to point out their interview about Terry and ASIC in this week’s Westender, so I’ll do it (link):
And contrary to the traditional idea that high academic achievement makes for a more enlightened individual, the Terry Project suggests otherwise. “You always get the sense that [...]
During tonight’s class, Dr. Sens briefly covered a few ethical frameworks with repect to GMOs. I thought I’d plug an excellent philosophy resource here that I have gotten much information from, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. The SEP is great for a number of reasons (i.e. it encompasses a large variety of topics, it’s [...]
UBC’s Climate Action Plan
What’s your vision for how UBC can tackle the challenges of climate change on campus? On March 13th, 2008, President Toope, along with BC’s five other university presidents signed the University and College Climate Change Statement of Action for Canada. This statement commits universities to commence a collaborative planning process to develop an institutional [...]
[1] WARMUP EXERCISE: “Which one is not true?”
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THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
ASIC (Arts and Science Integrated Course) 200
GLOBAL ISSUES IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
WINTER SESSION 2008-2009
Course Description:
Human society confronts a range of challenges that are global in scope. These changes threaten planetary and local ecosystems, the stability and sustainability of human societies, and the health [...]
This, of course, relates to this: And yes, you all have varying degrees of junk in your genome at the TPA-25 loci within Chromosome 8.
Click here for a larger image of the gels.
Data in list form.
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The Terry project will be setting up on top of the Knoll at the AMS Block Party (April 11th from about 11am to 4 or so), so do come for a visit and say hello. We’ll be pretty informal, but the plan is to have the [...]
Attention ASIC Students:
This is it – here’s your chance to exact a cream filled revenge against me, your dutiful TA, while helping the graduate council of the Earth and Ocean Science department (my current employer) to raise money for its members. Whether you’re unhappy with my PBLing advice, my hair cut, [...]
I’ll follow suit with Allen’s previous post about the sort of questions that might be thrown at you for the science portion of the ASIC200 final exam.
Essentially, the science section will be about 6 short answer questions done within a timeframe of about 1 hour. Both topics (climate change and GMOs will be [...]
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DNA fingerprinting or (altogether now) the Polymerase Chain Reaction! (ASIC200 stuff)
(This material will not be on final exam – lab commentary info can be found here)
The polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is a powerful genetic technique that allows researchers to amplify DNA sequences of interest. This amplification allows better and easier genetic characterization and can be used for a variety of tasks including [...]