CHEM-647 
BIOCHEMICAL EVOLUTION
Tentative Schedule
Fall Semester 2000

Amino acid conservation 
and replacement inCytochrome c
R. E. Dickerson Sci. Am. 226(4):59 (1972)
DATES 
TOPIC 
August 29 Introduction. Darwin's Theory, Human Ancestry Assignment
August 31*, September 5, 7 Case Study No. 1: Fugu, Poison Frogs, and Pitohuis
September 12*, 14, 19, 21 Case Study No. 2: Aerial Ancestors?
Page 1, Page 2, Page 3
September 26*, 28, 
October 3, 5
Case Study No. 3: Dating Eve 
Page 1, Page 2
October  10*, 12, 17, 19 Case Study No. 4: Feverishly Evolving Antigens 
Page 1, Page 2, Page 3
October  24*, 26, November 2 Case Study No. 5: The Eyes Have It
Page 1, Page 2, Page 3
November  7 Election Day, No Class 
November  9*, 14 Case Study No. 6: Selective Neutrality. Page 1, Page 2, Page 3
November 16 Chad Blamey - Did Introns evolve early or late?
November 21 Laura Tolen - Is the Complement System Irreducibly Complex?
November 28  Miya Drury - Evolution of aerobic metabolism
Brian Gillespie - 
November 30 Chapman Wright - Origin of Life
Greg O'Neill - Why are dimeric enzymes so common?
December 5 Cristina Ricardo - Shedding genes in mitochondria evolution
Lex Kim - Evolving to deal with atmospheric oxygen.
November 20 to December 15 Schedule ~ one hour Final Interviews for the week following your oral presentation.
 * Assignment for the previous case study due.

Important Dates:

September 19 - Last Day to select a Term Paper / Case Study topic.

October 17 - Two-page outline/summary of the main theme of your term project due.



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