Author Archives: aschultheis

Using bioinformatics to mine cancer SNP microarray databases

Posted on January 14, 2012 by aschultheis

We will extend the existing Case-It (www2.uwrf.edu/caseit) SNP microarray simulation which includes cases based onn prostate cancer, HIV resistance, etc. We are working to find a gene(s) for which SNP microarray data are available to build a new case for … Continue reading →

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Alicia-Day 1

Posted on January 12, 2012 by aschultheis

I enjoyed working with Gapminder and the wildlife finder websites. I would be likely to use them in an intro biology course in section on ‘The Process of Science’ but might have a hard time finding a place for those … Continue reading →

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Alicia and Laura’s RNA polymerase structure

Posted on January 12, 2012 by aschultheis

Our figure shows eukaryotic (yeast) RNA polymerase. Red and blue indicate negative and positive charges, respectively. A large positively charged cleft where DNA binds is visible at the top of the image. The image below shows a close up of … Continue reading →

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