Lab four links




Video of today's class: click here

How the covid ORF3d gene "hides" in the genome: click here

Ribosomal Frame Shifting demonstration: click here

Here's a map of the general covid plus ssRNA (single stranded) genome:click here

Here's a more technical review of covid research that discovers how covid's long single RNA strand unexpectedly maintains its integrity by 'proofreading' the daughter strands: click here

Here is a link to a short introduction to naked mole rat longevity: click here

Here's a link to a longer introduction to naked mole rat longevity and other unique qualaities: click here

Here is a link to the exact real world protocol for the crispr experiment that we emulated: click here

Where to obtain the actual crispr lab that we emulated online: click here

Steve Horvath describes his study into the methylation ageing clock: click here

Here's an interview with Jerry Shay where he describes his telomere research in non technical terms: click here

Here's a Jerry Shay telomere research presentation with more details: click here

Kahn Academy presentation on telomeres: click here

Here is a description of how methyls are removed from DNA: click here

This is an excellent (long) lecture that details the ways that DNA is repaired: click here

This is a link from that lecture that lists the many types of DNA damage and how it is repaired: click here

Here's a short introduction to stem cells: click here

Here's an introduction to induced pluripotent stem cells by Shinya Yaminaka: click here

This is a lecture on chromatin and chromosomes by a popular Youtube presenter: click here

Scientists extend lifespan of c.Elegans (a worm) by 500%: click here

Here's the actual journal publication for the above (c.Elegans) research: click here

Scientists extend the life of a normal mouse: click here