Lecture slides, Biology 205

 

The slides from this year’s lectures will be posted as they are ready, either shortly before or shortly after each lecture.  They will be very similar to those from last year, which are posted below.  You can peruse last year’s slides for a preview of the probable content of this year’s lectures. 

 

2008 lecture slides

 

February 29, 2008 - Introduction to development

 

March 3, 2008 - Fertilization

 

March 5, 2008 – Cell potential and cloning

 

March 7, 2008 - Gastrulation

 

March 17, 2008 – Axis determination in frog embryos

 

March 19, 2008 – Signals in frog development

 

March 24, 2008 – Mammal embryos and transgenic mice

 

March 26, 2008 – Stem cells

 

March 28, 2008 - Cancer

 

March 31, 2008 – Genetic models, self-organization

 

April 7, 2008 – Plant development

 

April 9, 2008 – Meristem organization

 

April 11, 2008 – Flower development

 

April 14, 2008 – Plant fertilization, transgenic plants

 

April 16, 2008 – Drosophila Dorsal-Ventral axis

 

April 18, 2008 – Drosophila Anterior-Posterior axis

 

April 21, 2008 – Homeotic mutations in Drosophila

 

April 23, 2008 – Adaptive immunity

 

April 23/25, 2008 – T cells and MHC proteins

 

 

2007 lecture slides

 

Introduction to development

 

Fertilization and cleavage

 

Cell potential and cloning

 

Gastrulation

 

Axis determination in frog embryos

 

Signals in frog embryos

 

Mammal embryos, transgenic mice

 

Stem cells

 

Cancer

 

Genetic models

 

Plant development

 

Meristem organization

 

Flower development

 

Plant fertilization

 

Drosophila D-V axis

 

Drosophila A-P axis

 

Drosophila homeotic mutants

 

B cells and antibodies

 

T cells and MHC proteins