THE HUNT FOR DNA
James Watson- How we discovered DNA
1928- Griffith’s and Pneumonia
Griffith’s Experiments
“TRANSFORMING FACTOR”
1944- Avery, McCarty, Macleod
1952- Hershey and Chase
1950s- Franklin and Wilkins
Rosalind Franklin’s Photo 51
1953- Watson and Crick DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
The Basic Monomer of DNA
The Nitrogenous Bases of DNA
How do you fit so much information in such a small space? DNA Packaging Or How do you fit so much information in such a small space? DNA packaging
So exactly how much information is that…exactly???
DNA Replication and the Role of DNA Polymerase
Ribonucleic Acid
TRANSCRIPTION
TRANSLATION
Protein Synthesis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqESR7E4b_8&feature=related
The Chromosome
Telomeres
Telomeres shorten with age- what does this mean?
We can’t live forever!!