ALL1489-HC Second 6 Weeks Thursday 9:00-10:20 Start Date 19-Mar
Grossman 115 Limit 25
ALL1489-HZ Second 6 Weeks Thursday 9:00-10:20 Start Date 19-Mar
Zoom Limit 25
This course will cover the history and science behind the human genome project, beginning with the discovery of the DNA double helix and the deciphering of the genetic code in the mid-20th century and extending to discoveries and technological advances of the present decade. We will discuss the many ways in which such studies of DNA have provided insight into the biology of cells and organisms and have greatly impacted medical science. Readings and videos will be provided following each week’s class.
Coordinator: Steve Munroe 
Steve Munroe is Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at Marquette University where he taught in the Department of Biological Sciences for 35 years. He has lived on Cape Cod since 2019 and has taught several previous courses at ALL on various aspects of molecular biology, earth science and related topics. After completing graduate work in Indiana, he spent four years as a research fellow in the Boston area before moving to Wisconsin. Shortly after the human genome sequence was published in 2001, Steve spent a fascinating week at one of the laboratories where the sequence of DNA in all the human chromosomes had first been discovered and in 2003 spent a sabbatical semester at a laboratory in Boston where new methods for DNA research were being developed.
Video – “Decoding the Genome” with Steve Munroe
Video/Podcast-Paul Coteus and Steve Munroe “History of Earth”