Posts from the ‘ASIC200’ category

I believe this should be the “official” comic for the ASIC200 course on integration of science and art in global issues.

This is very very funny, and is seriously a contender for the “official” comic piece for the Arts/Science Integrated Course on Global Issues that I teach…

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ASIC 200: Who are you? (2011)

For students of ASIC 200, please fill in below: 1. Name (First name only) and Department: 2. Academic Interests: 3. Choose one of the following: I…

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ASIC 200 (COURSE OUTLINE 2011)

THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ASIC (Arts and Science Integrated Course) 200 GLOBAL ISSUES IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES WINTER SESSION 2011 Course Description:

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DNA fingerprint data for ASIC200 class.

Details can be found here. It’s like quite a few didn’t get a good read on their sample, but, oh well, that isn’t necessarily a strange…

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DNA fingerprinting or (altogether now) the Polymerase Chain Reaction! (ASIC200 stuff)

(This material will not be on final exam – lab commentary info can be found here) First, a primer on the polymerase chain reaction (the lecture…

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ASIC200 (2010 COURSE OUTLINE)

THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ASIC (Arts and Science Integrated Course) 200 GLOBAL ISSUES IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES WINTER SESSION 2010 Course Description:

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DNA fingerprint results (2009)

Here be the data… For explanation of results, refer to this link. And for those of you who just want to know whether you have the…

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Your humble professors hit the newstands…

Allen and Dave might be too modest to point out their interview about Terry and ASIC in this week’s Westender, so I’ll do it (link): And…

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DNA fingerprinting or (altogether now) the Polymerase Chain Reaction! (ASIC200 stuff)

(This material will not be on final exam – lab commentary info can be found here) The polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is a powerful genetic…

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More on Ethics…

During tonight’s class, Dr. Sens briefly covered a few ethical frameworks with repect to GMOs.  I thought I’d plug an excellent philosophy resource here that I…

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