Monthly Archives: November 2017
Unprompted whimsies #6: “Metaphors, Language, and Thought”
Towards the end of class today, the discussion took for an interesting turn as to whether the results of a clinical study could be properly conveyed back to the participants, or other (interested) individuals. The class seemed to be split … Continue reading
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Finally… the project question I will be exploring!
After talking to Dr.Kalas and reading some of the comPAIR review, I’ve decided to pick one of my two candidate questions for this project. I didn’t expect myself to pick a question so late in the game, but I don’t … Continue reading
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Unprompted whimsies #5: Thoughts on ComPAIR
I can’t help but feel excited when I see a notification sitting in my inbox, alerting me to feedback on my project from my peers. While it took me a while to finally come up with a question and a … Continue reading
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ComPAIR: Draft of Project Handed In & the Accompanied Peer Review Feedback
1. PDF File of the Final Project (Draft) turned in to ComPAIR Biol463_FinalProject_DraftforComPAIR_YJChen 2. Feedback from my Peers Student #1: You did a great job explaining the background information about lncRNA, H19, and kidney development. It would be good to … Continue reading
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Final Project: Change in Questions
I had switched questions earlier in the term because I had wanted to look at at the long non-coding RNA H19. I was attracted to H19 for the wealth of information waiting to be discovered from the ample research that … Continue reading
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R&R #4
1. I don’t think there is too big of a difference between an inconsequential situation and for an exam situation. The strategies build on each other. For an inconsequential situation, I try to cover all my bases in answering the … Continue reading
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Unprompted whimsies 4: Learning in Development Part 2
While I have participated in group work/projects over the course of my undergraduate journey… I don’t think I have been in a course that encouraged active group work consistently and with different people! It was a little weird for me … Continue reading
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Unprompted whimsies #3: CRISPR-CAS9
CRISPR-Cas9 is a hot topic! During Alice’s presentation, Shannon raised a question on the ethics of of genome editing with this technique. I didn’t expect the presentation to end without this question appearing from somebody in the audience as it … Continue reading
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