Protein Structures

Dear SSG1143 students, if you would like to understand more about proteins, this link should be able to elevate your understanding of proteins and its structure.

Translation Animation- Try the quiz

Please take a peek at this animation and try the quiz. You'll find that it very useful.

Eukariotic DNA transcription and Protein Synthesis Anim

This is an excellent video which gives an overview of transcription and translation in eukaryotes.

Overall view of DNA transcription Animation

DNA Transcription Made Simple Animation

Study in Groups - Benefit

Please watch the following video entitled "Battle at Kruger". Imagine that you are a pack of wild buffaloes, chilling out by the water(trying to score a good grade in Molecular and Cellular Biology). But you are being hunted by pride of hungry lions (your lecturer-me) who would like nothing better to make a quick snack of the weakest one of you. After crouching in the brush, they suddenly pounce (pop quiz) and grab a hold of the smallest one of you (the student with the highest course load and the weakest).
Two things can happen at this point: Either the rest of the pack of wildebeest will cut their losses and try to save themselves or they can go back and heroically battle the lions to save their fallen colleague. I am not going to ruin the video if you have not already viewed it, but I think you already know what happens.
Tips:
Studying in packs presents a number of benefits other than just altruistically helping a lesser student:
1. Studies have shown over and over that studying in groups directly leads to higher grades of all involved.
2. Studying in groups is generally more enjoyable for people, which leads to more time spent on the subject.
3. If you are weaker in one area of the course, you have the opportunity to have a peer explain it to you. Many students are more likely to understand a peer’s explanation over a stuffy professor’s (like me).
4. If you are stronger in one area of the course, you will strengthen your overall understanding of molecular biology by teaching it to someone else.

Of course, when you are choosing study partners on the Serengeti, you need to be very careful to stay away from the jackals. These are the students that are more parasite than human and will just leach off of your talents. They are more succubus than man and will not help you much. Finding ideal study partners that are interested in a good grade and are willing to put in the time necessary to achieve a good grade in the course is an informal way of doing things but there is a little problem. You have to help those who do not excel like you but how??
I will start by forming groups at random for you and you can do a peer group evaluation after each group discussion. Identify the strong ones from the weak ones. Then try to improve the group's performance with consecutive discussions.. All the best!!! Give your comments

Amino Acids and Proteins (anim)

Membrane Transport (anim) -click here

This is another must see. Perhaps you will understand more about transport across membrane when you see this.

Journey into DNA (anim)

The Cell Membrane (anim) -Click here!

The cell membrane (animation).

Structure of DNA

This is a beautiful animated structure of DNA. Please take a peek!