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Genome 466: Winter 2021

Readings

 

Introductory Readings

Wednesday, Jan 6    

Weinberg, R. A. (1996). How cancer arises. Sci Am, 275, 62-70.

(no guideline or questions for today)

Friday, Jan 8

Linder, D. and Gartler, S.M. (1965). Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase mosaicism: utilization as a cell marker in the study of leiomyomas. Science 150, 67-69.

Rowley, J.D. (1973). A new consistent chromosomal abnormality in chronic myelogenous leukemia identified by Quinacrine fluorescence and Giemsa staining. Nature 243, 290-293.

guidelines and questions

 

Identification of Oncogenes

Monday, Jan 11

Stehelin, D., Varmus, H.E., Bishop, J.M., and Vogt, P.K. (1976) DNA related to the transforming gene(s) of avian sarcoma viruses is present in normal avian DNA. Nature 260, 170-173. (plus a one page News and Views that accompanies the paper)

guidelines and questions