Homework

Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices
Week 01 : Ethics and Principles Ethics, safety, and security are key considerations throughout (and beyond!) this design process. For Week 1, I use my project idea to think through how an engineered olfactory biosensor could be developed responsibly. Class Assignment 1. Biological engineering application or tool First, describe a biological engineering application or tool you want to develop and why. This could be inspired by an idea for your HTGAA class project and/or something for which you are already doing in your research, or something you are just curious about. I am interested in engineering olfactory biosensors in E. coli that can detect specific odorant molecules and translate them into measurable outputs (fluorescence or an engineered scent). This connects directly to my background and upcoming internship in a sensory chemistry lab (ChemSenSim), where the focus is on understanding and simulating smell.
Week 2 HW — DNA Read, Write, and Edit
Week 2 Homework: DNA Read, Write, and Edit In preparation for Week 2’s lecture, I reviewed the lecture slides and papers. Professor Jacobson’s Questions 1. Polymerase Error Rate and the Human Genome What is the error rate of polymerase?