A (very) brief history of genomics

Overview
Creative Commons License: CC-BY Questions:
  • What is this course about?

  • What is the history of genomics?

Objectives:
  • Have a basic understanding of history of biology from Darwin to today.

Time estimation: 1 hour
Supporting Materials:
Published: Jan 9, 2024
Last modification: Feb 20, 2024
License: Tutorial Content is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The GTN Framework is licensed under MIT
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Fluctuation test.

What do you know?

This is the first lecture of the class. We will begin with a short quiz that is designed tio let me know what you do and do not know. This quiz will have no effect on your grade in this course.

Why history?

Knowing history is essential for understanding how we arrived to the current state of affairs in our field. It is also full of accidental discoveries and dramatic relationships making it quite interesting to read about. I strongly advise you to take a look at the manuscripts below:

Classical publications

Books.


Let’s get to it

Today’s lecture will be organized as a, well, a lecture - we will be going over a set of slides linked at the beginning of this page.