The Human Microbiome Project is a $173 NIH funded effort to to discover and study the microbes that live on and in humans. This article from Popular Science discussess the skin microbiome and specifically how the bacteria living on us relate to allergies, asthma, and eczema. Read the article and comment below in regard to at least two of the following:
1. Describe the relationship/number of bacteria to different parts of the skin.
2. Describe the study methods that were used to study the link between allergies, inflammation, and the microbiome.
3. Describe the role of metagenomic analysis is being used to study the skin microbiome.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-02/our-body-ecosystem-understanding-interplay-between-man-and-microbe
Friday, February 18, 2011
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Welcome to our class blog: redux
This initial blog is a reposting of a July 2010 blog to introduce it to students for the first time. Feel free to go back and read the other blogs posted and comments by your predecessors. I will select a few for you to read and comment on. Follow the instructions here and get started--enjoy!
The purpose of this blog is to give you, the students, the opportunity to share your thoughts, assignments, and projects with each other and perhaps the world. It is a classroom blog to begin with, however if you want to start your own blog we can certainly talk about that! The blog will be the hub of collaboration and sharing for our class. You will also comment on the work of your classmates. Finally the blog will become a repository of your good ideas.
We will learn some cool easy Web 2.0 tools to help you complete assignments and projects. You may already know some and can teach me! Eventually, you might create your own blog or, using something like Google docs, you can begin to create an e-portfolio of your work. This blog is different from our BB site because it allows you to embed projects, comment directly on other's work, read postings from guests, and more. There will be plenty of guidelines for you to follow and information on how, when, why, etc. So don't freak out! We will ease into it and I promise it will enhance your learning and not just take time away from your studies.
Take the survey on web tools (posted on BB) and watch the following video. Go to the "Tips for Blogging" page here and then share your thoughts (via comments below) on your reaction to using a blog in our class by answering the following questions: Have you blogged before? How do you think it might be helpful? What is your biggest concern? What might be fun about blogging here?
Let's get started!
Blogs in Plain English:
The purpose of this blog is to give you, the students, the opportunity to share your thoughts, assignments, and projects with each other and perhaps the world. It is a classroom blog to begin with, however if you want to start your own blog we can certainly talk about that! The blog will be the hub of collaboration and sharing for our class. You will also comment on the work of your classmates. Finally the blog will become a repository of your good ideas.
We will learn some cool easy Web 2.0 tools to help you complete assignments and projects. You may already know some and can teach me! Eventually, you might create your own blog or, using something like Google docs, you can begin to create an e-portfolio of your work. This blog is different from our BB site because it allows you to embed projects, comment directly on other's work, read postings from guests, and more. There will be plenty of guidelines for you to follow and information on how, when, why, etc. So don't freak out! We will ease into it and I promise it will enhance your learning and not just take time away from your studies.
Take the survey on web tools (posted on BB) and watch the following video. Go to the "Tips for Blogging" page here and then share your thoughts (via comments below) on your reaction to using a blog in our class by answering the following questions: Have you blogged before? How do you think it might be helpful? What is your biggest concern? What might be fun about blogging here?
Let's get started!
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