BIOL398-01/S10:Class Journal Week 8

Alex George

1. The purpose of this assignment was to get us comfortable working with protein sequences so that we will be able to use these tools for our project.
2. I learned a lot of helpful information from this assignment. The book showed us how to obtain sequences from SWISS-PROT as well as how to test the amino acid sequence of the protein. Also, the book showed us how to interpret the results using different tools, such as the transmembrane protein tool.
3. I am still trying to figure out how we can use these tools for our particular project question. Also, I didn't know if we were supposed to work through the entire chapter 6, or just the two bullet points you mentioned on the assignment.

J'aime Moehlman

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1. What was the purpose of this assignment? The main purpose of this assignment was to help us become more comfortable with using different online tools, so that we can work with protein sequences.
2. What did I learn from this assignment? I learned how to get amino acids from protein sequences, as well as how to use differnt web tools in order to learn different things about a protein sequence. I also am really enjoying the study of the HIV disease; I feel as though this could eventually lead me in a direction towards a research opportunity.
3. What did I not understand about this assignment? I'm still a bit fuzzy on using each of the sites that the Bioinformatics book had us working with, but I think that the more I use them, the more comfortable I will get with them.

KP Ramirez

1. What was the purpose of this assignment? The purpose of this assignment was to teach us how to use new online tools as well as understand more in the field of bioinformatics using our Bioinfomatics for dummies book.
2. What did I learn from this assignment? This assignment taught me how to find amino acids from protein sequences,as well as the tools needed to analyze and understand them that we have at our disposal. I never appreciated how the bioinformatics book actually has a lot to offer, but walking through these practices helped me to plan out what I can use in my future assignment.
3. What did I not understand about this assignment? Even though I feel this was a good excersize, i also feel that I need to practice this more to really understand it. 3:24 pm March 14

Amanda Wavrin

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1. What was the purpose of this assignment?
2. What did I learn from this assignment (head, hands, heart)?
3. What did I not understand (yet) about this assignment?