Chapter 4: Proteins, DNA and the RNA's.

This chapter of Ellen McHenry's course on Cells covers a whopping amount.

Watch these videos:

DNA

Transcription and translation
DNA Transcription and Protein Assembly

The Secret of Life: a narrative of findings by Watson and Crick
Rosalind Franklin

The DNA song. Can you learn to sing it? And the Protein Song.

Protein transport

And the activities this week:

1. Make a protein pencil popper. Scroll to see the protein shapes, then click on the thumbnail of the shape you like ... and get out your pipe cleaners.

2. Building a double helix from carrots, raisins, blueberries, peas and marshmallows will make complete sense, right?