BIOL 201: Molecules, Cells, & Organisms (HC) Spring 2023

Here's how you might approach your assignment: 

• You look at the syllabus and you're most interested in the lecture about protein function > that might get you interested in protein dysfunction and disease.
   
• You could poke around in your textbook, or google, or your own personal experience to pick a more narrow topic.
   
• Digging into your personal experience, you remember that you have a second cousin with Treacher Collins Syndrome, and you want to learn more. You find this information on the web. 

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That prompts you to ask yourself, What is the relationship between the protein treacle and Treacher Collins Sydrome?

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Step 1: Break up this research question into two or three main concepts. Ignore extraneous words.

• Concept #1: treacle
• Concept #2: treacher collins

Step 2: Conduct an initial search with these words, and quickly scan the results. 

Step 3: Using information from your initial search, add synonyms, acronyms, and variant spellings.

• Concept #1: treacle, tcof1 (the gene that encodes treacle)
• Concept #2: treacher collins, tcs

Step 4: Conduct a more targeted web or database search.

• Even if the search engine you are using doesn't require you to enter boolean operators, it is still using them behind the scenes. It will help you to know the logic behind your search.
   
• AND gives you results that include ALL of your concepts.
   
• OR gives you results that include ANY of your concepts.
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• Essentially, you are searching:​

(treacle OR tcof1) AND (treacher collins OR tcs)