Trends in Genetic Sciences

State of the art experimental strategies for elucidating functional information from the growing number of organisms for which genome sequences are now available. Introduction to RNA interference and its application to the analysis of gene function. How the technique of RNA interference can be used to carry out genome wide screens for gene function in a range of organisms, including humans, C. elegans and Drosophila. The use bioinformatics to analyse gene function on a genome wide scale. Elucidating the function of proteins on a genome wide scale using mass spectrometry