1. Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Ho Chunk Room
FREE Pizza and soda!
RSVP: honors@uwec.edu
DNA Knots
and Links
DNA Knots
and Links
DNA Knots
and LinksKnot theory is an area of
math that started out as a
purely theoretical
field. Over the past several
decades, we have found
many applications in
nature. One primary
example is seen in cellular
DNA and DNA
recombination events. In
this presentation we will
discuss the basics of knot
theory including
Reidemeister moves,
operations, tangles and
examples. We will conclude
by seeing how knots and
links can be used to model
changes in cellular DNA
geometry due to enzyme
action.
Knot theory is an area of
math that started out as a
purely theoretical
field. Over the past several
decades, we have found
many applications in
nature. One primary
example is seen in cellular
DNA and DNA
recombination events. In
this presentation we will
discuss the basics of knot
theory including
Reidemeister moves,
operations, tangles and
examples. We will conclude
by seeing how knots and
links can be used to model
changes in cellular DNA
geometry due to enzyme
action.
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Ho Chunk Room
FREE Pizza and soda!
RSVP: honors@uwec.edu