WHAT FISH TEACH US ABOUT US

Read the conversation with Dr. Neil H. Shubin, author of the book Your Inner Fish and scientist who led the team that discovered  the 375-million-year-old fish called Tiktaalik.

A POWERFUL NEW WAY TO EDIT DNA

CLICK HERE to read an article about editing DNA

QUESTIONS:
1. What type of enzymes cut DNA? How do they work?
2. Why do these techniques encounter setbacks?
3. How is Cystic Fibrosis inherited?

GENETICALLY MODIFIED BABIES

CLICK HERE to read an article from the NY Times related to mitochondrial manipulation technologies and topics discussed in class.

How does mitochondrial DNA different to nuclear DNA?

Thanks Mekai for sharing!

GENETICS: DNA FROM THE BEGINNING

CLICK HERE to learn more about how genes are passed on from parents to offspring. Make sure to click on the links at the bottom of the website: concept, animation, video, bio, problem, and links.
Why do genes come in pairs?

CLONE A MOUSE

CLICK HERE to Clone a mouse.
1. How does cloning work?
2. What is an enucleated egg?
3. Why do you need a somatic donor cell?
4. What is the difference between reproductive cloning and therapeutic cloning?

GENETIC TESTING OF EMBRYOS INCREASES

Ethics Questions Arise as Genetic Testing of Embryos Increases. 
Any thoughts?
When are prospective parents justified in discarding embryos?
Is it acceptable, for example, for diseases like GSS, that develop in adulthood?
What if a gene only increases the risk of a disease?
And should people be able to use it to pick whether they have a boy or girl?Or the eye color?

A RACE TO SAVE THE ORANGE BY ALTERING IT'S DNA

CLICK HERE to read an article Genetic Modified Organisms.
1. What is your opinion in regards to GMO's? 
2. Are GMO's that resist pests a better option than the use of pesticides?