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?

CUTTING and PASTING DNA. Hannah and Mekai

CLICK HERE to access a great animation on recombinant DNA

GENETICS

QUESTIONS: 
1. How does the zygote develop into a multicellular organism?
2. What process forms sex cells?
2. What do genes code for?

DNA REPLICATION

Thanks Miles, It is a good animation for DNA REPLICATION. It explains what semi-conservative means.

DNA REPLICATION ANIMATION

CLICK HERE for an animation on DNA Replication.
QUESTIONS:
1. Why does DNA need to duplicate prior to cell division?
2. Why is DNA replication semiconservative?
3. Why is DNA a twisted ladder (double helix)

MEIOSIS SONG

QUESTIONS:
1. What do the couples of chromosomes represent?
2. What is the importance of crossing over? What is exchanged during crossing over?

Thanks Annika!

MITOSIS SONG

Thanks Annika for sharing this!
CATCHY MITOSIS SONG

Examining Gene Therapy As Treatment For Blindness

NPR INTERVIEW: Examining Gene Therapy As Treatment For Blindness.
Any thoughts?
How does Gene Therapy work?

MEIOSIS ANIMATION and QUIZ

CLICK HERE for a narrated animation on Meiosis. You can take a 4 question quiz after watching the animation. How did you do?

A Baby Please. Blond, Freckles.Hold the Colic

Interesting article on genetic engineering. This article can help you with the third quarter project
Any thoughts??? How is genetic engineering beneficial for society?

MEIOSIS: CROSSING OVER

QUESTIONS: 
What is the importance of sexual reproduction?
What do homologous chromosomes have in common?

MITOSIS SONG

MISTOSIS SONG

ASEXUAL CELL DIVISION ANIMATION.

ASEXUAL CELL DIVISION ANIMATION

QUESTIONS: How is mitosis different to meiosis?