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Traits - Eye Color
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Learn about the genetics of eye color.
The Radical Possibilities of Man-made DNA
Video: TED Talk
Every cell that's ever lived has been the result of the four-letter genetic alphabet: A, T, C and G -- the basic units of DNA. But now that's changed. In a visionary talk, synthetic biologist Floyd E. Romesberg introduces us to the first living organisms created with six-letter DNA -- the four natural letters plus two new man-made ones, X and Y -- and explores how this breakthrough could challenge our basic understanding of nature's design.
What you need to know about CRISPR
Video - TED Talk
Should we bring back the woolly mammoth? Or edit a human embryo? Or wipe out an entire species that we consider harmful? The genome-editing technology CRISPR has made extraordinary questions like these legitimate — but how does it work? Scientist and community lab advocate Ellen Jorgensen is on a mission to explain the myths and realities of CRISPR, hype-free, to the non-scientists among us.
Understanding the Human Genome - Personalized medicine
TED Talk - Video - Riccardo Sabatini
Secrets, disease and beauty are all written in the human genome, the complete set of genetic instructions needed to build a human being. Now, as scientist and entrepreneur Riccardo Sabatini shows us, we have the power to read this complex code, predicting things like height, eye color, age and even facial structure — all from a vial of blood. And soon, Sabatini says, our new understanding of the genome will allow us to personalize treatments for diseases like cancer. We have the power to change life as we know it. How will we use it?
GMO Research
Genetically Modified Organisms
Gentically modified organisms are on the rise! From the food we eat to glow in the dark fish, it seems like more and more "naturally" occuring organisms are becoming less "natural" because of human altering of genes. Here is an opportunity to research this topic and find out the latest in the world of GMOs.
Genetic Egineering
Video - How genetic engineering works.
Genetic engineering basically is a scientific discipline that concentrates on the manipulation of genetic matter such as DNA/RNA
Cloning, Genetic Engineering, and the Future of Mankind
TED Talk - Francisco Ayala
This TED talk touches on some of the cutting edge gentics in the pipeline.
Prizzly Bears
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Add DeWhen polar bears and grizzlies breed, they can produce fertile offspring. Why can't other species?scription here
Mitochondrial Eve
Learn about common ansestry of the human race.
In January 1987, Rebecca Cann, Mark Stoneking, and Allan Wilson published a paper in Nature that dropped a bombshell of our understanding of human evolution.
