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Find a video or article on stems cells (including IPS cells) or cloning that you found interesting. Give the URL and a short (1 paragraph) summary of why you found the material interesting. Do use any reading or video that was in this week’s folder and make sure no previous poster use the same source.

 

Note: because of a time lag delay between when articles are posted and when I approve them, it is possible that 2 more people will use the same source. I will allow this exception to the above rule.

As shown in the  video you watched, recent experiments  claim that two babies have been born that were genetically engineered to resist HIV infection. Should this or any similar genetic modifications (which can be passed from generation to generation unlike standard gene therapy) be allowed for humans? Explain.

 

 

Watch the video below (It is long but well worth it)

When you are finished, answer the following questions in a reply to this blog post

(1) Was Rosalind Franklin “Robbed”?

(2) What “rights” do scientists have to their data? Do they “own” it?

(3) What do you think of Gosling’s statement at the end of the video about who was responsible for  Wilkins (and thus Watson and Crick) seeing the data?

(4) Did Rosalind Franklin “steal” Wilkins’ student (Raymond Gosling)?

(5) Do you think something like this would happen today? Have times changed?

(6) Were Watson and Crick too careless in their first model, or is this ( as some have suggested) just how science works, by trial and error? Was Franklin too cautious?

Here is a place to post questions about the class. You may post questions about the class organization and about specific topics. I will also post questions that get frequently asked.

Answers from other students are welcome!

Here are some points about the first exam

(1) The first exam will be available starting 2/11 through 2/15

(2) A study guide will be put out this week

(3) Expect most of the questions to be similar to questions found on problem quizzes and worksheets (including the group worksheets) both in terms of format (short answer problems) and content.

(4) The exam will not be  a D2L exam

 

Read the Mother Courage article and the DIY scientist articles.  What major ethical error did a doctor make in the first article? What do you attribute the difference in insight between this doctor and Jill Viles?

Write your answers as a reply in the comments section

Tell the class the following

Where you are from

What you hope to learn in this class

What you find most interesting about Genetics.

If you have taken on-line classes, what has specifically helped you learn on line. What type of activities help you most? Reading? Videos? Interactive activities? Others?