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.
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Introduce Yourself! 2019
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?
Rosalind Franklin and The Double Helix Summer 2019
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?
