Genetics

Here is some basic information about genetics:
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/WhoAmI/FindOutMore/Yourgenes.aspx
We'll watch the short video in class.

We'll also watch these short series of videos on genetics.  The link is to the last in the series, but it has embedded links to the first 3:
http://www.eyeondna.com/2008/02/09/dna-video-23andme-genetics-101-part-4/

Here's an interview with a man who won the Nobel in 2008 for his work on teleomeres, which regulate how cells age:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/science/18conversation.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210