Although many were disappointed to be in school today, they seemed to perk up when they learned we were watching a DVD entitled, "Ghost in Your Genes." A link to the accompanying website can be found here: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genes/. We followed the film with a discussion that included the Epigenetics article you read over the weekend.
Some additional resources on epigenetics are at this site:
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/epigenetics/
This is the curriculum that I worked on at the University of Utah 2 summers ago! I especially like the activity entitled "Lick Your Rats." Even Mr. Wellington has given this interactive a try and would be happy to talk to you about it!
And there are several articles that are interesting to read. I've linked a few of them here:
The Sea Change That's Challenging Biology's Central Dogma
Now the Rest of the Genome
How Acquired Diseases Become Hereditary Illnesses
The Promise and Power of RNA
Tug of War Pits Genes of Parents in the Fetus
PreNatal Exposures Prompt EPA to Re-examine Chemical Regulations
Are Contaminants Silencing our Genes?
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