"Madam, I'm Adam." - Adam (to Eve)

Supplementary videos

Therapeutic cloning I : somatic cell nuclear transfer (HHMI)
Therapeutic cloning II : making a blastocyst (HHMI)
Therapeutic cloning III : blastocyst development (HHMI)
Therapeutic cloning IV : growing stem cells (HHMI)
Stem Cells Breakthrough 5:30-10:30 IPS cells from skin (NOVA scienceNOW)
Stem Cell Breakthrough (somatic cell nuclear transfer; Dr. Mitalipov, May 2013)
Cloning a gene using restriction enzymes and plasmids
PCR animation (HHMI)
DNA fingerprinting using Southern Blotting and radioactive probes
The Future of Food 25:30-30:00 engineering Roundup Ready corn
Golden rice: enriched with beta carotene to treat vitamin A deficiency (PRI)
Genetically Modified Salmon Coming Soon? (Link TV)
Repetitive DNA: LINEs, SINEs, and ALUs (transposons); whales and hippos, oh my
Chromosome 11 Flyover: very few genes, many olfactory genes are non-functional
Patenting of human genes (CBS 60 Minutes, 4/4, 2010)
Personal DNA testing 4:30 - 10:30 What are your genetic risk factors? (NOVA scienceNOW)
DNA barcodes for seafood

Extra credit readings

• Dolly Was Lucky Science News 01
• Cloning world's first copy-cat NewScientist 2/15/02
• The Mammoth Cometh - de-extinction of the mammoth? New York Times 3/2/14
• Cord Blood Banking: Read Between the Ads ABC News 5/6/10
• Milestone In The Regeneration Of Brain Cells ScienceDaily 8/22/07
• Roundup Ready Corn Versus Roundup Ready Weeds U of Illinois extension 2/13/06
• Farmed Salmon - Seafood Watch Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Eating plants with animal genes does not make you a carnivore. Reason Magazine 11/27/02
• Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe To Eat? Mother Jones 9/30/11

Additional material

• Applications of DNA technology
• How Alu Jumps (Dolan DNA Learning Center)
• List of organisms by chromosome count

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