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page-content main-wrapper"> <div class="shadow-right">  <div id="main"> <div id="main-inside" class="clear-block">  <div id="primary-content"> <div class="blocks"> <h1 class="title archive-tag">Posts tagged <span class="altText">genetics</span></h1> <div class="divider"></div>  <div id="post-4699" class="hentry post post-1 odd author-williams category-g2conline post_tag-autism post_tag-genetics post_tag-genome-sequencing post_tag-neuroscience clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/04/10/multiple-paths-to-autism/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Autismbrain-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Autism and the Brain" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/04/10/multiple-paths-to-autism/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Multiple Paths to Autism">Multiple Paths to Autism</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Apr 10th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/williams/" title="Posts by Jason Williams ">Jason Williams</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/g2conline/">G2C Online</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/04/10/multiple-paths-to-autism/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p>There was a great deal of excitement last week as intriguing findings published in Nature yield clues into the mystery of autism. <a href="http://www.g2conline.org/#Autism">Autism</a>, or more correctly put Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are defects in neural development that manifest themselves early in childhood as affected children have difficulties in socialization and language skills. Like any childhood disease autism is unimaginably frustrating for the millions of parents and relatives that have to find the best way to cope with a child who will have unexpected needs. Even more frustrating perhaps is the unanswered questions surrounding the cause of the disease and the <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/04/10/multiple-paths-to-autism/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/autism/" rel="tag" title="autism (10 topics)">autism</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/genetics/" rel="tag" title="genetics (12 topics)">genetics</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/genome-sequencing/" rel="tag" title="genome sequencing (1 topics)">genome sequencing</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/neuroscience/" rel="tag" title="Neuroscience (4 topics)">Neuroscience</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4231" class="hentry post post-2 even alt author-jwatkins category-yourgenesyourhealth post_tag-disease post_tag-dna post_tag-gene post_tag-gene-profiling post_tag-gene-therapy post_tag-genetics post_tag-health post_tag-inheritance post_tag-medical-detective post_tag-medical-sleuth post_tag-undiagnosed-disease post_tag-ygyh clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/10/31/the-medical-sleuth/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/book.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="book" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/10/31/the-medical-sleuth/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: The Medical Sleuth">The Medical Sleuth</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Oct 31st</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/jwatkins/" title="Posts by Jermel Watkins ">Jermel Watkins</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/yourgenesyourhealth/">Your Genes, Your Health</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/10/31/the-medical-sleuth/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/detective.jpg"></a><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/badge620_booksSeason1.gif"></a></p> <p>When we think of a detective the first thing that comes to mind is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private entity. However there are unique detectives within the multifaceted arena of medicine. All though we might already think of most doctors as detectives there are special doctors, units, working at the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) undiagnosed disease program. Doctors such as William A. Gahl at the NIH are disease detectives that try to elucidate the causes and genetic basis involved in the hundreds of unsolved and mysterious diseases that arise each year. Dr. Gahl <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/10/31/the-medical-sleuth/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/disease/" rel="tag" title="disease (13 topics)">disease</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/dna/" rel="tag" title="dna (36 topics)">dna</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/gene/" rel="tag" title="gene (11 topics)">gene</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/gene-profiling/" rel="tag" title="gene profiling (2 topics)">gene profiling</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/gene-therapy/" rel="tag" title="gene therapy (4 topics)">gene therapy</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/genetics/" rel="tag" title="genetics (12 topics)">genetics</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/health/" rel="tag" title="health (3 topics)">health</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/inheritance/" rel="tag" title="Inheritance (18 topics)">Inheritance</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/medical-detective/" rel="tag" title="medical detective (1 topics)">medical detective</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/medical-sleuth/" rel="tag" title="medical sleuth (1 topics)">medical sleuth</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/undiagnosed-disease/" rel="tag" title="undiagnosed disease (1 topics)">undiagnosed disease</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/ygyh/" rel="tag" title="ygyh (7 topics)">ygyh</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4225" class="hentry post post-3 odd author-mcbrien category-g2conline post_tag-chlorophyll post_tag-dna post_tag-evolution post_tag-gene post_tag-genes post_tag-genetics post_tag-inheritance post_tag-natural-selection post_tag-photosynthesis post_tag-tree clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/10/28/autumn-leaves/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/800px-The_tree_is_on_fire-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail" alt="800px-The_tree_is_on_fire" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/10/28/autumn-leaves/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Autumn Leaves">Autumn Leaves</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Oct 28th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/mcbrien/" title="Posts by Amanda McBrien ">Amanda McBrien</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/g2conline/">G2C Online</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/10/28/autumn-leaves/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/800px-The_tree_is_on_fire.jpg"></a>Autumn is my favorite season. I enjoy the cool weather, unpacking my sweaters from the attic and sleeping under my cozy comforter. But better than all of the above are the fantastic red, yellow and orange leaves that adorn the deciduous trees here in New York. Before I worked at the DNA Learning Center, this process was simply a beautiful rite of fall. Now, I see the whole process in a different light. It’s an elegant series of genetic steps that evolved millions of years ago, for a reason much bigger than beauty!</p> <p>For most of the year, deciduous trees are <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/10/28/autumn-leaves/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/chlorophyll/" rel="tag" title="chlorophyll (2 topics)">chlorophyll</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/dna/" rel="tag" title="dna (36 topics)">dna</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/evolution/" rel="tag" title="Evolution (9 topics)">Evolution</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/gene/" rel="tag" title="gene (11 topics)">gene</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/genes/" rel="tag" title="genes (11 topics)">genes</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/genetics/" rel="tag" title="genetics (12 topics)">genetics</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/inheritance/" rel="tag" title="Inheritance (18 topics)">Inheritance</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/natural-selection/" rel="tag" title="natural selection (3 topics)">natural selection</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/photosynthesis/" rel="tag" title="photosynthesis (2 topics)">photosynthesis</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/tree/" rel="tag" title="tree (2 topics)">tree</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-4056" class="hentry post post-4 even alt author-mcbrien category-dnafromthebeginning category-dnainteractive post_tag-dna post_tag-evolution post_tag-genetics post_tag-natural-selection post_tag-teachers post_tag-teaching clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/09/21/can-i-teach-that/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/200px-Charles_Darwin_seated_crop-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail" alt="Charles Darwin" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/09/21/can-i-teach-that/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Can I Teach That?">Can I Teach That?</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Sep 21st</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/mcbrien/" title="Posts by Amanda McBrien ">Amanda McBrien</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/dnafromthebeginning/">DNA From The Beginning</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/09/21/can-i-teach-that/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/200px-Charles_Darwin_seated_crop.jpg"></a>Recently I worked with a group of graduate students who volunteered to be science mentors for students in New York City. They were being trained in a small set of hands-on labs designed to introduce genetics in an engaging, informal environment. At some point during the training, we touched upon genetic mutations and variation. I mentioned that it was a perfect segway into discussion of natural selection and evolution. One participant raised her hand and asked, “Are we allowed to teach that?” My initial response was surprise. I said, “Of course!” It is unfortunate though, that as science educators we should even <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/09/21/can-i-teach-that/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/dna/" rel="tag" title="dna (36 topics)">dna</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/evolution/" rel="tag" title="Evolution (9 topics)">Evolution</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/genetics/" rel="tag" title="genetics (12 topics)">genetics</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/natural-selection/" rel="tag" title="natural selection (3 topics)">natural selection</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/teachers/" rel="tag" title="teachers (1 topics)">teachers</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/teaching/" rel="tag" title="teaching (9 topics)">teaching</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-1128" class="hentry post post-5 odd author-mckechni category-dnafromthebeginning post_tag-behavior post_tag-genetics post_tag-jungle-ant post_tag-ophiocordyceps-unilateralis post_tag-parasite clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2010/02/08/genetics-and-behavior/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Cordyceps-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Cordyceps" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2010/02/08/genetics-and-behavior/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Genetics and Behavior">Genetics and Behavior</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Feb 8th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/mckechni/" title="Posts by Erin McKechnie ">Erin McKechnie</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/dnafromthebeginning/">DNA From The Beginning</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2010/02/08/genetics-and-behavior/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Cordyceps.jpg"></a>Genetics plays a greater role in our lives than many of us realize. While certain behaviors seem obviously connected to a need for survival, many behaviors are linked to genes in ways we do not yet understand. So, to what extent do our genes dictate our behaviors?</p> <p>One example of controlled behaviors has stirred up a variety of questions. A species of fungus, <em>Ophiocordyceps unilateralis</em>, infects a type of carpenter ant. What is unusual about the infection is that the fungus somehow directs the ant to move to a location on the leaves of the trees normally inhabited by the ants. <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2010/02/08/genetics-and-behavior/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/behavior/" rel="tag" title="behavior (2 topics)">behavior</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/genetics/" rel="tag" title="genetics (12 topics)">genetics</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/jungle-ant/" rel="tag" title="jungle ant (1 topics)">jungle ant</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/ophiocordyceps-unilateralis/" rel="tag" title="Ophiocordyceps unilateralis (1 topics)">Ophiocordyceps unilateralis</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/parasite/" rel="tag" title="parasite (1 topics)">parasite</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-1110" class="hentry post post-6 even alt author-setton category-dnainteractive post_tag-aids post_tag-ccr5 post_tag-cure post_tag-genetics post_tag-hiv post_tag-recepotr post_tag-treatment post_tag-white-blood-cell clear-block"> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2010/02/05/aids-cure/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: AIDS Cure?">AIDS Cure?</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Feb 5th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block "> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/setton/" title="Posts by Tedi Setton ">Tedi Setton</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/dnainteractive/">DNA Interactive</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2010/02/05/aids-cure/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p>How do you cure a man of both leukemia and AIDS with just one procedure? No, it’s not a trick question: an American leukemia patient living in Berlin received a bone marrow transplant that also resolved his AIDS.</p> <p>In a bone marrow transplant, a patient’s own marrow is destroyed and replaced with tissue from a donor. The donor marrow contains healthy hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs, adult stem cells in the blood) which repopulate the patient’s body with healthy red and white blood cells for oxygen transport and immune defense. Just as with other varieties of organ donation, tissue-type matches are critical. In the case of <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2010/02/05/aids-cure/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/aids/" rel="tag" title="AIDS (2 topics)">AIDS</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/ccr5/" rel="tag" title="CCR5 (1 topics)">CCR5</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/cure/" rel="tag" title="cure (2 topics)">cure</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/genetics/" rel="tag" title="genetics (12 topics)">genetics</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/hiv/" rel="tag" title="HIV (2 topics)">HIV</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/recepotr/" rel="tag" title="recepotr (1 topics)">recepotr</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/treatment/" rel="tag" title="treatment (10 topics)">treatment</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/white-blood-cell/" rel="tag" title="white blood cell (1 topics)">white blood cell</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-788" class="hentry post post-7 odd author-jwatkins category-yourgenesyourhealth post_tag-dna post_tag-fto post_tag-gene post_tag-genetics post_tag-obesity post_tag-weight clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/12/10/fighting-obesity/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Obesity-waist_circumference1-100x100.png" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Obesity-waist_circumference1" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/12/10/fighting-obesity/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Fighting Obesity…">Fighting Obesity…</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Dec 10th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/jwatkins/" title="Posts by Jermel Watkins ">Jermel Watkins</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/yourgenesyourhealth/">Your Genes, Your Health</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/12/10/fighting-obesity/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Obesity-waist_circumference1.png"></a>Today there is a huge concern about obesity. It is a medical condition characterized by excessive body fat accumulated to a point where it has become a health issue. It is associated with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, and heart disease – ultimately leading to reduced life expectancy. Obesity is a condition that can be caused by inactivity, excessive consumption of calories, or a genetic predisposition.</p> <p>Scientists have used genome-wide studies to define a relationship between body mass index and polymorphisms in the FTO gene (Fat Mass and Obesity Associated Gene). Recently, insights into the function of the <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/12/10/fighting-obesity/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/dna/" rel="tag" title="dna (36 topics)">dna</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/fto/" rel="tag" title="fto (1 topics)">fto</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/gene/" rel="tag" title="gene (11 topics)">gene</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/genetics/" rel="tag" title="genetics (12 topics)">genetics</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/obesity/" rel="tag" title="obesity (2 topics)">obesity</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/weight/" rel="tag" title="weight (2 topics)">weight</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-269" class="hentry post post-8 even alt author-connolly category-g2conline post_tag-autism post_tag-bill post_tag-genetics post_tag-geschwind clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/10/05/defining-the-enemy-advances-in-autsim-research/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/GeschwindJP2-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="GeschwindJP2" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/10/05/defining-the-enemy-advances-in-autsim-research/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Defining the Enemy, Advances in Autsim Research">Defining the Enemy, Advances in Autsim Research</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Oct 5th</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/connolly/" title="Posts by connolly ">connolly</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/g2conline/">G2C Online</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/10/05/defining-the-enemy-advances-in-autsim-research/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/GeschwindJP2.jpg"></a>For most people the ideas of genes and traits recall a few scattered facts from their primary schooling on Mendel and his pea plants; short ones, tall ones, Punnett squares and the like. When it comes it comes to simple traits, like eye color, people may think that it is only a matter of some combination of dominant or recessive genes, i.e. BB, Bb, or bb. As it turns out, eye color is more genetically complex than this. So one could imagine that solving the genetic mysteries behind autism are even more complex.</p> <p>In a recent review of autism research, Brent <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/10/05/defining-the-enemy-advances-in-autsim-research/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/autism/" rel="tag" title="autism (10 topics)">autism</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/bill/" rel="tag" title="bill (1 topics)">bill</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/genetics/" rel="tag" title="genetics (12 topics)">genetics</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/geschwind/" rel="tag" title="geschwind (1 topics)">geschwind</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-49" class="hentry post post-9 odd author-mckechni category-dnafromthebeginning post_tag-education post_tag-genetics post_tag-heritability post_tag-inheritance post_tag-molecular-biology post_tag-teaching clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/09/02/teaching-genetics-simplicity-for-success/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/2129105229_97fa348804-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Green Apple" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/09/02/teaching-genetics-simplicity-for-success/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Teaching Genetics: Simplicity for Success">Teaching Genetics: Simplicity for Success</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Sep 2nd</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/mckechni/" title="Posts by Erin McKechnie ">Erin McKechnie</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/dnafromthebeginning/">DNA From The Beginning</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/09/02/teaching-genetics-simplicity-for-success/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/2129105229_97fa348804.jpg"></a>I love to talk about the biology behind how life works with other people. Some of the best conversations I have ever had have been with fifth graders learning about DNA. I am amazed that they know an incredible amount of information relating to genetics, way more than I ever knew when I was their age.</p> <p>I currently teach genetics and molecular biology to middle school students, high school students, teachers, and the general public. One of the greatest skills I have learned in my current position is the importance of engaging your audience and making the material you are introducing <a class="more-link" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/09/02/teaching-genetics-simplicity-for-success/">More ></a></p> </div> <div class="post-tags"> <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/education/" rel="tag" title="Education (6 topics)">Education</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/genetics/" rel="tag" title="genetics (12 topics)">genetics</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/heritability/" rel="tag" title="heritability (5 topics)">heritability</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/inheritance/" rel="tag" title="Inheritance (18 topics)">Inheritance</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/molecular-biology/" rel="tag" title="molecular biology (1 topics)">molecular biology</a>, <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/tag/teaching/" rel="tag" title="teaching (9 topics)">teaching</a> </div> </div>   <div id="post-22" class="hentry post post-10 even alt author-mcbrien category-dnafromthebeginning post_tag-dna post_tag-education post_tag-genes post_tag-genetics post_tag-heritability post_tag-inheritance post_tag-teaching clear-block"> <a class="post-thumb size-post-thumbnail alignleft" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/08/31/do-genes-always-follow-the-rules/"><img width="100" height="100" src="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Redhead-100x100.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Redhead" /></a> <h2 class="title"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/08/31/do-genes-always-follow-the-rules/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Do Genes Always Follow the Rules?">Do Genes Always Follow the Rules?</a></h2> <div class="post-date"> <p class="day">Aug 31st</p> </div> <div class="post-info clear-block with-thumbs"> <p class="author alignleft">Posted by <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/author/mcbrien/" title="Posts by Amanda McBrien ">Amanda McBrien</a> in <a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/category/sitetopics/dnafromthebeginning/">DNA From The Beginning</a> </p> <p class="comments alignright"><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2009/08/31/do-genes-always-follow-the-rules/#comments" class="no comments">No comments</a></p> </div> <div class="post-content clear-block"> <p><a href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Redhead.jpg"></a>As a teacher, I find that the presentation of classical Mendelian inheritance is important, but can be misleading. Do genes always follow the rules that the “Father of Genetics” observed in his garden? Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate Mendel and his contribution to genetics, but the exceptions seem much more interesting!</p> <p>For example, many genes are pleiotropic, meaning they affect more than one phenotype. How about the recent development on red heads and anasthetics? I happen to live with a red head, from a long line of red heads, so in our family this was a topic of discussion for days. 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IQ tests are overated. They are based on assumptions about the nature of intelligence,...</span></span></a></li> <li class="clear-block"><a title="Posted in: Cancer Overtreatment. When the solution is worse than the problem." class="fadeThis" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/12/13/cancer-overtreatment-when-the-solution-is-worse-than-the-problem/#comment-5439"><span class="avatar"><img alt='' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=32' class='avatar avatar-32 photo avatar-default' height='32' width='32' /></span><span class="entry">points of view: <span class="details"> On My Twitter Feed... Then I checked my personal feed and saw somebody posting the link to the...</span></span></a></li> <li class="clear-block"><a title="Posted in: Tag…You’re It!" class="fadeThis" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2012/01/19/tag-youre-it/#comment-5359"><span class="avatar"><img alt='' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/52935aba909ed59a5789008268b14fdb?s=32&d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D32&r=G' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' /></span><span class="entry">talha: <span class="details"> the wonders of science i wanna be performing this epigenetic tag therapy.</span></span></a></li> <li class="clear-block"><a title="Posted in: Merry Christmas to Hemophilia Patients" class="fadeThis" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/12/15/merry-christmas-to-hemophilia-patients/#comment-5358"><span class="avatar"><img alt='' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/52935aba909ed59a5789008268b14fdb?s=32&d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D32&r=G' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' /></span><span class="entry">talha: <span class="details"> this is just a tip of an iceberg whats gonna happen more and more can only be expected from gene...</span></span></a></li> <li class="clear-block"><a title="Posted in: DNA DAY 2010: What, me worry about my DNA?" class="fadeThis" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2010/04/29/dna-day-2010-what-me-worry-about-my-dna/#comment-4616"><span class="avatar"><img alt='' src='http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/fe0f32261332c54b99b24c06881c2573?s=32&d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D32&r=G' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' /></span><span class="entry">Traci: <span class="details"> How would I go about getting my DNA tested? 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This is just another step to curing some of the most devastating diseases...</span></span></a></li> <li class="clear-block"><a title="Posted in: Compulsive Hoarding" class="fadeThis" href="http://blogs.dnalc.org/2011/11/10/compulsive-hoarding/#comment-1245"><span class="avatar"><img alt='' src='http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/cf95176c58575d503b402764e9710135?s=32&d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D32&r=G' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' /></span><span class="entry">Eileen @ Space Matters: <span class="details"> You've got some very interesting info here! 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