People Doing Science: The Double Helix (The discovery of DNA's Double Helix) The Double Helix tells the story of the discovery of DNA's structure as seen through the eyes of the author, James D. Watson. The book starts in the fall of 1951 with Watson, an American postdoctoral fellow, arrivi...

Alex Ruiz Per.6 11/22/00 Genetic Engineered Foods Genetic Engineered Foods are too controversial and unstable to be consumed by the general public. Great deals of scientists have very opposite opinions about Genetic Engineered Foods (GE). Genetically altering foods is the process of modifyi...

Criminal Behavior and Genetics Can criminal behavior be blamed on certain genes or genetic make-up? Well some scientists believe so. Up until just recently, no one has had any way or incentive to explore the genetic side of criminal behavior. Now that scientists have the tools and curiosit...

Basic summary on knock-outs In vitro, a DNA fragment is altered by insertion of a fragment containing a selectable marker. The interrupted gene is introduced into the cells. In some cells, homologous recombination results in the replacement of the resident "gene" with the interrupted ...

Basic summary on knock-outs In vitro, a DNA fragment is altered by insertion of a fragment containing a selectable marker. The interrupted gene is introduced into the cells. In some cells, homologous recombination results in the replacement of the resident "gene" with the interrupted ...

Clones Clones Cloning, the process of creating a copy of a plant or animal that is genetically identical to the original through asexual means, has sparked some interesting moral and ethical debate. For years, cloning has been used to produce a greater number of a specific type of plant, such as...

Genetics Engineering Hollywood has been showing it to us for years. Frankenstein, The Six Million Dollar Man, Jurassic Park, etc.; the list goes on. All these movies show man's instinct to create. This fiction of playing God in recent years is becoming a reality. In 1952, deoxyribonucle...