| Links | |
| Objectives | |
| Schedule | |
| Syllabus | |
| Mon 01/14 |
Chapter 1 Exploring Life (pp. 2-8,12-14,19-24) |
| Tue 01/15 |
Chapter 2 The Chemical Context of Life (pp. 32-42), 3 Water and the Fitness of the Environment
Chapter 2 xtra credit Scientists prove how geckos stick, unlock secrets to making artificial gecko glue EurekAlert 8/26/02
Chapter 2 xtra credit Sticking with gecko glue HERO Jun 2003
Chapter 3 xtra credit Reverse Osmosis Moves Forward. Environmental Health Perspectives Jan 2005 |
| Wed 01/16 |
Chapter 4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life, 5 The Structure and Function of Macromolecules (pp. 68-81,86-88)
Chapter 4 xtra credit GM fuels ethanol debate Chicago Tribune 2/6/06
Chapter 5 xtra credit New risk from trans fat Consumer Reports on Health Oct 05
Chapter 5 xtra credit The Murky World of High-Fructose Corn Syrup Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts Fall 01
Chapter 5 xtra credit Carb-Loading Conundrum Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness Hers Apr 04 |
| Thu 01/17 |
Chapter 2 The Chemical Context of Life (pp. 32-42), 3 Water and the Fitness of the Environment
Chapter 2 xtra credit Scientists prove how geckos stick, unlock secrets to making artificial gecko glue EurekAlert 8/26/02
Chapter 2 xtra credit Sticking with gecko glue HERO Jun 2003
Chapter 3 xtra credit Reverse Osmosis Moves Forward. Environmental Health Perspectives Jan 2005 |
| Wed 01/23 |
Chapter 6 A Tour of the Cell (pp. 94-96,98-120) |
| Mon 01/28 |
Chapter 7 Membrane Structure and Function
Chapter 7 xtra credit Cramps Backpacker Sept 04 |
| Wed 01/30 |
Chapter 8 An Introduction to Metabolism (pp. 141-144,148-154) |
| Mon 02/04 |
Chapter 9 Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Chemical Energy (pp. 160-177) |
| Mon 02/11 |
Chapter 10 Photosynthesis
Chapter 10 xtra credit A Prayerbook's Secret: Archimedes Lies Beneath NPR 7/27/06 |
| Wed 02/13 |
Chapter 11 Cell Communication (pp. 201-214)
Chapter 11 xtra credit U.S. discoverers of Viagra principle get Nobel Prize CNN 10/12/98 |
| Tue 02/19 |
Chapter 12 The Cell Cycle (pp. 218-226), 13 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
Chapter 12 xtra credit Centrosome cycle studies reveal promising candidates for anti-cancer drug design Breast Cancer Res. 2003
Chapter 13 xtra credit Are Males Genetically Doomed? Futurist Mar/Apr 05
Chapter 13 xtra credit The XX Brain and the XY Brain Psychiatric Times Aug 05 |
| Wed 02/20 |
Chapter 14 Mendel and the Gene Idea (pp. 251-261,265-267) |
| Thu 02/21 |
Chapter 12 The Cell Cycle (pp. 218-226), 13 Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles
Chapter 12 xtra credit Centrosome cycle studies reveal promising candidates for anti-cancer drug design Breast Cancer Res. 2003
Chapter 13 xtra credit Are Males Genetically Doomed? Futurist Mar/Apr 05
Chapter 13 xtra credit The XX Brain and the XY Brain Psychiatric Times Aug 05 |
| Mon 02/25 |
Chapter 15 The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance (pp. 274-288)
Chapter 15 xtra credit The Effect of Female Hormone Fluctuations on the Incidence of Trisomy in Humans FGCU 98 |
| Wed 02/27 |
Chapter 16 The Molecular Basis of Inheritance (pp. 296-306)
Chapter 16 xtra credit Telomerase's New Talent Science Now 8/17/05 |
| Mon 03/03 |
Chapter 17 From Gene to Protein (pp. 309,311-326,328-331)
Chapter 17 xtra credit Ear today, gone tomorrow? USA Today 6/19/03 |
| Mon 03/10 |
Chapter 18 The Genetics of Viruses and Bacteria (pp. 334-342,346-356) |
| Mon 03/17 |
Chapter 19 Eukaryotic Genomes (pp. 359-370), 20 DNA Technology and Genomics (pp. 384-398)
Chapter 19 xtra credit Stem Cell Research Basics: Early Stem Cells U of Kansas Medical Center 2006
Chapter 20 xtra credit Mosquito with glowing gonads to help battle malaria Science News 10/10/05
Chapter 20 xtra credit Dolly Was Lucky Science News 01 |
| Wed 03/19 |
Chapter 21 The Genetic Basis of Development (pp. 411-421,425-429)
Chapter 21 xtra credit Stem Cell Transplant Can Grow New Immune System ScienceDaily 11/24/07 |
| Mon 03/31 |
Chapter 22 Descent with Modification (pp. 443-451)
Chapter 22 xtra credit Did Darwin get it wrong? Searching for the ancestor of Darwin's finches On Science 2005 |
| Wed 04/02 |
Chapter 23 The Evolution of Populations (pp. 454-462,465-468)
Chapter 23 xtra credit Looks Matter Science News 10/1/05 |
| Tue 04/08 |
Chapter 24 The Origin of Species (pp. 472-483), 25 Phylogeny and Systematics (pp. 491-499,507-508)
Chapter 24 xtra credit Origin of the Kaibab Squirrel Creation Research Society Quarterly 6/5/89
Chapter 25 xtra credit Redrafting the Tree of Life Science Now 9/8/04 |
| Wed 04/09 |
Chapter 26 The Tree of Life (pp. 512-528) |
| Thu 04/10 |
Chapter 24 The Origin of Species (pp. 472-483), 25 Phylogeny and Systematics (pp. 491-499,507-508)
Chapter 24 xtra credit Origin of the Kaibab Squirrel Creation Research Society Quarterly 6/5/89
Chapter 25 xtra credit Redrafting the Tree of Life Science Now 9/8/04 |
| Mon 04/14 |
Chapter 28 Protists
Chapter 28 xtra credit Sheep bacteria widen diet of cattle Science News 6/6/98
Chapter 28 xtra credit Unraveling the secrets of red tide MIT news 8/30/07 |
| Mon 04/21 |
Chapter 29 Plant Diversity I: How Plants Colonized Land, 30 Plant Diversity II: The Evolution of Seed Plants
Chapter 30 xtra credit Yes, We'll Have No Bananas Common Dreams NewsCenter 7/19/03 |
| Wed 04/23 |
Chapter 31 Fungi
Chapter 31 xtra credit Same-sex fungi can mate The Scientist 4/26/05
Chapter 31 xtra credit Mycorrhizae, Voles, Owls, Trees and Man Daniel B. Wheeler 97
Chapter 31 xtra credit Biggest living thing; Huge mushroom in Oregon Extreme Science |
| Mon 04/28 |
Chapter 32 An Introduction to Animal Diversity
Chapter 32 xtra credit Strange Creatures - A Burgess Shale Fossil Sampler National Museum of Natural History |
| Wed 04/30 |
Chapter 33 Invertebrates
Chapter 33 xtra credit The humble leech's medical magic BBC News Online 7/2/04 |
| Mon 05/05 |
Chapter 34 Vertebrates, 27 Prokaryotes
Chapter 34 xtra credit Is it true turtles breathe through their butts? The Straight Dope 11/16/01
Chapter 27 xtra credit Swamp Gas Mystery Solved Science Now 8/24/05
Chapter 27 xtra credit NZ flatulence tax outrages farmers BBC News 6/20/03 |
