About This Lesson
This magazine (pdf) explores the developments in genetic sequencing and research made over the last decade. More at: www.wellcome.ac.uk/bigpicture. What's inside our genome? How do genomes of different organisms compare? Also includes: the role of our genes in health and disease, mitochondrial DNA, epigenetics, how our genes affect our personality and physical appearance, ethics of genetic testing before birth and for health insurance. Real-life interviews with people working with genes, and people with genetic diseases. More articles, activities etc. at www.wellcome.ac.uk/bigpicture/genes
The articles and lay out in this magazine are great! Wow! Here's information that will get pupils engaged and focused on this topic! Love it ! There are so many parts to this that you could put into the lesson. You could even section parts up and get pupils to work in pairs to cut down the information into a 5 minute presentation. Love it !