week 6
What applications of CRISPR look particularly promising for improving human well-being? Justify your response.
Discuss the ethical issues you believe have arisen or are likely to arise with the deployment of CRISPR.
week 7
Explain why the relationship between these two species is considered an example of coevolution.
What did you find most interesting or significant about how the rattlesnake population adapts to the squirrel’s defenses against its venom?
week 8
Discuss the factors that make Alaskan waters in the summertime an optimal place and time for new strains of influenza to arise by genetic reassortment.
What do you think is the most interesting aspect of this situation?
week 10
Why do you think that many keystone species are predators at the top of the food chain in their respective ecosystems?
What do you think is the most interesting or significant facet of the video?