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Telomeres and Disease Comprehension Questions: (answer in your notebook!)
1) How is telomere length a kind of "mitotic clock"? 2) What is the function of telomerase? 3) What is the relationship between cancer and telomere length? Provide a specific example from the text. 4) Describe how telomere length is related to a non-cancer disease. 5) Hhow can understanding telomeres help scientists develop treatments for disease and aging?
Do not need to answer questions following Section II.
STEM CELL DEBATE QUESTION: Should human stem cells be used to develop therapeutic technologies?
Mitosis Practice Link is HERE.
Watch Bonnie Bassler's TEDTalk on quorum sensing HERE.
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announcementsMONDAY 9/26
Finish Mother's Milk Case Study for homework. TUESDAY 9/27 Mother's Milk Case Study due. Stem Cell Debate (Debate #2) on October 7th (see assignments for debate question). WEDNESDAY 9/28 Finish Mitosis Practice for homework. THURSDAY 9/29 Mitosis Practice Summary Questions due. Watch Bonnie Bassler's TEDTalk on quorum sensing for homework. FRIDAY 9/30 Unit 2 Quiz today. MONDAY 10/3 Debate #2 work time for active debaters. THURSDAY 10/6 Unit 2 Test today! FRIDAY 10/7 Debate #2 (debate opinion essays due). |