Making Sense of Evolution

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 16.06.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Objective
  3. Rationale
  4. Background
  5. Strategies and Activities
  6. Resources for Students
  7. Resources for Teachers
  8. Appendix
  9. Notes
  10. Bibliography

Genetic Engineering and the Potential Effects on Evolution

Akemi Hamai

Published September 2016

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Notes

  1. Ledford, Heidi. “CRISPR, the Disruptor.” Nature 522, no. 7554 (2015) 20-24 Pollack, Andrew October 30, 2011 “Concerns Raised about Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes.”
  2. Mukherjee, Siddhartha, (2016), The Gene: an Intimate History, 41
  3. Coyne, Jerry, A., (2009), Why Evolution is True, 117-118
  4. Mukherjee, 50-53
  5. ibid 62
  6. ibid 71
  7. Committee on Gene Drive Research in Non-Human Organisms (2016) Gene Drives on the Horizon: Advancing Science, Navigating Uncertainty, and Aligning Research with Public Values, 1
  8. “CRISPR/Cas9 History” Addgene: CRISPR History and Background
  9. Salaita, Meisa May 3, 2016 “How CRISPR Gene Editing Works.”
  10. Ledford, Heidi “CRISPR, the Disruptor”
  11. ibid
  12. Brown, Kristen V. 2016, “Inside the garage of labs of DIY gene hackers, whose hobby may terrify you”
  13. Brown, Kristen V. 2016
  14. Committee on Gene Drive Research in Non-Human Organisms (2016) 1-2
  15. Leford, Heidi “CRISPR, the Disruptor”
  16. Committee on Gene Drive Research in Non-Human Organisms (2016) 1-10
  17. Coyne, 125
  18. Flatt, Jim, “How Biotech Can Help Feed the Planet.”
  19. Phillips, T. “Genetically Modified Organisms: (GMOs): Transgenic crops and recombinant DNA technology. Nature Education 1(1):213
  20. Phillps, T.
  21. Stefanski, Paul, “GMOs Are On Your Side—Why Aren’t You on Theirs?”
  22. AAAS Oct. 20, 2012 “Statement by the AAAS Board of Directors On Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods”
  23. The Grocery Manufacturing Association “The Facts About GMOs”, https://factsaboutgmos.org, accessed on July 13, 2016
  24. Ledford, Heidi “CRISPR, the Disruptor
  25. Brown, Kristen V. “How Foods Genetically Engineered with Crispr could change the GMO debate”
  26. Hernandez, Daniela “Scientists develop a self-destruct button for DNA”
  27. “The Supreme Court Ruling That Led to 70,000 Forced Sterilizations.” NPR.
  28. Mukherjee, 65
  29. “The Supreme Court Ruling That Led to 70,000 Forced Sterilizations.”
  30. Black, Edwin. “The Horrifying American Roots of Nazi Eugenics.: History News Network.
  31. “The Supreme Court Ruling That Led to 70,000 Forced Sterilizations.”
  32. Black, Edwin
  33. Mukherjee, 78-85
  34. Black, Edwin
  35. Maxmen, Amy. “Easy DNA Editing Will Remake the World. Buckle Up.”
  36. Stone, Gigi. “Fertility Doctor Will Let Parents Build Their Own Baby.” Brownstein, Joseph and ABC News Medical Unit. “How Much Can We Decide About Baby’s Genes?” Ly, Sarah. “The Embryo Project Encyclopedia.”
  37. Ghose, Tina. March 13, 2014. “The Ethics of Designer Babies”.
  38. Hayden, Erika Check. “Should You Edit Your Children’s Genes?” Nature 530, no. 7591
  39. ibid
  40. ibid
  41. Reardon, Sara, “First CRISPR clinical trial gets green light from US Panel”
  42. Wilke, Andre Barretto Bruno and Mauro Toledo Marrelli, “Genetic Control of Mosquitoes: Population Suppression Strategies”
  43. DeChant, Tim and Eleanor Nelsen July 17, 2014 “Genetically Engineering Almost Anything”
  44. Wilke, ABB
  45. Fang, Janet, “Ecology: A World without Mosquitoes”
  46. “Mosquto Life Cycle” March14, 2016 EPA https://www.epa.gov/mosquitocontrol/mosquito-life-cycle, accessed on June 24, 2016
  47. Wilke, Andre Barretto Bruno and Mauro Toledo Marrelli Sept-Oct 2012
  48. ibid
  49. De Chant, Tim and Eleanor Nelsen
  50. Bittel, Jason, “Zika Raises the Question: Are Mosquitoes Necessary?
  51. Fang, Janet
  52. ibid
  53. Ledford, Heidi

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