Selective+Breeding

=Things From Class:= == =Homework:=

=Videos, Tutorials and Cool Stuff:= [|Explanation of Selective Breeding] [|Kermode Bear] [|Genetic Engineering Tutorial] [|Dog Breeding - PBS] [|Engineer a Crop - Corn] [|Who Wants to Be a Genetic Engineer?] [|12 Bizarre Examples of Genetic Engineering]

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=Genetic Engineering Webquest Task Assignment:= Your task: Questions to consider
 * 1) You are to write a response 3-4 sentences about the article under new discussion. Do you agree, do you disagree? Do you see any problems or potential successes with use for genetic engineering?
 * Should genetic engineering have any laws placed upon it?
 * Is it ethical to use genetic engineering?
 * What could some of the consequences be?
 * What are some of the benefits?

**Designer Babies**

[|Designer Babies - Genetically Engineered]

Questions to consider and answer: 1. How would a ban on the genetic modification of children be enforced? 2. Is it a good idea to allow this type of genetic engineering? 3. What are some reasons why genetic engineering with human offspring is a bad idea? 4. If you could choose what traits your baby would have would you? Why or why not?

=Genetically Modified Foods=
 * Answer the following questions. **


 * 1. What are genetically modified (GM) organisms and GM foods? **
 * 2. Why are GM foods produced? **
 * 3. Are GM foods assessed differently from traditional foods? **
 * 4. How are the potential risks to human health determined? **
 * 5. What are the main issues of concern for human health? **
 * 6. How is a risk assessment for the environment performed? **
 * 7. What are the issues of concern for the environment? **
 * 9. How are GM foods regulated nationally? **


 * Compile the answers in a report. **

=Center - Genetic Engineering= 1. Watch Animation - [|Genetic Engineering Experiments] 2. Watch this video - [|YouTube Video]