Assignments for Week Three - Genetic Evolution

Blog assignments for this week:

• “99.4% of the most critical DNA sites are identical in human and chimp genes”
  What do you make of this?
• Check out the Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, & Viruses Tutorial
  http://www.biology.arizona.edu/cell_bio/tutorials/pev/page2.html
  Post your results in your blog
• Post a comment on one of this morning's discussions
• Post a response to a classmate's blog

Check out the following links on Cybernetics and Self-organization:

http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/COMPNATS.HTML
Self-organization and complexity in the natural sciences

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopoiesis
Autopoiesis

http://www.calresco.org/lucas/auto.htm
Autopoiesis and Coevolution

Week Two Assignments - Evo-Devo

Blog assignments required for this week:

* Post your thoughts on Evo-Devo
* How does Darwinism matter to you?
* Respond to a classmate's blog

Additional blog posts welcome on the discussions in class!

And check out the following links:

http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/evolution/howdidwegethere.html
How Did We Get Here?
From the inheritance of acquired traits to natural selection to evo devo, evolutionary theory has itself evolved
By Steve Mirsky

http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/arn/pearcey/np_dcpolicy0500.htm
Why Darwinism Matters
Washington DC Policy Briefing
May 10, 2000
By Nancy R. Pearcey

http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/faq/origin.aspOrigin of Life Questions and Answers
“Answers in Genesis”

Use your blog to record your impressions

Week One Assignments - Our Biological World

1. Start your blog - try blogger.com - and send your url to laurence_spears@yahoo.com

Your blog assignments for this week:

* Post a short bio introducing yourself
* Post your thoughts on one of the discussions in class to your blog.
* Post a comment to a classmate's blog entry


2. Check out the following links on Evolution:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwinism
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/A PBS program from 2001
“Evolution – a journey into where we’re from…and where we’re going”

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/
UC Berkeley’s website
“Understanding Evolution”


Use your blog to record your impressions

Welcome!

Welcome to Biology at ACCHS!

My name is Larry Spears, and I'll be guiding you through your Biology Course here.
As you now know, your assignments will be posted to your own blog
So, please email me as soon as you have set up your blog account
- my email address is laurence_spears@yahoo.com

The assignments for each week will be posted here on the Biology Class blog, as will a list of blog addresses for the class.

And if you would like to discuss your Research Presentation Topic, please let me know.

Take care

Larry Spears