Caravan increasing TNC control, pesticides, genetic engineering, land As such the activitiesplanned for the other Media Events, to educational teachin's , Seminars http://www.ucc.ie/famine/GFS/caravan.htm
Extractions: The People's Caravan 2000 Citizens on the Move for Land and Food Without Poisons November 13-30, 2000 A Summary of the Event What is It? But beyond galvanizing and raising awareness on these issues, The People's Caravan 2000 also aims to celebrate our local initiatives towards more sustainable healthy agriculture as alternatives to corporate dependent systems. It hopes to foster community supported agriculture via closer linkages between farmers and consumers. And to uphold our local food diversity and knowledge, and reclaim our rights to (safe) food for all! What are the Aims? We hope that via lively and creative activities, debates and discussions about globalization, increasing TNC control, pesticides, genetic engineering, land reform and the impact of the WTO, we can mobilize and reach even more farmers and other sectors of the public in these countries, and beyond! As such the activities planned for the Caravan range from Press Conferences and other Media Events, to educational "Teach-in's", Seminars to Public Forums, Cultural Events and Street Theatre to Food Fares, Seed Exchanges and so on. The Caravan aims to give voice to the issues affecting small farmers and their communities; and via the inter-cultural exchange and process of coming together, it also aims to foster campaigns to what we have currently, and build solidarity towards a push for safer, more sustainable alternatives.
UCCC Education of it will be adapted to teach practicing nurses and A Fellowship in Cancer GeneticCounseling is being Cancerrelated educational activities are included in http://uch.uchsc.edu/uccc/education/
Extractions: Education Education division overview Student cancer research fellowship program Undergraduate medical cancer curriculum Graduate program in genetic counseling ... Seeds for Health As an NCI-designated regional resource, the CU Cancer Center offers the latest information on cancer research, prevention and care. This information is communicated to scientists, medical professionals and the general public through a variety of methods, including: medical conferences; continuing medical education; postgraduate education; medical, nursing and dental student training; articles on research breakthroughs published in prestigious medical journals and public programs on the latest in cancer treatment and prevention. The Education Divisions goal is to facilitate the educational programs of other divisions of the Cancer Center. Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary activities, including a periodic Cancer Center Grand Rounds, which attempts to bring together basic scientists and clinical investigators in a joint presentation to highlight translational research projects. The division has been active in conducting educational research relating to the function of tumor boards in Colorado hospitals and to assessment of knowledge and attitudes of Colorado physicians and nurses toward cancer detection in Hispanic women.
Developer Application a democratic classroom, these types of activities go along overall in the unit I teachtenth grade are exposed to the applications of genetic technology every http://seed.mainecenter.org/application/resources.cfm?ID=14
News Archive of Aging What can the lowly housefly teach your students Related Riverdeep activitiesgenetic Code, genetic Engineering (introductory), genetic Engineering http://www.riverdeep.net/current/archive/medicine.jhtml
Biotechnology - 1993 Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute the Code/Cloning Paper Plasmid activities that provide a may be manipulated for geneticresearch teaching Creative Ways to teach Evolutionary Concepts Laugh a http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1993/
Extractions: Isolation of DNA from Onion DNA without tears! The Spread of AIDS A simple experiment using phenopthalein and tubes of water to demonstrate the epidemiology of HIV-1 Separation of a Starch-Glucose Mixture Using Gel Filtration Fun with Sephadex G-25 columns! The Cookbook Translator Students "translate" a lima bean DNA extraction procedure Protein Assays: Bio Rad and Page Gels Learn how to use the spectrophotometer and micropipette Phenotypic and Genotypic Changes in Bacteria Bacterial tranformations using antibiotic resistant plasmids Rainbow Electrophoresis Introduction to electrophoresis Using Yeast as an Ultraviolet Light Measurement Tool Measuring UV using yeast cells...adapted from KSU's Yeast Project
New York City Present a teachIn on ~ Technology and Globalization ~. Initiative on the New HumanGenetic Technologies Mark Among the most urgent activities of the day is the http://www.ifg.org/nyc.html
Extractions: 40 Speakers + 25 Workshops Our society places all its bets on technology as the panacea for our ills. But it may be time to reconsider. Far from Paradise-on-Earth, we are rolling toward ecological collapse: rapid climate change and rising seas; ozone holes; loss of species and habitat; accelerated cancer rates; terminal forms of air, water, and soil pollution, as well as unprecedented levels of social, political, and personal alienation and despair. All are rooted in the excesses of technology. Now a terrifying new generation of technologies from biotechnology to eugenics to robotics to nanotechnology are raising the stakes and bringing unprecedented new threats to the planet. Meanwhile the new telecommunications technologies that we had hoped would bring democracy and empowerment may be producing the opposite: rampant commercialization, global corporate concentration and mergers, and centralization rather than decentralization.
Genentech's Access Excellence Guide of Local Plants Creek teach Cross/Cultural teaching Biology Through ProblembasedActivities The Cost DNA Jewelry Models Genes-R-Us genetic Ethics Debate http://www.teachersfirst.com/ae.htm
Extractions: window.document.form1.pagename.value = window.document.location; Genentech's Access Excellence Lessons Genentech has collected an outstanding group of high school level unit/activity plans for a wide range of biology-related topics, from genetics to environmental science. Some are also interdisciplinary in nature and suitable for gifted curricula. The teachers who wrote them have included specific advice for implementation. Many ideas are adaptable for middle school or special ed, while more are also suitable for AP or honors level classes. The plans emphasize authentic assessment methods which could be substituted for traditional tests/exams. While some are short-term, others include ideas for structuring long-term units or entire years of study around these projects or themes. We have listed the lessons below, grouped by topic for easier reference. All links are directly to Genentech's site. Genentech specifies that these materials may be reprinted only for educational and classroom use. Advanced - AP Biology An Application of HyperCard-Based Media in the Secondary Biology Classroom Antibiotic Production by Soil Actinomycetes Cell Respiration - A Computer Based Laboratory Graphing Toad/Frog Respiration ... Paleoanthropology: Making journal research accessible (to high school students).
Reason Magazine regulation of all other human genetic technologies. . they fear, the luddites at theTeachIn know and regulations should favor small activities, local markets http://reason.com/rb/rb022801.html
Extractions: American Association for the Advancement of Sciences , Francis Collins, head of the Human Genome Project, made a disturbing claim about the future. "Major anti-technology movements will be active in the U.S. and elsewhere by 2030," he predicted Unfortunately, Collins is off by 3 decades. nanotechnology as well. The audience consisted mostly of grizzled veterans of the civil rights, peace, and environmental movements from the 1960s and 1970s with a smattering of earnest youngsters hailing from too-cool college campuses located in places like Vermont, Massachusetts, and Oregon. Whenever one of speakers revealed shocking truths about corporations (always invoked simply as they ), the audience would murmur in horrified dismay: "They can move genes between species!" or "They are patenting genes!" or "They have 1,200 nanotech patents!" It seems that few of the attendees had bothered to read a paper for the past few years, so all this was news to them. "Progressives" they may call themselves, but they certainly haven't been keeping up with progress. Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television ), is to "bring together the protest movement born in Seattle with the leading critics of technologies, luddites if you will." In this, Mander certainly succeeded.
Genetic Testing And Screening In The Age Of Genomic Medicine Task Force on Life and the Law genetic Testing and Screening complex set of both genetic and environmental causes. genetic Testing. genetic testing for inherited genetic variants is genetic testing for inherited genetic disease risks is http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/taskfce/screening.htm
Extractions: Executive Summary Genes and Chromosomes Genetic Variations, Mutations, and Human Disease The DNA base sequence of human genes is about 99.9 percent identical among individuals. About 1 of every 1,000 DNA bases varies among individuals, accounting for inherited differences in traits and disease susceptibility. Changes in a DNA base sequence, called mutations, account for inherited gene variations. Mutations may be harmful if they prevent a gene from making a normal copy of its specific protein. These mutations can cause, or increase susceptibility to, specific diseases.
Extractions: NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM:CORE FACILTIES In addition to equipment available in individual laboratories, students have access to several core support facilities, described below. Some of these facilities are directed or advised by Neuroscience Program faculty; for example, Dr. Lehman, the Program Director serves on the advisory committee for Microscopy and Imaging Core Facility in the Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy. These cores generally operate on a fee-for-service basis. An exceptional opportunity for students is provided by facilities and resources for the production and characterization of transgenic mice. The UCMC is among the top institutions in the country for research involving transgenic mice. Two core facilities, for introducing transgenes by pronuclear injection or homologous recombination in ES cells, are located in the Department of Molecular Genetics. Neuroscience faculty and trainees have been taking advantage of these resources and are currently using transgenic models in many of their individual research projects. The College of Medicine houses a medical library within the Medical Sciences Building. The collections in the Medical Center Library offer over 220,000 items including journals, monographs, audiovisuals, rare books, interactive videodiscs, and electronic databases. The library offers access to over 25 databases in the life sciences, nursing, toxicology, cancer, education, business and the health care industry; access to the University of Cincinnati Library Information Database (UCLID), OhioLINK (the Ohio Library Information Network) and Internet resources; instructional workshops designed to teach effective utilization of library resources. Directly across the street from the MSB is the History of Medicine library, a unique source of original volumes, many relating to neuroscience.
Extractions: Elisa Passarelli, Tom Arrison, Louise Belnay, and others. Developed in collaboration with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Environmental Research Laboratories, Forecast Systems Laboratory (Boulder, Colo.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1994. Recommended grade level: Global Awareness for Students (GAS): Studies in Climate is a teacher's guide offering 20 activitiesincluding exercises, labs, and demonstrationsthat focus on atmospheric and greenhouse gases and how they may or may not affect earth's climate. Among the activities, students make a model to understand the heating of the earth's atmosphere. They observe air bubbles trapped in ice cubes and compare them to air trapped in a glacier. They test for the presence of carbon dioxide in gas samples by using an indicator, bromthymol blue. Students also design climate models using computer spreadsheets. They examine the social causes of an increase in greenhouse gases by gathering and organizing statistics on population growth, economic development, or natural resources. Other topics addressed in the activities include radiant energy, methane, ozone, and the wide range of impacts that may result from global warming. Global Awareness for Students were originally developed as part of a summer science institute sponsored by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Limited background information is provided for some, but not all, of the activities. Some of the activities contain short reading sections for students; many require data analysis and graphing. Each activity includes procedures, sample student record sheets, extensions, and references.
