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What should be noted for background is Lynas’ own story.

Here is Mark Lynas at Cornell University, with his speech “ Time to call out the anti-GMO conspiracy theory.” It runs almost half an hour, though he does have a transcript of the speech on his blog. The connections to IB Biology Genetics & Genetic Engineering here are obvious.

What are the normal functions of these genes and how does this connect to our understanding of proteins, channels, pumps, etc.

What similarities and differences do we see?.

As the class sharing continues, ask questions based on connections:.

Groups present to the class what they have found.

Students will need to use the NCBI gene database to get going: Ĭheck they’re on the right track: HBB (sickle cell), PAH (PKU), PKD1 (polycystic kidney disease), NF1 (neurofibromatosis), CFTR (cystic fibrosis), Opn1Mw (medium-wave sensitive colour-blindness), HEXA (Tay-Sachs disease). They are all disorders causes by base-substitution mutations.If students get stuck, they need to look it up, evaluate their sources and keep on going. Give them the instructions – to produce a simple poster & 1-minute overview of their disorder, using the guidance in the image below.Assign groups by handing out cards with the codes above (we had already studied HBB, so didn’t include it) and asking them to find each other.

Question: What do HBB, PAH, PKD1, NF1, CFTR, Opn1Mw and HEXA have in common?Ĭoncepts: Structure vs Function Universality & Diversity. This has worked well (and been fun) as a topic review, way to make use of databases (ICT in IBBio requirement) and make connections as we.