Genetics

I highly recommend the resources below, but need to annotate them to help guide the reader's selection. Look for annotations in the future. __ Genetics and Genomics in the News __ The story of Henrietta Lacks and the origin of HELA cells is a fascinating, if not disturbing read. The story can be found at: __[]__

__ Recommended Technical Books __ __Recommended Books__ The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Hardcover: 384 pages Publisher: Crown; 1 edition (February 2, 2010) Language: English ISBN-10: 1400052173 ISBN-13: 978-1400052172 __ Recommended Films __ Holland, L. (Producer) & Taylor, I. (Director). (1995). //Gene Hunters// [Documentary Film]. UK: Television for the Environment. A must see documentary on the attempts to collect, catalog and patent the genes of remote indigenous people from around the world. __Podcasts__ A podcast by the author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Video: Omnivoracious Podcast: Rebecca Skloot on The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks __[]__

__Video Resources__ Botany of Desire Companion Website Resources: [] Monsanto Corporation videos: []
 * Excellent video resources and lesson plan ideas for Genetics unit, Reproduction and Development unit, and Human Impact unit
 * Can use these expert clips as contrast to the perspective being presented in Botany of Desire

__ExploreLearning.com__ Heredity Gizmos: //Codominant traits ("Chicken Genetics")// [] //Dominant and recessive traits ("Mouse Genetics")// [] Genetics Gizmos: //Building and Replicating DNA:// [] //Synthesizing protein from DNA/RNA:// []