week 6
- What applications of CRISPR look particularly promising for improving human well-being? Justify your response.
- Discuss the ethical issues you believe have arisen or are likely to arise with the deployment of CRISPR.
week 7
- Explain why the relationship between these two species is considered an example of coevolution.
- What did you find most interesting or significant about how the rattlesnake population adapts to the squirrel’s defenses against its venom?
week 8
- Discuss the factors that make Alaskan waters in the summertime an optimal place and time for new strains of influenza to arise by genetic reassortment.
- What do you think is the most interesting aspect of this situation?
week 10
- Why do you think that many keystone species are predators at the top of the food chain in their respective ecosystems?
- What do you think is the most interesting or significant facet of the video?
