Tuesday, September 28, 2010

The Origin of Life - Abiogenesis - Dr. Jack Szoztak



We were about 5 minutes into the video. Please watch it to the end, and post a question or a comment about the video by class on Thursday.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Pumpkin time lapse...spontaneous generation?


Since Pasteur debunked the idea of spontaneous generation, what explains what we see here?

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Van Leeuwenhoek Gives Us Reason to Brush and Floss

Check out this article with breaking news from Sept. 17th, 1683!

Leave a comment about one of your impressions from the article, or respond to one of your classmates comments by class-time on Monday, September 27th.

This article is highly applicable to one of your review questions for this unit:
What were the major contributions to biology of Anton van Leeuwenhoek?

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Was Darwin Wrong?

Read the National Geographic article "Was Darwin Wrong?"
What's your overall reaction to the article? (respond via blog by Friday Sept 17)

Check your email accounts for a download of specific questions. Answer them as you read along. Typed responses (via e-mail) are due on Friday Sept 17.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Welcome Young Biologists!

Hi everyone! Please take just a minute to tell me and any classmates who might read your post a little bit about yourself - what are your passions, interests, likes and dislikes...anything to help me get to know you all a little bit.

Thanks!
Ms. Doering

Please post something by Monday so I can see that you all have access to the blog. Email me if you have trouble.