Rosalind Franklin - Dark Lady of DNA

Here's the link to the NOVA program telling the story of Rosalind Franklin's key contribution to the discovery of the structure of DNA. Secret of Photo 51. Watson, Crick and Wilkins were awarded the Nobel Prize for the structure of DNA in 1962. Rosalind Franklin died prematurely in 1958, should she have received the Nobel Prize along with Watson, Crick and Wilkins?

Please post a response to this article and question by Monday.

Genetics Worksheets Answer Keys

Answer Key for worksheets 1 & 2

Answer Key for worksheets 3 & 4

Meiosis Video

Poster Presentation Rubrics

Several of you expressed interest in seeing the rubrics for the assignments, so I am posting links to them here.

On Tuesday, you will be evaluating your classmates posters using this rubric.

The AP Bio Students and myself will be evaluating your posters and your presentation using this rubric.

Aerobic Respiration: 2nd Step: the Krebs Cycle

Which sugar does yeast like best?

Instructions for Yeast Lab write-up. Click Here.
Meta questions for your intro:
Why is respiration important to cells?
What kinds of respiration can yeast perform?
Explain those forms of respiration, in detail.
Which yeast does sugar like best?

Write-up Due Thursday, October 28th.
Email it to me by class time, saved as "yourName_RespirationLab.docx"

Calvin Cycle: Bloody Detail!