NEWSLETTER: August 2017

Interactive Timeline: From Mendel to the Human Genome Project (1865-2003)

The Human Genome Project started in 1990 and was officially completed in 2003 nearly three years ahead of schedule, significantly under budget, and 50 years after the Watson and Crick publication describing the DNA molecule in 1953.

Highlights of the quest to map the human genome jump right out at you as you zip through this 19-stop timeline. The perfect primer for students and teachers.


August 2017 Resource of the Month
 
The Archived Site of Information About the Human Genome Project

Our monthly internet search for the best free teaching resources for biology teachers has a winner for August, 2017: The federal archive website for information from the original Human Genome Project, all 13 years!

See Our Traveling Exhibition in Houston Through
September 11, 2017

There is still time to see Genome: Unlocking Life's Code in person at The Health Museum in Houston, TX through Sept 11, 2017.

Next stop, we go international. See you at  Science North in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada from September 30, 2017-January 1, 2018.

The perfect field trip for a class, a group of teachers, or a family!

Spruce Up You Classroom Walls: Greet Your Students & Parents With Genetics Infographics

Copyright-free, high-quality, easily printable, and engaging infographics for the classroom. Great learning tools. Excellent wall posters. Click and see.

(1) Henrietta Lacks 
(2) Your Genome & You
(3) How to Extract DNA from a Strawberry
 
Reader's Survey: Tell Us Your Favorite Genetics Websites and Smartphone/Tablet Apps!

We regularly hear from readers who enjoy the free teaching resources we find and share from the web. This month we are asking you to send us your favorite teacher resource website/s and apps. Whether you use them in class, recommend them to students, or just admire the tool -- share them with us.

Quick links to popular teacher resources
 

on Genome: Unlocking Life's Code.

 

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