Race and DNA testing

Good discussion topic for 204:

"Some geneticists, sociologists and bioethicists argue that “black,” “white,” “Asian” and “Hispanic” are antiquated categories that threaten to revive prejudices. Others, however, say that meaningful DNA variations can track racial lines and that ignoring them could deny many benefits of “personalized medicine,” which aims to develop tests and treatments tailored to a person’s genetic makeup."

Friends and genotype networks

Maybe I posted this already?

"Framingham Heart Study verifies that DRD2 exhibits significant homophily and that CYP2A6 exhibits significant heterophily."

Anthropologists Trace Human Origins Back To One Large Goat

'Wait, That Can't Be Right,' Scientists Say

Initial impact of the sequencing of the human genome

Nice Lander review article (good for ANTH204)

Fetal gene screening

"Regulators, doctors and patients need to prepare for the ethical, legal and practical effects of sequencing fetal genomes from mothers' blood." Good topic of ANTH204 discussion...

Inner Life of the Genome

Great basic science piece on gene expression mechanisms.
Including this nice summary schematic:

Inner Life of a Cell

cool new animation illustrating what happens at the cellular level.

Ozzy's genes

This would have been a good dissertation topic . . .