Stem Cells and Genetic Evolution - Week Three
Here are your blog assignments for this week:
1.1 “99.4% of the most critical DNA sites are identical in human and chimp genes”
What do you make of this?
1.2 Read the articles “Sleep 'cleans' the brain of toxins”, “Moon Phases Tied to Sleep Cycles“, and “How much can an extra hour's sleep change you?” Investigate the role of sleep and health.
Monitor your own sleep cycle over the coming week and use your blog to report on your findings.
Post your results in your blog
1.3 Respond to a classmate’s blog entry
2. Use your blog to record your impressions of Human Genetic Evolution http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Sciences/LifeScience/PhysicalAnthropology/HumanGeneticEvolution/mainpage.htm
3. Check out the following links on Self-organization:
http://pespmc1.vub.ac.be/COMPNATS.HTML
Self-organization and complexity in the natural sciences
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autopoiesis
Autopoiesis
http://www.calresco.org/lucas/auto.htm
Autopoiesis and Coevolution
Next class meets on June 4th!
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