I don’t even know what to say about this articl except what?????

Link to article

Some questions:

1. Why is or isn’t this a good idea?

2. Does this mean extinct isn’t forever?

3. What about the mouse? Should we be using them for this sort of thing?

But I thought global warming was happening?

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/05/080519-hurricanes.html

1. How can scientists come up with different answers to the same questions?

2. Does this mean I don’t have to worry about global warming, why or why not?

3. How will we know whether this study is correct? What evidence will it take to convince you?

This article creeps me out.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us/16ants.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin

(You may have to make a log in but its easy)

1. How can there be insects scientists don’t know?

2. Where did they come from?

3. Really now, how can they be stopped?

So you think hand sanatizer is great do you?

Will your grandchildren think so when its still around, still killing things when you’re gone?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080516100942.htm

1.  Why does it matter if our soaps are polluting the environment?
2. What limits would you place on the use of antibacterial products, if any?
3. What alternatives do you see to using chemicals to keep clean?

This article from DamnInteresting is about Eugenics. Scary scary stuff.

http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=962

1. What do you think Charles Darwin would say about his work being used to influence human genetics?

2. Is Eugenics always going to be a dangerous idea? How do you see proper application of these principles in the future?

3.What do you think the overall affect of Eugeneics experiments was in populations?

This year we have covered many topics in biology. While reading chapters is its own kind of fun, reading articles about biology and understanding them enough to discuss them is the real fun.

I think that you are well prepared for this type of assignment and what you put in to it will equal what you get out of it.

Steps to Completion of Article Reflections.

1.  Read my questions about the article. This is will prime your brain.
2. Read the article. Of course right? No really read it. Skim it once but then go back and read it again to make sure you got it all.
3. Take notes or something. If you print it out, take notes in the margin.
4. Post your reflections to the blog
   1. Title your post with the article’s title.
   2. Summarize the article in 99 words or less.
   3. Answer my questions in paragraph or list form.
   4. List three of your own questions that the article brought up in your mind.

Here is link to the UC berkley college biology podcasts

http://webcast.berkeley.edu/course_feeds.php

Good luck on the exam Monday.

http://www.ecofoot.org/

 http://www.footprintnetwork.org/gfn_sub.php?content=footprint_overview

So we spent this week dissecting a fetal pig! All i can say is that it was sweet. Not only did i get to have fun being a mad scientist, i ALSO learned somehting while doing it, haha!There was nothing left of that pig when i was done with it. But hey, at least i didnt cut the head off like tim did! Oh well, it was a sweet cross section. We so need to dissect a cat next….

smoking during a pregnancy has many harmful effects on the fetus. It is one of the biggest causes of poor pregnancy outcome. For one, over 200 neurochemicals flow from the mother to the fetus. These chemicals include adrenaline, dopamine, serotonin, and other hormones. This unnatural increase in the fetus’s hormones can lead to many health issues such as low birth weight.

Since nicotine is more addictive than cocaine, the fetus goes through chemical withdrawal and detoxification during the first few hours of life. Nicotine also has lasting effects on the baby’s nervous system and respiratory system. Attention-deficit disorder (ADD) is another disorder linked to high nicotine levels entering the fetus’s bloodstream. It is thought that it is one fo the major causes of ADD.

trying to quit with a patch is more harmful to the fetus than the actual smoke, since it is delivering nicotine straight into the blood, which allows it to enter the fetus more easily.

links:

http://www.babytobee.com/articles/How-Smoking-Affects-the-Fetus.htm

http://www.hazelden.org/web/public/ade90426.page