A brief history of genetics
What information is stored in a gene?
Where did the notion of messenger RNA come from?
The diversity of gene expression
A brief reminder of relative size
A brief reminder of genes in humans
Prokaryotes versus eukaryotes
Restriction enzymes and genetic engineering
Cloning and sequencing genes
Exons, introns, and splicing
Controlling genes for antibodies
Imprinting and microRNAs: hidden layers of gene regulation
The human genome unveiled
High throughput sequencing
Cloning the organism the history
From the nucleus of an intestinal cell to a whole frog
Making tissues from stem cells
Going in the other direction: changing mature cells to stem cells
The impact of new genetics on medical research
DNA and the judicial system
Evolving evolution sources of Darwinian theory
The big gene bet of the last millennium (1999 a.d.)
The twists and turns of history: the problems with gradualism
Watching evolution in action: changes in the stickleback fish
DNA and genetics and the changing view of human evolution
Human evolution and the DNA beginnings of vocal expression: birdsong and language.
