Why Can Some Digest Dairy and Others Cannot? In this activity, students investigate the phenomenon of lactase persistence by making sense of a series of data sets. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Genetics Evolution Lessons High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Using CRISPR to Identify the Functions of Butterfly Genes In this activity, students explore using CRISPR-Cas9 to knock out butterfly genes in order to determine their function. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Science Practices Lessons High School — AP/IB College
Pulse Chase Primer: The Meselson-Stahl Experiment This activity can be used in conjunction with the short film The Double Helix. It introduces students to the classic experiment by Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl, which revealed that DNA replication follows the semiconservative model. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Science Practices Lessons High School — General High School — AP/IB College