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    • Darwin Today discussion topics
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    • Extinct - plant survival game
    • Stem cells - science and ethics
    • DNA in the garden
    • Case studies in cell and molecular biology for post-16 students
    • Biotechnology and bacterial friends and foes
    • Science through seeds
    • A-maiz-ing
    • Discovering DNA - the recipe of life
    • Antibiotics: from bacterial and fungal cells to healthcare
    • Genetic futures
    • Clippy Island - investigation into natural selection
    • Organising a schools-based consensus conference
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Genetic futures

A programme of activities that supported celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA.

Go to the Genetic Futures website to sample some of the resources produced online and see what happened at the regional events and the National Forum.

Genetic Futures was managed by the Centre for Science Education, Sheffield Hallum University and sponsored by:

  • BBSRC
  • Medical Research Council
  • The Royal Society
  • NESTA
  • DfES
  • Department of Health
  • DTI
  • BioRad

 

 

 

CONTACT:

Rebecca Hurwitz
schools@bbsrc.ac.uk
tel: 01793 413394
fax: 01793 413382

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