Teachers and others may see great potential in this story for classroom discussion about informed consent and genetic complexity. This article describes the controversy about free DNA kits being (almost) offered at an NFL football game this past weekend. ... See MoreSee Less
Posted by pgEd 6 days ago
Sickle cell disease may be one of the first conditions to be treated with CRISPR. To make that a reality, researchers are recognizing the importance of addressing issues of trust and affordability. ... See MoreSee Less
Posted by pgEd 1 month ago
Where do you get your news on the latest genetic technologies? Is there a venue in your community to debate and discuss genetics and ethics? As the New York Times covers the recent scientific paper that reports altering the DNA of human embryos, pgEd continues to engage as many people as possible about the ethical, social and personal issues in genetics. It is clear it is time to dive into these issues. ... See MoreSee Less
Posted by pgEd 2 months ago
As we finish up another week of Teaching the Genome Generation at the Jackson Lab in Bar Harbor Maine, teachers are excited to receive a copy of David Epstein's "The Sports Gene". pgEd loves leading the social and ethical dimension of this annual professional development course. Looking for some summer reading? Check out pged.org/book-corner/ ... See MoreSee Less
Posted by pgEd 2 months ago
What a wonderful three days at our Summer Institute! Thanks to our friends at Brockton High School for hosting us, and to all the teachers who came and shared their energy, passion and ideas. There will be lots for pgEd to get inspirations from as we develop our new unit of lessons on genetics and identity.
See everyone at our next workshop in Boston in less than two weeks! ... See MoreSee Less
Posted by pgEd 3 months ago
