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JANUARY 2014 - VOLUME 20

Watch the 2013 Lectures If you missed the live stream of the 2013 Holiday Lectures on Science, you can now watch this exciting program viaon-demand streaming. Dr. Charles Sawyers and Dr. Christopher Walsh reveal how genomic technologies have advanced our understanding of complex diseases like cancer and autism.

Test Your Lactose Knowledge You may know someone who is lactose intolerant, but do you really know what that means? This fun miniquiz will test your knowledge by having you evaluate several statements about lactose intolerance. Then watch the film, Got Lactase? The Co-Evolution of Genes and Culture, to see how you did!

Sorting Finch Species The 13 species of Galápagos finches do not look all that different from one another, so how do they tell each other apart? Play with this new Click and Learn to learn how. Put your auditory and visual senses to the test as you try to sort members of two closely related finch species by song and appearance.

The Animated Life of Wallace This animated short video tells the story of Alfred Russel Wallace, who independently formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection at the same time as Charles Darwin. Use this video in conjunction with the short film, The Making of a Theory, for an informative overview of the two naturalists’ epic adventures and their contributions to science.

Double Helix Film Guides How did an Austrian monk, a British physicist, and an American biochemist contribute to Watson and Crick’s famous discovery? To find out, read the In-Depth Guide to the film The Double Helix. The document provides detailed background information and tips for using the film in the classroom.

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