This month we are studying human biology and will be working our way through the different human body systems and comparing the systems to various animal taxa. To that end our blog this month will focus on human disease on these human body systems.
I would like you all to find a disease that affects a particular system and how it is treated or share a new discovery in medicine associated with that disease. Below is a link that might help you find a recent news article to site.
http://www.newsmax.com/Health/
If you use the search window at this site you can find lots of articles to consider. I will start us off by modeling:
Shingles is a disease that affects the skin and nervous systems. It is caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, and remains latent in our bodies. Later in life, especially, during times of stress or when our immune system is weakened the virus erupts as shingles. New vaccines for shingles have shown some protection from this very common disease.
http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Dr-Hibberd/shingles-vaccine-chickenpox/2015/02/03/id/622483/
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
March 2015 - Accelerated Biology
March 2015 - Accelerated Biology
This month we are going to blog about "-ology". The life sciences have a host of sub areas of study that you may or may not have heard of before. For this month's blog I would like to find and share an "-ology" that you might be interested in or one in which you don't know anything about. Please post the name of the area of study and then give a brief overview of what it is and the jobs that are associated with this field. (Let's try not to have any repeats!) I will start us off:
Mycology is the study of fungi, its taxonomy, genetics and chemical properties. Experts in this field work in the medical, and food industries. When I was an undergraduate student at Iowa State University, two of my favorite professors (Dr. George Knaphus and Dr. Louise Tiffany) were world renown mycologists and very good people.
This month we are going to blog about "-ology". The life sciences have a host of sub areas of study that you may or may not have heard of before. For this month's blog I would like to find and share an "-ology" that you might be interested in or one in which you don't know anything about. Please post the name of the area of study and then give a brief overview of what it is and the jobs that are associated with this field. (Let's try not to have any repeats!) I will start us off:
Mycology is the study of fungi, its taxonomy, genetics and chemical properties. Experts in this field work in the medical, and food industries. When I was an undergraduate student at Iowa State University, two of my favorite professors (Dr. George Knaphus and Dr. Louise Tiffany) were world renown mycologists and very good people.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
February 2015 - Accelerated Biology
OK we have made it through midterm exams and our second blizzard in a week, so we can now get back the business of studying biology!
Below please find a link to an article about "Three Parent Babies". Please read the article and watch the embedded videos and then post what you think about the procedure or comment on one of your peers posts.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11386151/Three-parent-babies-the-arguments-for-and-against.html
Below please find a link to an article about "Three Parent Babies". Please read the article and watch the embedded videos and then post what you think about the procedure or comment on one of your peers posts.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11386151/Three-parent-babies-the-arguments-for-and-against.html
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
December Accelerated Biology Blog Post 2014-15
This month I want you to pick your favorite college or university and share something cool in science that they are working on. Name the college / university. Write a brief overview. Include a link.
I have chosen my undergraduate school. Iowa State University (Go Cyclones!) to share the work of Patrick Schnable, who has developed a method to assemble the complete maize genome. See an explanation at the link below.
http://www.ag.iastate.edu/research/videos/?videoID=52
I have chosen my undergraduate school. Iowa State University (Go Cyclones!) to share the work of Patrick Schnable, who has developed a method to assemble the complete maize genome. See an explanation at the link below.
http://www.ag.iastate.edu/research/videos/?videoID=52
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
November Accelerated Biology Blog Post 2014-15
Great work on our October blog! Lots of good biology words were generated. For this month's blog, I would like you to find and share your own science "photo of the day". As you know, I try to start each class by sharing with you a recent biology news item that I find interesting.
So now it is your turn! Find an on-line science news item and share the link. Next, in two or three sentences please summarize the article and state why you chose this particular item. Please make sure that no student before you has chosen that article, so we have a wide range of items to share.
Finally, the purpose of the blog is to share and dialogue about science, so please read at least one other students post and comment.
(Remember that sometimes 'Blogger' can time you out, so you might make your submission off line and then copy and past it into the blog.)
Best,
Mr. Clark
So now it is your turn! Find an on-line science news item and share the link. Next, in two or three sentences please summarize the article and state why you chose this particular item. Please make sure that no student before you has chosen that article, so we have a wide range of items to share.
Finally, the purpose of the blog is to share and dialogue about science, so please read at least one other students post and comment.
(Remember that sometimes 'Blogger' can time you out, so you might make your submission off line and then copy and past it into the blog.)
Best,
Mr. Clark
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
October Accelerated Biology Blog Post 2014-2015
October Accelerated Biology Blog Post 2014-2015
Welcome Mr. Clark's Accelerated Biology students to our biology blog. This is a place where we can examine interesting goings on in biology that we might not have time to talk about in class. Sometimes I will share articles for you to read and comment on and sometimes you will be asked to contribute something. You will receive a participation grade for your contributions to the blog. Please be thoughtful with your posts. They need to be made one week from the day that Mr. Clark announces the assignment to receive credit for your post.
We are going to start with a simple activity called, "The ABC's of Biology". I will start by defining a biology term that starts with the letter "A", the next person will define a term that starts with the letter "B" and so forth. So here we go ....
"A" is for apoptosis, which is programmed cell death that occurs when enzymes are activated to break down the parts of a cell.
Have fun!
Mr. Clark
Welcome Mr. Clark's Accelerated Biology students to our biology blog. This is a place where we can examine interesting goings on in biology that we might not have time to talk about in class. Sometimes I will share articles for you to read and comment on and sometimes you will be asked to contribute something. You will receive a participation grade for your contributions to the blog. Please be thoughtful with your posts. They need to be made one week from the day that Mr. Clark announces the assignment to receive credit for your post.
We are going to start with a simple activity called, "The ABC's of Biology". I will start by defining a biology term that starts with the letter "A", the next person will define a term that starts with the letter "B" and so forth. So here we go ....
"A" is for apoptosis, which is programmed cell death that occurs when enzymes are activated to break down the parts of a cell.
Have fun!
Mr. Clark
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