sábado, 28 de marzo de 2015
domingo, 8 de marzo de 2015
Taste maps are wrong!!!
Regional localisation of taste on the tongue
Taste maps are wrong!
The taste map of areas of different tast sensitivity on the tongue has been dismissed as flawed. For some time there has been some controversy as to whether the familiar taste maps of the human tongue, which appear in every textbook (and certain websites on taste, mentioning no names!), are correct - they are not (see review by Chaudhari & Roper, Journal of Cell Biology 190; 285-296, 2010).To read more on this subject click here TasteMaps. Cardiff University, UK.
Picture of our tongue
sábado, 7 de marzo de 2015
The european DNA day essay contest
The ESHG (European Society of Human Genetics) has held
the annual DNA day contest for the 8 time. Some of our students, belonging to
4B, have bravely participated although it has not been easy for two reasons:
- they needed to find extra time to write essays while
coping with homework, other contests, exams, leading a normal life...
- they had to make a big effort to understand top
genetic concepts and vocabulary in order to write a proper essay
The idea of participating in the contest was
perfectly fitted in the curriculum of BIOLOGY 4 ESO. This is when we start to
discuss about genetics and DNA for the first time. Our students normally get
fascinated at the idea of what we are simply being coded in our DNA, in our
genes. Nevertheless there are a lot more surprises waiting for us. Genetics is
an exciting branch of Biology mainly explaining why we look the way we do, our
physical appearance.
This DNA day essay contest edition was proposing the
following two questions. Our great 4B students answered to them after doing a
tough research work. They neatly put all ideas together and finally wrote great
essays.
Question 1: Do you
think genome sequencing will impact on your future life? Give examples of what
you would want and what you would not want to happen because of genome
sequencing.
Question 2: How can
you explain human complexity when we have so few protein coding genes, e.g.
about 5,000 less than a cucumber?
Joel Jara´s essay (Question 1)
Amaya Tello´s essay (Question 1)
Oscar Peral´s essay (Question 2)
Marta Sáez´s essay (Question 2)
Joel Jara´s essay (Question 1)
Amaya Tello´s essay (Question 1)
Oscar Peral´s essay (Question 2)
Marta Sáez´s essay (Question 2)
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