Please read the whole instructions. And please make sure there is no blagirism becuase the prof will submit it to turn it in.

 

Extra Credit Question:

 

Choose one (just one) of the topics presented below and write a brief essay that summarizes the article or video, and discuss how it relates to the concepts discussed in class. Include your own thoughts about the topic, and back up your opinions with examples from the link, from your textbook, and/or from other pertinent sources. Discuss how at least one of the concepts studied is present or related to the topic you chose.

 

 

 

CRITICAL THINKING ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC – Exam 4 & Final – 26 points

 

 

 

Content

 

(6 point) Article summary is complete and relevant

 

(4 point) Personal opinion is provided

 

(4 points) Opinion is supported with examples and details

 

(4 points) Concepts and information from both references are discussed together (similarities or discrepancies are pointed in the discussion)

 

 

 

Length

 

(2 point) 300-500 words

 

 

 

Mechanics

 

(2 point) Spelling/Grammar/Punctuation

 

 

 

Reference(s)

 

(1 point) Only one reference is provided

 

or

 

(2 points) Only one reference is provided and properly formatted

 

or

 

(4 points) At least 2 references are provided and properly formatted

 

 

 

TOPICS

 

 

 

Cops are asking Ancestry.com and 23andMe for their customers’ DNA

 

http://fusion.net/story/215204/law-enforcement-agencies-are-asking-ancestry-com-and-23andme-for-their-customers-dna/

 

 

 

A Genetic Mutation That Can Affect Mental & Physical Health

 

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-integrationist/201409/genetic-mutation-can-affect-mental-physical-health

 

 

 

What's a GMO? Jimmy Kimmel Live

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzEr23XJwFY

 

 

 

CRISPR (Radiolab Podcast)

 

http://www.radiolab.org/story/antibodies-part-1-crispr/

 

 

 

Gene-Edited Cells Reverse Cancer in Baby Girl

 

http://news.discovery.com/tech/biotechnology/gene-edited-cells-reverse-cancer-in-baby-girl-151106.htm

 

 

 

The Truth about Genetically Modified Food

 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-truth-about-genetically-modified-food/

 

 

 

Part-human, part-pig embryos created by scientists to grow human organs in pigs

 

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/06/06/uc-davis-california-chimera-part-human-part-pig-embryos--scientists-grow-organ-transplants/85506798/

 

 

 

You can use the video and/or the articles to discuss the relationship between infectious diseases and either nutrition or vaccines, you could,e.g., relate at least one aspect of the Nigeria crisis to concepts we discussed in class (e.g., RUTF, essential nutrients, macronutrients, vaccine importance, herd immunity, etc.).

 

http://www.sciencemag.org/video/bottom-list-health-crisis-nigeria

 

http://science.sciencemag.org.unh-proxy01.newhaven.edu:2048/content/356/6333/18.full

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4635899/

 

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4635899/pdf/khvi-11-09-1044180.pdf

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herd_immunity

 

 

 

Ageing and Calory intake: are they related? Maybe.

 

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/five-day-fasting-diet-could-fight-disease-slow-aging