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23 and Me

There are a few for-profit companies that can now do genome-wide tests from a saliva sample to determine if you have a particular gene or sequence (marker) linked to an increased risk of getting a particular trait (such as Alzheimer's Disease). Here is a link to one of those sites called 23andme. You can peruse their website for additional information about human genetics. 23andme

Sickle Cell Anemia

This is a link to a website with short videos on evolution. The Sickle Cell Anemia video is the last one listed as you scroll down the page: Sickle Cell Anemia

Epigenetics

There is a wonderful website at "Learn.Genetics" exploring the fascinating phenomenon of epigenetics: Epigenetics

Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Here is a link to the book mentioned in the online lecture: Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Here is an old video discussing the culturing of HeLa cells in the Lab: HeLa Video
Here is an interview about HeLa cells on RadioLab: Famous Tumors

It's All About Carbon

Below is the link to a five-part series about the Chemistry of Life: It's All About Carbon