Transcript Cloning

Cloning
• Cloning and
sequencing methods
are frequently used
to identify genes in
humans and non
human primates.
The Scientific Method
• An approach to research whereby a question
is asked, a hypothesis (or provisional
explanation) is stated, and that hypothesis is
tested by collecting and analyzing data.
The Scientific Method
• State the research problem.
• Develop a hypothesis.
• Test the hypothesis through data collection
and analysis.
• If the hypothesis is verified, it becomes a
theory.
Theory
• A broad statement of scientific relationships
or underlying principles that has been
substantially verified through the testing of
hypotheses.
• “tested explanations of facts”
Scientific Testing
• The precise repetition of an experiment or
expansion of observed data to provide
verification.
• The procedure by which hypotheses and
theories are verified, modified, or discarded.
Anthropological Perspective
• A broad perspective that helps us understand
the diversity of the human experience within
the context of biological and behavioral
continuity with other species.
• By learning about cultures other than our
own, we can avoid an ethnocentric view of
other cultures.
• By recognizing that we have similarities with
other animals, we may recognize that they
have a place in nature just as we do.
Why the Anthropological Perspective
Matters
• Anthropology offers a wider appreciation of the human
experience, in order to understand human beings and
how our species came to be.
– How humans differ from and are similar to other
animals, including nonhuman primates
– Understand the limits and potentials of humankind
– Allows us to understand other people’s concerns and
view our own culture from a broader perspective
For Wednesday
• Read Jurmain Chapter 1 and Sandford Chapter
1. Optional: Read ‘Bones of Contention’
Chapter 1, pg. 13-29
• Don’t come to school on Monday (MLK
birthday observance!)