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Good morning,

 

Did you know that there
are organisms that can create zombies by stealing an animal’s free will? Or
that there are human diseases that make people believe you are a zombie? On a
different subject, do you know why RNA uses U and DNA uses T – or that there
are times when they don’t?

 

These are some of the recent topics on a free online
resource developed to increase learner engagement and educator content
knowledge. “As Many Exceptions As Rules” tells the stories of organisms that
break biological rules or norms in order to survive and thrive. Through these
stories, the core concepts of the science are reinforced.

 

The resource can be accessed at :   http://biologicalexceptions.blogspot.com

 

Posted weekly, each story includes pertinent vocabulary with
etymology, interesting questions to spark discussion, links to the reports from
the latest research on the subject being discussed, and a list of online
resources for more information and classroom activities.

 

Upcoming stories will include discussions of times when all
organisms can ignore their genetic code, and rewrite it their instructions, the
fact that there are over 100 different nucleotides in nucleic acids, that
cranberry sauce at Thanksgiving can save your life, and that being fat is
sometimes just what you need to be!

 

If you wish to receive weekly e-mail notifications of new
posts, reply to the sender individually.

 

 

Mark E. Lasbury, MS, MSEd, PhD

Indiana University School of Medicine

IUPUI School of Education

As Many Exceptions As Rules



 		 	   		  
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