1. Sci 115 intro to biology
“Evo-devo, Medical Revolutions and Human Survival”For your primary post, select ONE of
the following discussion topics. Please select only one of the three topics listed. Using your
own words, write a primary post of at least 125 words that follows the instructions. Be sure
to address everything listed in the instructions. Each topic has two subtopics [a, b]; please
address both of them. Your primary post is worth up to 14 out of 20 points. Also, make a
substantive reply to a fellow classmate on any topic. Use your own words. You don’t need to
use any sources other than the ones specified, but if you do use other sources, you must cite
them. Topic 1 : Evo-devo. Watch the video (1)* featuring Sean Carroll discussing the science
of evolution and the field of evolutionary-developmental biology (evo-devo).(a) Describe
three things that you learned from the video.(b) Of the three things you described, which
was the most surprising, and why?(c) Discuss what these things teach us about
biology.Topic 2 [article]: The cusp of a revolution in medicine. In a recent op-ed, Craig
Venter (2)* shares his opinion that we are “on the cusp of a revolution” in
medicine.(a) Describe three things that you learned from this op-ed.(b) Of the three things
you describe, which was the most surprising, and why?(c) Discuss what these things teach
us about biology.Topic 3 [article]: Earth will survive; we may not. In a provocative Op-Ed,
astrophysicist Adam Frank says that “pretending we can just extend the Holocene in
perpetuity” is just a foolish excuse to put off making inevitable choices brought about by
climate change.(a) Summarize Frank’s basic argument.(b) Some biologists, particularly
conservation biologists reacted negatively to this essay. What is your reaction to this
essay?(c) Explain how this relates to biology. *References (in Strayer Writing Standards
format).Erik Olsen, June 25, 2007, Sean Carroll on evolution and the science of evo-devo,
https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/1194817104756/the-science-of-
evolution.htmlCraig Venter, December 13, 2017, Genetic sequencing is the future of
medicine,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2017/12/13/human-
genome/Adam Frank, June 12, 2018, Earth will survive. We may not.,
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/opinion/earth-will-survive-we-may-not.html
![Sci 115 intro to biology
“Evo-devo, Medical Revolutions and Human Survival”For your primary post, select ONE of
the following discussion topics. Please select only one of the three topics listed. Using your
own words, write a primary post of at least 125 words that follows the instructions. Be sure
to address everything listed in the instructions. Each topic has two subtopics [a, b]; please
address both of them. Your primary post is worth up to 14 out of 20 points. Also, make a
substantive reply to a fellow classmate on any topic. Use your own words. You don’t need to
use any sources other than the ones specified, but if you do use other sources, you must cite
them. Topic 1 : Evo-devo. Watch the video (1)* featuring Sean Carroll discussing the science
of evolution and the field of evolutionary-developmental biology (evo-devo).(a) Describe
three things that you learned from the video.(b) Of the three things you described, which
was the most surprising, and why?(c) Discuss what these things teach us about
biology.Topic 2 [article]: The cusp of a revolution in medicine. In a recent op-ed, Craig
Venter (2)* shares his opinion that we are “on the cusp of a revolution” in
medicine.(a) Describe three things that you learned from this op-ed.(b) Of the three things
you describe, which was the most surprising, and why?(c) Discuss what these things teach
us about biology.Topic 3 [article]: Earth will survive; we may not. In a provocative Op-Ed,
astrophysicist Adam Frank says that “pretending we can just extend the Holocene in
perpetuity” is just a foolish excuse to put off making inevitable choices brought about by
climate change.(a) Summarize Frank’s basic argument.(b) Some biologists, particularly
conservation biologists reacted negatively to this essay. What is your reaction to this
essay?(c) Explain how this relates to biology. *References (in Strayer Writing Standards
format).Erik Olsen, June 25, 2007, Sean Carroll on evolution and the science of evo-devo,
https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/1194817104756/the-science-of-
evolution.htmlCraig Venter, December 13, 2017, Genetic sequencing is the future of
medicine,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2017/12/13/human-
genome/Adam Frank, June 12, 2018, Earth will survive. We may not.,
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/12/opinion/earth-will-survive-we-may-not.html](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/sci115introtobiology-230320082722-bab6801f/85/Sci-115-intro-to-biology-docx-1-320.jpg)
