I will reiterate what I said in class earlier today, I believe GM foods are a natural extension of agriculture. Rather than get bogged down in the “pros” and “cons” before get to the science, I think we should look at how genetically modified foods are engineered, and we should look at readily available foods in our food system and see if they’re genetically modified. We’ll deal with all those tangled Science, Technology and Society (STS) problems, let’s call it the “squishy” stuff next week.
Monday (5/3/10): Genetically Modified (GM) Foods, How it’s done.
Tuesday (5/4/10): Extracting and Isolating DNA from GM Foods
Wednesday (5/5/10): Cinco de Mayo. Set up PCRs of DNA from GM Foods (we’re looking for plant genes and genes that indicate Genetic Modification)
Thursday (5/6/10): Begin researching the pros and the cons of GM foods
Friday (5/7/10): Electrophoresis of GM Foods PCR products, take pictures
Tags: electrophoresis, GM Foods, PCR
