In the future, will medical treatment be tailored to specific DNA? An episode of the Crash Course History of Science discusses the biotechnology of modern medicine. The narrator explains the history of DNA research and how that applies to current examination of DNA markers when diagnosing and predicting diseases.

Concepts

medicine, dna, genes, diseases, genetic disorders, biotechnology

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Have learners make a list of three facts and three questions they have as they watch the video; use their lists for class discussion
• Ask learners to make a list of ethical considerations when using DNA mapping to make decisions

Classroom Considerations

• Consider turning on the closed captioning to support unfamiliar vocabulary

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Uses images and animations to demonstrate complex content
• Emphasizes scientific terminology throughout the lesson

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 RST.9-10.7