Pick from one of the following articles on DNA to do your weekly reading on. Try to think about the significance of DNA, it's structure, and why it's important in the cell and our bodies.
http://theconversation.com/explainer-microrna-the-puppet-master-of-the-genome-39641
-A good introduction to DNA and then interesting look into how our DNA functions
http://theconversation.com/do-you-share-more-genes-with-your-mother-or-your-father-50076
-Are you more related to your mother or father and why.
http://theconversation.com/why-we-still-dont-have-personalised-medicine-15-years-after-sequencing-the-human-genome-50989
-The significance of knowing what all your DNA is and why we don't have all the solutions for medicine
http://theconversation.com/my-genes-made-me-do-it-the-problem-of-genetic-evidence-and-diminished-culpability-51127
-Using DNA and having certain genes as a reason for why some people might be more likely to cause crimes than others and should they get off for it
http://theconversation.com/can-you-turbo-charge-your-genes-to-produce-designer-babies-53261
-What if we could design our own babies?
http://theconversation.com/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-highlights-how-our-bodies-can-repair-our-fragile-dna-48816
-Our DNA is complex, how does our body maintain it's DNA without it decaying over time
http://theconversation.com/genetically-engineered-athletes-could-be-heading-this-way-soon-42166
-How can DNA be modified to make athletes even better
http://theconversation.com/explainer-microrna-the-puppet-master-of-the-genome-39641
-A good introduction to DNA and then interesting look into how our DNA functions
http://theconversation.com/do-you-share-more-genes-with-your-mother-or-your-father-50076
-Are you more related to your mother or father and why.
http://theconversation.com/why-we-still-dont-have-personalised-medicine-15-years-after-sequencing-the-human-genome-50989
-The significance of knowing what all your DNA is and why we don't have all the solutions for medicine
http://theconversation.com/my-genes-made-me-do-it-the-problem-of-genetic-evidence-and-diminished-culpability-51127
-Using DNA and having certain genes as a reason for why some people might be more likely to cause crimes than others and should they get off for it
http://theconversation.com/can-you-turbo-charge-your-genes-to-produce-designer-babies-53261
-What if we could design our own babies?
http://theconversation.com/nobel-prize-in-chemistry-highlights-how-our-bodies-can-repair-our-fragile-dna-48816
-Our DNA is complex, how does our body maintain it's DNA without it decaying over time
http://theconversation.com/genetically-engineered-athletes-could-be-heading-this-way-soon-42166
-How can DNA be modified to make athletes even better