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Novel activities for teaching
about epigenetics and ethics
Lyndsey Wright
Collaborators:
Dr Mark Goodwin and Dr Chris Willmott
Epigenetics
Epi (greek): in addition to, on
• The study of heritable changes in gene
expression without a change in DNA
sequence.
• Increasingly highlighted in the public
domain; raises a number of social, legal,
economic and ethical issues.
Approach
• Primarily undergraduate level
• Initially teacher led then small
group work
• Four independent case studies
• Wide range of external resources
• Assignment → presentation or
summary
Task 1: Presentation or
summary for the Minister of
Health on epigenetic
importance of maternal
nutrition
Task 2: Research Government
initiatives that aim to tackle
maternal nutrition and how it
fits in with knowledge of
epigenetics
Resources include:
• Journal articles
• Newspaper
articles
• Podcasts
• Interviews
• Editorials
• Videos
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Novel activities for teaching about epigenetics and ethics

  • 1. Novel activities for teaching about epigenetics and ethics Lyndsey Wright Collaborators: Dr Mark Goodwin and Dr Chris Willmott
  • 2. Epigenetics Epi (greek): in addition to, on • The study of heritable changes in gene expression without a change in DNA sequence. • Increasingly highlighted in the public domain; raises a number of social, legal, economic and ethical issues.
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  • 5. Approach • Primarily undergraduate level • Initially teacher led then small group work • Four independent case studies • Wide range of external resources • Assignment → presentation or summary
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  • 9. Task 1: Presentation or summary for the Minister of Health on epigenetic importance of maternal nutrition Task 2: Research Government initiatives that aim to tackle maternal nutrition and how it fits in with knowledge of epigenetics
  • 10. Resources include: • Journal articles • Newspaper articles • Podcasts • Interviews • Editorials • Videos