Friday, March 11, 2011

SECRETS OF THE DEAD: MYSTERY OF THE BLACK DEATH

As we enter our next unit on human genetics, consider this fascinating (and still somewhat unsettled) account of research on how genetic variation in human populations was shaped by the scourge of bubonic plague. I've shown the video in class as a way of introducing topics about population genetics and human health, and below please find links to where the entire thing can be viewed in chunks, courtesy of YouTube.









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