Here are some articles selected from the "popular" literature of Biology. There will be a set of bonus questions on the test that relate to these articles (1-3 questions per article).  Some of these are pdf or Word  files, others are links.  You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read the pdf files- the program should be on any of the computers on campus.   If you need to download it at home, there is a link at the bottom of the page.  I hope that you enjoy these readings.

1. Resurrected influenza virus (Science)

2. Combatting the bird flu (Science)

3. HIV and smallpox (Science)

4. Heirlooms in the attic (Science)

5. Icons of evolution?  (National Center for Science Education)

6. The serious search for an anti-aging pill (Sci Am)

7. For sale: Iceland's Genetic Heritage (ActionBioscience)

8. Ghengis Khan's Y chromosome  (link)

9. The Frightening Agenda of the American Eugenics Movement (History News Network)

10. Proving Darwin (Discover)  alternative link (without the pictures)

11. The Hobbit's Brain (The Loom)

12. Sequencing the Dead (Science News)

13. Mom & Dad are Fighting (Discover) link

14. Dead Dog Lives On (the Loom) link

15. What is a Gene? (NY Times) link

Several of these were written by Carl Zimmer- he is one of the best science journalists writing today.  He has a blog called "the Loom" that you might find interesting.

Adobe Acrobat Reader (for reading pdf files)