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On Genetic Engineering

Remember when I asked for ressources on this? You seemed kind of interested so here is some of the ones I liked - some are in Portuguese and one is in Spanish tho, long live Nuestra América.

I might update it when my friends send me their part of the project. 

Reading

YourGenome whole website (x)

National Human Genome Institute website which @cancerbiophd recomended to me - thank you again, it was a great start (x)

Nature: CRISPR gene editing is just the begining (x)

Wyss Institute: Gene drive FAQ (x)

Genetic Home Reference guide sheets (x)

Apostila de Biologia 7 do Hexag Medicina - pgs. 156-179 (x)

Uol: Tudo que você precisa saber sobre CRISPR (x)

Site do Conselho de Informação sobre Biotecnologia (x)

TED talks

TED Ed: How to sequence the human genome - Mark J. Kiel

TED Ed: The race to sequence the human genome - Tien Nguyen

TED: How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA - Jennifer Doudna (who is one of the two women who discovered CRISPR-CAS9 by the way)

TED: Gene editing can now change an entire species forever - Jennifer Kahn

TED: What you need to know about CRISPR - Ellen Jorgensen

TED: How we’re harnessing nature’s hidden superpowers - Oded Shoseyo

Short videos

Unlocking Life’s Code: The Animated Genome (x)

Kurzgesagt: Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever - CRISPR (x) Are GMO Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering & our food (x) Genetic Engineering and Diseases - Gene Drvie & Malaria (x) (They’re all very partial to defending genetic engineering, so you get just one side)

Crash Course: DNA: Structure and Replication (x) DNA: Hot Pockets & The Longest Word Ever (x)

N. Garcia:  Composición del genoma Humano (x)

Biologia Total com prof. Jubilut: Mosquito da dengue transgênico (x)

Documentaries

BBC: Playing God

PBS: Cracking your genetic code

GMO OMG (it’s a food conspiracy one I’ll tell you that but it’s intersting)

Manhattan 

Animation by George RedHawk

What are your rights at a protest?

Animation by KAPWA Studioworks

Citizen activism is as American as apple pie. Whether you call it a protest, a parade, a tea party, a town hall, a march, a sit-in, a patriotic rally, a picket line, a free speech event, or a nonviolent demonstration, your right to stand up peacefully for what you believe in is protected by the US Constitution. Read the  First Amendment:

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

To learn how to turn protest into powerful change, watch this TED-Ed Lesson.

Ready to exercise your constitutionally protected right to protest? Before you go, know your rights. Below, read an excerpt from the American Civil Liberties Union guidelines for protestors. [For a pdf of the full ACLU ‘Know Your Rights’ guidelines for protestors, click here.]

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