The Article Cloning and Genetic Engineering Summary

Assignment 1: Biology  Article

Use the  Internet and / or the Strayer Learning Resource Center to research aspects of  biology.

Select an article from a magazine or  newspaper that has something in it that pertains to biology. This will serve as  the “target article” for this assignment. For instance, you can select an  article about medicine, invasive species, nature, conservation, genetic  technology, ecology, or any other topic that is related to biology. One purpose  of this assignment is to help you become aware of how biology is related to your  everyday life.

Write a one to three (1-3)  page paper in which you:

1. Summarize the article in  one (1) or more paragraphs, using your own words.Be sure to  identify the article using an in-text citation in the body of the paper, as well  as a reference in the reference section.
2. Explain how the article  relates to this course. Identify which biological concepts from the course and /  or text are relevant to the topic covered in the article. Citing the course  text, discuss the ways in which this course does (or doesn’t) provide background  information to help you understand the article and the larger issues surrounding  it.
3. Explain why the article  caught your attention. Relate the article to your life and to issues that are  important to you. Discuss how or if the scientific knowledge about the topic  covered in the article affects you directly or indirectly.
4. Rate the importance of  this topic relative to other areas of life. Consider three (3) ways this topic  affects society then describe what more you would like to learn about the  subject of your article.