Helpful Meiosis Videos

The teacher in this video does a good job comparing the processes of Mitosis and Meiosis (# of divisions, end products, goals).



This video makes the details of meiosis (especially to process of crossing over) very easy to understand. I have to get some of those magnetic beads so we can do this in class.

Henrietta Lacks - A Donor's Immortal Legacy - NPR Story

In response to a question about whether cancer cells live forever, we talked in one class about Henrietta Lacks. Here is the link to the NPR story and book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot.

NPR - Henrietta Lacks: A Donor's Immortal Legacy. Feb 2, 2010