Thanks for checking out Mrs. Farrell’s Biology page at NYA. 

From now until we return to school in January, Mrs. Farrell will be working outside of NYA as she has been granted a mini-sabbatical.  The major focus of her work is to develop a marine biology course and to redesign the AP Biology course to meet the upcoming changes that will be implemented by College Board in September 2012.  Mrs. Farrell will be checking her email on a regular basis, so please feel free to contact her.

 - On the left (in gray) you can find each of my classes, their homework and other pertinant info.

 - Below are some links you may find interesting.

What does DNA look like when it is clumped together?  Check out Extracting DNA from a Strawberry to find out!

Have you read any interesting science articles lately? 

A Key for Opening Stunted Egg Cells to Fertilization  By GINA KOLATA Reproductive biologists may have figured out how to induce immature egg cells that fail to develop to grow into mature eggs that can be fertilized.

Adventures in Very Recent Evolution, By NICHOLAS WADE.  In the last few years, biologists peering into the human genome have found evidence of recent natural selection.

In Darwin Family, Evidence of Inbreeding’s Ill Effects, By NICHOLAS WADE.  Researchers’ calculations suggest that Charles Darwin’s marriage to a first cousin resulted in a mild degree of inbreeding in their children.

Please send me an email (bfarrell@nya.org) to let me know if you find interesting science articles and would like me to post them here for others to read.

~Mrs. Farrell