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What we inherit: Heckman teaches epigenetic craze

What we inherit: Heckman teaches epigenetic craze

Mimi Geller, Director of RubicOnline January 17, 2019
Upper School Science teacher Ned Heckman shares with his biology and genetics classes the power of epigenetics.
DNA testing allows people to see ancestry and predisposition to disease. Senior Adelia Bergner chose to take a DNA test because she had heard her parents talk about their ancestry before, “so I was curious about where I come from,” she said.

Are we more than DNA? Testing provides some answers.

Lucy Sandeen, The Rubicon Editor December 3, 2018
Genome sequencing has become more accessible than ever, sometimes causing reevaluation of identity.
Senior Johnny Addicks OToole views the part of the RACE: Are we so different? exhibit at the Science Museum that discusses Native American mascots. [The exhibit] grabbed my interest more than sitting in a classroom and reading about how science intersects with race, he said.

Genetics class examines intersection between science and race

Noor Qureishy, The Rubicon Managing Editor February 25, 2017
The Advanced Topics in Biology: Genetics class explored how social issues and science come together by visiting the RACE: Are we so different? exhibit at the Science Museum on Feb. 24.
Next years science electives include topics like Relativity and Quantum Physics and Space Science.

Heckman and Schmidt teach new science electives

Stephanie Li, Arts & Entertainment Editor April 5, 2016
The new science electives include: Advanced Topics in Biology: Genetics and Advanced Topics in Chemistry: Organic Chemistry.
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