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5 Oct 2020: Activity - Gene-Environment Interactions. In the previous section, we investigated evolution in polygenic traits. Things get even more. complicated when we consider that the environment itself can influence how genes affect a. trait, causing even

5 Oct 2020: Activity - Heritability. Although the nature vs nurture debate is not a useful way of considering variation, we can. find out how much of the phenotypic variation in a trait is due to genetic causes and how. much of the variation in a trait is due

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Heat generation by brown adipose tissue. Brown adipose tissue is an organ specialized for thermogenesis, or making heat. Brown. adipose tissue plays a role in the overall regulation of body temperature, which is. coordinated by the

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Controlling brown adipose tissue thermogenesis. Scientists have learned a lot about brown adipose tissue by studying mice at cold. temperatures. Read the sections called “Classical nonshivering thermogenesis” and “The mechanism of.

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Therapeutic potential of brown adipose tissue. This activity is a bit different from the rest. Now that you know about white and brown. adipose tissue, it’s time to think about how this knowledge could be applied to treat human.

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Seeking solutions from nature. One way of designing with biomimicry is to start with an engineering problem and brainstorm. creatures or systems in nature that have overcome a similar challenge, as they may provide. a solution. Let’s

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Using Nature to Inspire. Another way of designing with biomimicry is to find a fascinating process or animal in nature. and use its features to inspire a totally new design. Let’s practice with two examples! Challenge 1: You sit

5 Oct 2020: Activity – Biomimicry at work today. Biomimicry is a transdisciplinary field, which means it incorporates knowledge from biologists,. doctors, mathematicians, chemists, architects, physicists, and more. Engineering applies. science and technology

5 Oct 2020: Activity - Molecular Dynamics Simulations. How can we understand what is happening at an atomic or molecular. scale? With computers, of course! In the 1950s, researchers developed methods to study atomic. systems by representing each atom as a rigid

5 Oct 2020: Activity - Applications of Molecular Dynamics. Molecular dynamics is an important tool because it allows us to examine systems at conditions. (temperature, pressure, etc.) that may not be feasible in a hands-on experiment. This is. important for