Chapter 2 of the video chronicles Wilson's recent travels, as well as his early travels to Mexico, Cuba and the South Pacific. In these travels, Wilson has identified over 300 species of ants in the genus Pheidole. The video then explores Wilson's relationship with James Watson, and the influence of the discovery of the DNA double helix on his work.
This is a case study adapted from "Teaching Chemistry Through the Jigsaw Strategy" by the Quality Education Fund, Hong Kong (2007). It brings to attention the importance of chirality and the structures of molecules in a biological context. It describes the real events surrounding the drug Thalidomide before it was pulled off of the market. This drug has recently been introduced back to the market...
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