The Race for the Double Helix: Part of the Science in the Cinema Project
April 23 , 2009 * 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET
Target Grade Levels: Grades 9-12
Open to National Participation and MAGPI Members with H.323 Videoconference Capabilities
More information/Registration: http://www.magpi.net/programs/sciencecinema.html
Join Dr. Dr. Chi-hua Chiu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics at Rutgers University for a discussion of the scientific, political and ethical issues related to the discovery of the double helix. The discovery involved the rivalries of the two teams of scientists attempting to discover the nature of DNA, Francis Crick & James D. Watson at Cambridge University and Maurice Wilkins & Rosalind Franklin at King's College London. The movie also depicts the role of women in Science at that time. Students should be familiar with the movie and/or the basis for the controversy, and should prepare questions ahead of time for Dr. Chiu.
Heather Weisse Walsh
MAGPI Applications Coordinator
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A
Philadelphia, PA 19104
e: hweisse@magpi.net
p: 215-573-6417
aim: magpik20
MAGPI Applications Coordinator
3401 Walnut Street, Suite 233A
Philadelphia, PA 19104
e: hweisse@magpi.net
p: 215-573-6417
aim: magpik20
