NOVA Cracking the Code Assignment

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As you watch “Cracking the Code of Life”, create 16 sentences which summarizes each
section of the video (1 sentence per section). Use the words listed below (underline them
in your sentence) and separate each sentence with the number and description below:
1. Instructions for a Human Being
a. Human
b. DNA
c. Genome
9. Finding Cures is Hard
a. Cystic fibrosis
b. Protein
c. DNA
2. Getting the Letters Out
a. DNA
b. Computers
c. Process
10. Complexity in Proteins
a. Proteome
b. Mutation
c. Gene
3. One Wrong Letter
a. Tay-Sachs
b. Mutation
c. Gene
11. The Finish Line
a. Race
b. Celera
c. Genome
4. The Sequencing Race Begins
a. Celera Genomics
b. Automation
c. Genome
12. Finding Disease Genes
a. Iceland
b. Osteoarthritis
c. Genes
5. Ramping Up
a. Celera
b. Internet
c. Data
13. DNA Databases
a. DNA
b. Database
c. Chip
6. Genetic Variation
a. Mapping
b. Humans
c. Animals
14. Family Disease
a. Breast cancer
b. BRCA
c. Ovarian cancer
7. Who Owns the Genome?
a. Code
b. Patent
c. Research
15. Genetic Modification
a. Enhancement
b. Manipulation
c. Gene
8. Business of Science
a. Income
b. Science
c. Business
16. Contemplating the Message
a. Celera
b. Gene
c. Chromosome
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