Monday, October 11, 2010

Demetrius Gibson's Reflection

Dr. Dunston's lecture dealt with human genomes. Among black universities, Howard University has the only genome center. No two people can have the exact same DNA, even if they are twins. 3 main points Dr. Dunston stated were be on time, be on point, and knowledge is revolution. DNA is the universal code of life. In class Dr. Dunston said alot of people thought the earth was the center, but they soon realized the sun was the center amd the earth revolved around the sun. Dr. Duston discussed that the future is dependent upon how we open it to unfold. As a new generation we hold secrets within ourselves that we have to unlock. In the human the genome is made up of twenty-two autosomal chromosome pairs. The last chromosome is the one that will determine our sex. Right from the very beginning of the lecture she explained that we are all very extraordinary. She stated that we are all very unique and special individuals that hold many gifts and talents that we will use to build the future.