Growth Hormone Cloning
This program maps the molecular techniques required to isolate, clone and express a foreign gene in a prokaryote model. The session involves students cloning...
Body Balance Biology
Our body is constantly maintaining balance between our internal and external environments.
Research has shown that elite endurance athletes have problems regulating their internal body temperatures.
It has been shown that the cause of this fault is a poor functioning thyroid gland resulting in lower amounts of thyroxine.
In this program students will perform tests to diagnose an elite athlete with hypothyroidism. They will first establish a normal functioning negative feedback loop for temperature regulation and then determine what factor does not work in the effected athlete. Students will then debate if the treatment for the condition is performance enhancing.
Key themes
Body systemsFeedback loopHomeostasisMalfunctions in homeostatic mechanismsPhysiological and behavioural adaptationsStructuralProgram suitability
VCE Biology Unit 1-2Program duration
2 HoursClass size
12 - 28
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