"The Exterminator" & "Heterozygous Advantage..." by Soobin Song https://padlet.com/228ssb/sxzs5h8lww1i Sarah Hsu, Soobin Song, Kari Sway en-us 2016-08-30 01:11:47 UTC 2016-08-30 01:20:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png #1 228ssb https://padlet.com/228ssb/sxzs5h8lww1i/wish/120454412 The main idea is DDT and the Sickle Cell Anemia causing version of the gene is resistant to malaria.]]> 2016-08-30 01:15:46 UTC https://padlet.com/228ssb/sxzs5h8lww1i/wish/120454412 #2 228ssb https://padlet.com/228ssb/sxzs5h8lww1i/wish/120454471 1. "DDT, a chemical that played an important role in kicking malaria out of the United States." pg.4, paragraph 3.

2. "A handful of malaria-ridden countries have continued to use DDt to control the disease." pg.5 paragraph 5.

3. Sickle Cell Anemia causes blockage in blood vessels that minimize the effects of malaria.


]]> 2016-08-30 01:16:26 UTC https://padlet.com/228ssb/sxzs5h8lww1i/wish/120454471 #3 228ssb https://padlet.com/228ssb/sxzs5h8lww1i/wish/120454787 Banned in the past, DDT is still being used to control malaria in some countries. Other insecticides don't last as long as DDT does. Sickle Cell Anemia gene is resistant to malaria.]]> 2016-08-30 01:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/228ssb/sxzs5h8lww1i/wish/120454787 #4 228ssb https://padlet.com/228ssb/sxzs5h8lww1i/wish/120454839 I thought it was cool how a disease could be resistant to another disease.]]> 2016-08-30 01:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/228ssb/sxzs5h8lww1i/wish/120454839