By the end of this unit, students should be able to:

~ Draw a model of the structure of DNA

~Explain how DNA replicates itself + codes for Life

~ Differentiate between introns + exons and their roles

~Explain the significance of The Central Dogma

~ Apply understanding to explain bacterial transformation (in the lab)

~ Speak to the many controversies surrounding bioengineering

~Make a claim, re: bioengineering, and support it with evidence