Most of us don't end up working the jobs we dreamed of as kids. There's just not that much room for astronauts, professional video gamers and movie stars.
Formerly a civil engineer in Mexico, Alvarez is one of the original divers who discovered Hoyo Negro, an underwater site in the Yucatan Peninsula filled with ancient human and animal bones.
is a publication by Science in Society, a Northwestern University research center for science outreach and public engagement.
With support from Science in Society and visiting scientists and faculty, high school students in this program undertake a genetics case study, learn about a hereditary health disorder, and use DNA-based laboratory diagnostics to determine the likelihood of mutation in the fictional patient. Afterward, students assess risk around...
