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Students will identify and categorize various approaches to fending off cat allergies. After discussing the approaches, students will apply similar problem-solving strategies to a new allergen.

This guide explores basic topics related to gene editing and other applications of genetic engineering.

These discussion prompts explore how genetic engineering has been used in medicine, agriculture and basic research.

Students will answer questions based on the Science News article "Ban on gene-edited babies proposed."

This guide reviews the biggest science stories of 2018, as reported by Science News.

Students will define key science vocabulary to better understand the concepts covered in Science News' Top 10 science stories of 2018.

Students will work in groups to analyze one of Science News' Top 10 science stories of 2018.

Analyze graphs related to the Science News article "Gene drive wipes out lab mosquitoes."

Students will define key science terms from a range of scientific fields using contextual clues from Science News articles.

This guide covers different types of personalized genetic testing and the medical information that can or cannot be learned from such testing.

In this activity, students will analyze simulated DNA data from different people to understand how such data can be interpreted and applied.

These discussion prompts examine student knowledge of DNA and genes, and then explore DNA sequencing and gene therapy.