The Major Concept for this week is genetically modified organisms or GMOs. A genetically modified organism is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using enzymes and laboratory techniques that are generally known as recombinant DNA technology. Animals, plants, and microbes that are GMOs have been developed and are being used in many applications around the world.

This Week's Point of Confusion is the central dogma. The central dogma of biology describes the processes by which information is both maintained and expressed in a cell. PODCAST: pppodcastweek5.mp3