Science was her passion in life, if she was truly honest about it. Growing up an army brat with just her General father was what pushed her to find her own way in life. This was what she was good at and what fascinated her. Trying to understand the world around her through scientific analysis.
She probably wouldn't mind if he didn't remember any of it, as Betty looks across the bent heads writing, she spots the one person not taking notes. A smile of recognition comes to her face, trying to welcome him to the class without saying anything to disrupt it or draw attention to him.
"The organization of GATC is called the genetic code and it is a long code to decipher. You have probably seen this picture of DNA before," she indicates the twisted ladder. "But this is only when DNA is unraveled. Usually it is twisted up in tightly coiled bundles, stored within each living cell of the organism."
There's a hand up and Betty points to that student with her pen. "Yes?"
"So which ones can give you superpowers?" The student obviously asking because they weren't really interested in the subject matter other than having cool superpowers. A few students chuckle near him but strangely, Betty doesn't seem as amused by the question. Though she does put on a smile, it's faded somewhat. "Scientists are still working to analyze what makes our hair colors different from each other. What's important to remember is this is a blueprint for what makes a person a whole person. If you tamper with even one nucleotide, you run the risk of mutation and destabilizing the entire DNA structure." How well she knew this but that was not something for class, so she pressed on.
"By show of hands, how many people here have an attached earlobe?"
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She probably wouldn't mind if he didn't remember any of it, as Betty looks across the bent heads writing, she spots the one person not taking notes. A smile of recognition comes to her face, trying to welcome him to the class without saying anything to disrupt it or draw attention to him.
"The organization of GATC is called the genetic code and it is a long code to decipher. You have probably seen this picture of DNA before," she indicates the twisted ladder. "But this is only when DNA is unraveled. Usually it is twisted up in tightly coiled bundles, stored within each living cell of the organism."
There's a hand up and Betty points to that student with her pen. "Yes?"
"So which ones can give you superpowers?" The student obviously asking because they weren't really interested in the subject matter other than having cool superpowers. A few students chuckle near him but strangely, Betty doesn't seem as amused by the question. Though she does put on a smile, it's faded somewhat. "Scientists are still working to analyze what makes our hair colors different from each other. What's important to remember is this is a blueprint for what makes a person a whole person. If you tamper with even one nucleotide, you run the risk of mutation and destabilizing the entire DNA structure." How well she knew this but that was not something for class, so she pressed on.
"By show of hands, how many people here have an attached earlobe?"