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Overview: This news brief, from November of 2005, describes the threat of avian flu. The stage is set for this virus to evolve into a strain that could cause a deadly global pandemic. Author/Source: UC Museum of Paleontology Grade level: 9-12 Time: 10 minutes Teaching tips: This article includes a set of discussion and extension questions for use in class. It also includes hints about related lessons that might be used in conjunction with this one. Get more tips for using Evo in the News articles in your classroom. Concepts: Evolution results from selection acting upon genetic variation within a population. New heritable traits can result from recombinations of existing genes or from genetic mutations in reproductive cells. Scientific knowledge is open to question and revision as we come up with new ideas and discover new evidence. As with other scientific disciplines, evolutionary biology has applications that factor into everyday life. Teacher background: Natural Selection Relevance

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