Unit 8 Invertebrates Unit Discoveries Unit 1 The Nature of Life Unit 2 Ecology Unit 3 Cells Unit 4 Genetics Unit 5 Evolution Unit 6 Microorganisms Unit 7 Plants Unit 8 Invertebrates Unit 9 Chordates Unit 10 The Human Body

	At the beginning of Unit 8, Ken Miller and Joe Levine posed these questions about the scientific future: • Can a better understanding of insects help protect farms from insect pests and protect humans from insect-borne diseases? • What will paleontology and molecular genetics tell us about how major groups of invertebrates are related to one another — and to us?   Can a better understanding of insects help protect farms from insect pests and protect humans from insect-borne diseases? U.S. Centers for Disease Control: West Nile Virus Questions and answers  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/qa/overview.htm Also see the CDC's West Nile Virus Homepage at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/index.htm#prevention And the more general references available at their Insects and Diseases page at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/insects/ Bug-borne Disease Research: International (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) http://www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/bugborne01/intl.htm Until recently, most of us thought insect-borne disease was a problem restricted mainly to developing countries where environment and inadequate sanitation create ideal circumstances for insect and parasite survival. Flies, mosquitoes, and saber-nosed bugs spread diseases such as malaria, dengue fever ("breakbone fever"), river blindness, and African sleeping sickness, killing millions each year. But the emergence of disease such as Lyme Disease and West Nile in the United States shows that this is our problem too. The NIAID conducts extensive research on these and other insect-borne diseases to discover new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat these debilitating infections. Sex-pheromone links to insect evolution suggest problems for pest control through mating disruption http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Sept02/SexPheromoneRoelofs.html Cornell University entomologists have unlocked an evolutionary secret to how insects evolve into new species. The discovery has major implications for the control of insect populations through disruption of mating. What will paleontology and molecular genetics tell us about how major groups of invertebrates are related to one another - and to us? The Evolutionary History of the Insects http://www.palaeos.com/Invertebrates/Arthropods/Insecta/insect_evolution.htm Insect Evolution page on the Virtual Fossil Museum http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Evolution/evolution%20segues/insect_evolution.htm     Click Above to Access our Index of Science News Articles
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