The Education of the Peppered Moth.

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  • Author(s): JOHNSON, JESSICA
  • Source:
    Harvard Review. 2010, Issue 39, p167-187. 21p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      College students; University of Washington; Plant mutation; Biology projects; Interpersonal relations
    • Abstract:
      An essay is presented wherein the author shares her experiences from her academic and professional life. She talks about the classes on genetics and peppered moth that she attended as a biology major at the University of Washington. She discusses her job at a biology project in Washington, where she worked on the mutation of the plant Arabidopsis thaliana. The success of the project, her interaction with her employer Jim Collins and what she learned from him is discussed.