Identifying and Understanding Rare Genetic Conditions: Meet Tess Bigelow

This lesson was created by the Personal Genetics Education Project, and paired with a clip from The Gene.

Through stories from two families, this lesson explores how genetic analysis is providing new hope for children and families affected by a rare and undiagnosed condition, as well as the challenges faced by parents who split their time between caring for their child and advocating for research to find a treatment or cure.

**Suitable for use in the classroom and as a distance-learning assignment**

Interested in learning more? This module is part of a series that pgEd has created on genetics and health, hosted on PBS LearningMedia.