Basics on Genes and Genetic Disorders
KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/health_basics/genes_genetic_disorders.html
Grades 6-12
Career in Genetic Counseling
National Society of Genetic Counselors
2004
www.nsgc.org/career
Careers in Genetics and the Biosciences
Human Genome Project
www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/education/careers.shtml
Careers in Medicine: Medical Genetics
Association of American Medical Colleges
2003
www.aamc.org/students/cim/pub_medgenetics.htm
Cloning in Focus
Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utah
2004
gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/cloning/
Grades 9-12 & Adults. Cloning information, experiments and quizzes.
Deciphering the Genetic Code
National Institutes of Health
2004
history.nih.gov/exhibits/nirenberg/index.htm
DO Try This at Home
Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Uta
2004
gslc.genetics.utah.edu/units/activities/
Grades 9-12 & Adults. Experiments, including How to Extract DNA from Anything Living; DNA Extraction from Wheat Germ; Put an Enzyme to Work.
From Blueprint to You
National Human Genome Research Institute
2003
www.genome.gov/12511466
Book explores the world of genetics, DNA, the Human Genome Project, the ethical, legal and social implications of genetic research and the future of genomics. Divided into chapters.
How Cells Work
HowStuffWorks
2003
science.howstuffworks.com/cell.htm
Grades 9-12 & Adults. To understand topics like biotechnology and genetic engineering, you need to understand cells.
How Cloning Works
HowStuffWorks
science.howstuffworks.com/cloning.htm
How Designer Children Will Work
HowStuffWorks
science.howstuffworks.com/designer-children4.htm
Explores the possibility that biotechnology could give parents the ability to pre-choose their children's physical and personality traits by manipulating the genes of the embryo.
How DNA Evidence Works
How Stuff Works
science.howstuffworks.com/dna-evidence.htm
How Evolution Works
HowStuffWorks
2004
science.howstuffworks.com/evolution.htm
Grades 9-12 & Adults. This site explores the theory of evolution and how it works. It also examines several important areas that show holes in the current theory -- places where scientific research will be working in the coming years in order to complete the theory.
How Gene Pools Work
HowStuffWorks
science.howstuffworks.com/gene-pool.htm
The combination of all of the versions of all of the genes in a species is called the gene pool of the species.
How Human Cloning Will Work
HowStuffWorks
science.howstuffworks.com/human-cloning.htm
Human Genetics and Medical Research
National Institutes of Health
2003
history.nih.gov/exhibits/genetics/
Cracking the genetic code allowed us to study diseases at the molecular level, which is increasing our knowledge of potential preventions and treatments for diseases. Since then, genetics has become central to the science of medicine.
Just for Students
The Teratology Society
No Date
www.teratology.org/jfs/teratologyindex.html
For students interested in careers in Teratology.
Kids Genetics
GlaxoSmithKline
www.genetics.gsk.com/kids/index_kids.htm
Grades 6-8
Knockout Mice
National Human Genome Research Institute
2004
www.genome.gov/12514551
A knockout mouse is a laboratory mouse in which researchers have inactivated, or "knocked out," an existing gene by replacing it or disrupting it with an artificial piece of DNA. The loss of gene activity often causes changes in a mouse's phenotype,
Science Fair Project Resource Guide
Internet Public Library
www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/
Annotated list of selected science fair web sites.
Training and Careers in Clinical Genetics
American Society of Human Genetics
genetics.faseb.org/genetics/ashg/educ/002.shtml
What Is a Gene?
KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/what_is_gene.html
Grades 4-8
You and Your Genes: Making It in a Tough Environment
National Institute of Environmental Health Science
www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/genes/home.htm
Grades 6-8
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