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European Initiative for Biotechnology Education (EIBE) -- Useful resource for high school and undergraduate-level educators, built around PDF-encoded "units" (in several languages)
on topics such as DNA profiling, transgenic plants, and the impacts of biotech on the developing world and the environment
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Human Gene Testing, a node in the National Academy of Science's "Beyond Discovery" series -- Reviews "the path from research to human benefit" cleared by fifty years' study of classical and molecular genetics
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The Risks and Benefits of Genetically Modified Food (from the SCOPE project) -- Presentation, geared toward educators, students, and the interested general public, on the GM food controversy.
Includes mailing lists, Web links, literature indexes, and other features; full access requires a free SCOPE membership.
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Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resouce Guide -- Nicely conceived site from Colorado State University, aimed at the interested public and underwritten by a grant from
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Includes discussion of history of TG plants, Flash-driven animations, links, FAQs, and
more
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Access Excellence at the National Health Museum -- Remarkable, compulsively browseable collection of links geared especially for the classroom
teacher
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The Molecules of Life -- Interactive introduction to proteins, protein folding, protein structure, and x-ray crystallography. Highly recommended
for a nonspecialist audience
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Who Owns Life? -- Beautifully designed, well-conceived site from the University of Pennsylvania's Bioethics.net, regarding the dilemmas posed by gene patenting. Includes nicely written reviews of key issues, primers on biology and patent
law, brief summaries of relevant court cases, and suggestions for assignments and student projects.
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DNAPatent.com -- "Patent law for non-lawyers; genetic engineering for non-scientists"
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GeneLetter -- Valuable news and information site on genomic research, with an impact-on-society bent
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Genetic Alliance, Inc. -- International coalition of individuals and organizations working to "enhance the lives of everyone impacted by genetic
conditions." Site includes a well-stocked collection of links to resources on ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic research
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Editor's note: The links featured on this page will change periodically, so come back frequently.
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Rapid changes in bioinformatics, gene medicine, and postgenomics are confronting a wide variety of persons -- scientists,
policymakers, journalists, the lay public -- with a great deal of unfamiliar terminology. To help you sort it out, we've
gathered together links to some of the top online glossaries in genetics, genomics, and biomedicine.
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Online lecture "Discovering the Double Helix" by James Watson (available at CSHL's DNA Learning Center)
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DNA-o-gram -- Send a nucleotide-encoded message to a friend
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Swiss-Jokes -- The infamous random sampler of helvetian humor from ExPASy
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