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Canadian Institutes of Health Research: Human Stem Cell Research [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A recent study in which the authors examined the health and ethical issues related to human stem cell research. As a result of this study, Canada did allow human stem cell research to proceed. The report is in PDF format.
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Human Genome Sequencing Center (Baylor College of Med)

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents information about the human genome sequencing project and has links to other genome projects besides the Human Genome Project.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna Interactive: Applications

For Students 9th - 10th
Examples of using DNA for forensic purposes is discussed here, as well as uses to unravel historical puzzles, trace the history of a species and answer health problems.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Dragon Science: Food for Thought

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate how geneticists use selective breeding to capitalize on hybrid vigor by using colored chips to represent traits in succeeding generations. Use Explain why farmers must buy new hybrid seed each year.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Understanding the Ballistics of Gene Bombardment

For Students 9th - 10th
Practice questions understanding the ballistics of gene bombardment.
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Problemas De Genetic Molecular De Procariotas

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn more about the operon model based on studies of lactose-dependent mutations of E. coli with the series of problems presented here. The correct answers have a brief explanation to reinforce the theories and incorrect answers are...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Water, Soil, and Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the fundamental importance of water, soil, and agriculture in sustaining the human standard of living; and the heavy toll that current agricultural practices take on water and soil resources.
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Genome British Columbia

Genome British Columbia: Terminator Technology for Gm Crops

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1998, American scientists developed terminator seeds which grew into plants that were unable to reproduce. While this practice prevents the dangerous flow of genes to the wild, it has some disadvantages, for example, the added expense...
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Types of Gene Therapy

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the promise gene therapy offers for those suffering from genetic diseases and describes the two types - germ line gene therapy and somatic gene therapy.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Primer on Ethics and Human Clonings

For Students 9th - 10th
This artical evaluates the ethics involved with cloning humans. Issues such as legal rights and protection and determining whether it is unnatural self-engineering are addressed.
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University of Arizona

University of Arizona: Problemas De Icidos Nucleicos Y Material Genetico

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the fundamentals of nucleic acids and how they experience the processes of replication and translation with the series of problems presented here. The correct answers have a brief explanation to reinforce the theories and incorrect...
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Biology: Dna, Rna, and Protein Synthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
In this online mini-course learners distinguish between the structure, functions, and processes involved with DNA and RNA.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Genes Can Be Moved Between Species

For Students 9th - 10th
Recombinant DNA technology has made it possible to gain insight into how genes work. This concept is further developed in this article with an animated explanation, art gallery, audio/video interviews, biographies, and an interactive...
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Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Emerging Diseases: New and Old [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Start thinking about how to help make the world a safer place by studying biotechnology, in particular proteomics and genome study.
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Plasmids

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is part of an "Online Biology Book" and contains excellent text and visuals. Discusses F and R plasmids and includes great illustrations. Well organized and clear.
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Other

The Natural Law Party of the United States of America

For Students 9th - 10th
The homepage of the Natural Law Party of the United States provides its platform, relevant news, and many informational resources.
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American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy

For Students 9th - 10th
Here find information about gene and cell therapy and other important terminology. Includes a glossary and resources on disease treatments and government regulations.
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Greenpeace: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site about the Green Peace organization.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues of Biotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes some of the ethical, legal, and social issues of biotechnology.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 3.21 Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how biotechnology can alter crops to change many different phenotypes of plants.
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Claude Shannon

For Students 9th - 10th
Claude Shannon was a mathematician and electrical engineer whose work underlies modern information theory and helped instigate the digital revolution. He was the first person to recognize how Boolean algebra could be used to great...
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PBS

Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Herbert Boyer

For Students 9th - 10th
A small-town Pennsylvania boy grew up to help create the biotech industry, leading to breakthrough treatments for diseases.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: The Real Dirt on Farmer John: Family Farms in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Trace the evolution in American agriculture with this interactive timeline. Learn how the history of one small Illinois farm reflects the larger changes, decade by decade.
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Dolly O Logy Card

For Students 3rd - 8th
Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned with DNA from an adult cell, is the subject of this interactive OLogy card. Flip the card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information that focus your...

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