- Your Genes, Your Choices: Exploring the Issues Raised by Genetic Research
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Describes the Human Genome Project, the science behind it, and the ethical, legal, and social issues that it raises. Easy to understand and includes a glossary.
www.ornl.gov/hgmis/publicat/genechoice/index.html
- Knowledgene
Comments, related fields, diseases, and testing.
www.knowledgene.com
- Kerchner's DNA Testing & Genetic Genealogy Information and Resources Page
Learn how DNA testing and analysis along with the science of genetics can help genealogists.
www.kerchner.com/dna-info.htm
- Genomics and Its Impact on Science and Society: The Human Genome Project and Beyond (2003)
Primer by the U.S. Department of Energy.
www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/publicat/primer/index.html
- Medical Genetics
Materials including exams and photos to supplement the textbook by Jorde et al.
medgen.genetics.utah.edu
- American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
Professional membership organization for human geneticists in the Americas, including: researchers, academicians, clinicians, laboratory practice professionals, genetic counselors, and nurses.
www.ashg.org/genetics/ashg/ashgmenu.htm
- Commercialising the Genome
Details of a legal standards and ethics research project by the University of Tasmania's Centre for Law and Genetics.
www.lawgenecentre.org
- HHMI Holiday Lectures on Science
Webcast lectures on human genetics, cardiovascular biology, and the role of kidneys in hypertension; designed for high school students.
www.holidaylectures.org
- Dopamine D2 Receptor as a Candidate Gene for Alcoholism
Thesis submitted in partial requirement for B.S. (Honours) by Karen Johnson.
javelin.commed.unsw.edu.au/karen/thesis
- Cytogenetics Gallery
Gives you the opportunity to see what chromosomes look like under the microscope and how abnormalities of chromosomes are identified.
www.pathology.washington.edu/Cytogallery
- Mountain States Genetics Network
Peer-reviewed medical genetic education and information.
www.mostgene.org
- British Society for Human Genetics
Forum for professionals working in all aspects of human genetics.
www.bshg.org.uk
- National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC)
A leading voice, authority, and advocate for the genetic counseling profession.
www.nsgc.org
- International Communication Forum in Human Molecular Genetics (HUM-MOLGEN)
Provides the opportunity to communicate with scientists, physicians, and other genetics professionals worldwide.
www.hum-molgen.de
- International HapMap Project (HapMap)
A multi-country effort to identify and catalog genetic similarities and differences in human beings. HapMap, will allow researchers to find genes that affect health, disease, and individual responses to medications and environmental factors.
www.hapmap.org
- GeneCards
Provides a quick overview of the vast amount of knowledge about human genes, their products, and diseases in which they are involved.
bioinformatics.weizmann.ac.il/cards
- European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG)
Includes members (researchers, clinicians, laboratory scientists, social scientists, bioethicists, and non-medical genetic counsellors) that are involved in all disciplines of human genetics.
www.eshg.org
- Human Genetics Society of Australasia
Provides information and resources to the general public relating to human genetics.
www.hgsa.com.au
- Molecular Genetics of Alzheimer's Disease
Studies the mutation of genes that leads to familial forms of Alzheimer's Disease. Doctoral thesis by Seppo Helisalmi.
www.uku.fi/laitokset/neuro/44the.htm
- Women and Genetics in Contemporary Society (WAGICS)
Facilitates the participation of women in all deliberations on the social and ethical issues raised by human genome research.
www-unix.oit.umass.edu/~fholmes
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