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The Human Genome Project

• National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH),  Human Genome Project, Glossary of Genetic Terms
• Department of Energy Human Genome Program (DOE), Community Education, Human Genome Project, Ethical, Legal, & Social Implications (& Public Policy), Molecular Genetics Primer, Science Behind the Project, Medicine & Genetics, & Chromosome Launchpad
• The Human Genome Project:  Exploring Our Molecular Selves, Multimedia Education Kit, NHGRI, DOE, Science, Nature, HHMI, Pharma, ASHG New
• Human Genome Teacher Networking Project - Univ. Kansas Medical Center
• Human Genome Centers - background, goals, developments
• GeneEd, animation, Genomics Education, Celera (not currently active)

Genetic Education Resources

• Resources  (curricula · books · videotapes · hands-on materials · computer programs · posters · newsletters)
• Genetic Lesson Plans - from teachers in KUMC and other programs
• Genetic Conditions - support groups, addresses, links
• Cytogenetics Resources
• Genetic Careers - genetic counselor, clinical geneticist, lab technician
• Professional Genetic Societies - NSGC, ASHG, ABGC, ABMG, ACMG, international
• Glossaries of Genetic Terms

Networking

• Teachers in the Human Genome Teacher Networking Project
• Geneticists & Ethicists Mentor Network
• Genetic Programs & Workshops for Teachers
• Genome Educators - calendar, directory, resources & references
• Genetic Meetings, professional societies and organizations
• AccessExcellence resources
• Libraries of Genetic Resources

Genetic Programs and Resources

Booklets

• Primer on Molecular Genetics, Dept Energy (DNA, protein synthesis, gene maps)
• The Human Genome Project: from Maps to Medicine - NHGRI
• Blazing a Genetic Trail - Howard Hughes Medical Institutes. Basic Genetics, the Human Genome Project, Glossary, more
• Your Genes, Your Choices, Science + Literacy for Health, American Association for the Advancement of Science (incorrect information about albinism)
• Understanding Gene Testing brochure - NIH/National Cancer Institute
• March of Dimes Resource Center - Public Health Education Information Series Sheets - Genetics Series and Prenatal Series
• March of Dimes fact sheets (birth defects, genetic conditions, genetic counseling)
• The Genetic Code, Univ. Texas Health Center, Tyler, nucleic acid triplet / amino acid

Programs

• Cracking the Code of Life, NOVA, April, 2001, includes segments to watch online, activities, introduction to heredity, explore a stretch of code   New
• Lost Tribes of Israel, DNA activity online, NOVA, PBS program, Feb 2000
• High School Human Genome Program, Univ. Washington, Seattle
• Genetics Education, Murdoch Institute, Australia
• Human Genetic Variation, Curriculum Supplements, NIH, free (No. 99-4647), grades 9-12
• A Users Guide to Genetics: The Medicine of the Future, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH, and the Smithsonian. Fall 1998, audio of lecture, slides, and links of program and speaker
• Educator Resources, A Question of Genes, PBS, Genetic Testing 9/16/97
• The DNA Files: Unraveling the Mysteries of Genetic Science, National Public Radio, Genetic Resources, Basic Genetics Resources
• Access Excellence, including genetic activities lesson plans, Genentech
• Holiday Lecture Series on Science, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Clockwork Genes (webcast Dec 2000), Genes and Gender, RNA, Human Disease, Mutations & Maladies (heart) - Dec 98; Genetic and Cardiovascular Conditions, Senses and Sensitivity (97), other
• The Human Genome Project, MCET, Boston, MA, ethical, legal, and social implications of genetic information and dissemination. Student projects, teacher resources, and interactive material. Links to Resources (no longer fundtional)

Activities and resources

• DNA profiling, Issues in human genetics, DNA model kit, Human Genetics Dilemma Debate (English, Français, Deutsch), European Initiative for Biotechnology Education (EIBE)  New
• Genes and You, Genetic Interest Group and Wellcome Trust, United Kingdom   New
• Basics of DNA Fingerprinting, Washington University
• Blackett Family DNA Activity, University Arizona
• DNA Testing, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• The Biology Project: Human Biology, problem sets and tutorials
• Beyond Discovery:  Human Gene Testing, National Academy of Sciences, Nature of Genes, Telltale Genetic Sequences, Disease Genes, Copying Techniques, Tracking Colon-Cancer Gene, Medicine Transformed, Gene Testing, Social Dilemmas, Genetic Research, PDF file
• Hispanic Educational Genome Project, California State Univ., Los Angeles, CA
• HUM-MOLGEN - Internet Communication Forum in Human Molecular Genetics
• Human genome project information, Boys Town Nat'l Research Hosp, Omaha, NE
• Inherited Disease Genes Identified by Positional Cloning
• Gene Map of the Human Genome
• Genetic Literacy: Meeting the Teaching Challenge, American Museum of Natural History New
• GeneLink, Washington University
• GENSCOPE: Multi-level Science: Genetics from DNA to Populations
• What the Heck is a Gene? JCBrown, Microbiology, University of Kansas
• Genetic News, University of Utah, for students and teachers
• The Natural History of Genes, Univ Utah School of Medicine, Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, Utah Museum of Natural History - for science educators and students, resources for hands-on experiments, classroom activities, making low cost lab equipment, and section for teens about genetic science
• Genetic Science Learning Center, Eccles Institute, University of Utah
• BioChemNet- genetics, biotechnology, careers, labs, resources
• Information about Biotechnology, Australian Biotechnology Association
• Genetics Science Education, GenLink
• Genetic Privacy Act
• The Genetic Code
• Animation Library (PCR, Southern blot, sequencing, polymorphisms), Cold Spring Harbor Lab DNA Learning Center
• Human Telomere Atlas and Human Imprinting Map, Department Human Genetics, University of Chicago
• What is Gene Testing? Lawrence Berkeley Lab
• Amino Acid Anatomy, animated, Sirius Corp
• Classic Papers in Genetics, classic papers of Mendel, Sutton, Morgan, others
• Human Genome Center, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, map of chromosome 19, FISH images, DNA sequencing, instrumentation, genetic biotechnology
• Online Mendelian Inheritance In Man, catalog of human genes and genetic disorders, links to Entrez database of MEDLINE articles
• DNA From the Beginning, multimedia primer on the basics of genetics and heredity
• Positionally-Cloned Human Disease Genes, descriptions and genetic maps of all human genetic disorders and diseases, chromosomal abnormalities
• Bacterial Transformation: pGLOTM System, BioRad, protocols use plasmids with transformants that glow
• BioForum lecture series, California Academy of Sciences,  Access Excellence
• Charles Darwin on the Beagle's historic tour, Peregrine Publishers, Access Excellence, The Biology Place
• DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Detection of Alu BY PCR, Graphics Gallery
• Graphics Gallery, Essential Cell Biology, for introductory biology students
• Genetic Glossary, Genetic Illustrations, Research Techniques Fact Sheets, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Office of Science Education and Outreach (OSEO)
• Gene Connection™, gel box to study Ohm's Law and relative atomic mass, labs introducing micropipetting and gel electrophoresis, finger printing lab, scenarios
• Bacterial Transformation Lab, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Science Education Partnership
• Winding Your Way Through DNA, University of California, San Francisco, DNA scientists, interviews
• Woodrow Wilson Biology Collection, activities, Princeton, New Jersey, human ecology, bioethics, biotechnology and genetics
• Gene Therapy Primer (animation, need Shockwave Flash Plug-In), PBS, Cracking the Code, December 1997
• WebQuest on Genetics (high school biology), LFitzgerald, Apollo High School, Glendale, AZ, 2000 New
• What is a gene? KidsHealth

Writing about Individuals with Genetic Conditions

• Guidelines for Reporting and Writing About People with Disabilities, 1995 Univ Kansas, endorsed by national associations (see other publications) - 1990 edition
• A Way with Words:  Guidelines and Appropriate Terminology For the Portrayal of Persons With Disabilities, Secretary of State, Canada
• Understanding Disabilities: Examining Issues of Language & Portrayal, MKTan

Other

• Rutgers Student Scientists, Waksman Institute, State University of New Jersey, genetics tutorial, molecular biology quiz
• The Gene School, ThinkQuest, Student Internet Challenge 1998, study the science of genetics, foundation of genetics from RHooks' discovery of cells, 1655. GMendel, the father of genetics, basics of genetics including DNA replication, cell division, and protein synthesis, why creating dinosaurs (Jurassic Park) not possible. Glossary, experiments, quizzes, games, polls, and links for teachers GeneSchool '99 background on Cloning, Gene Therapy, Agriculture, Testing, Counseling, and Inherited Diseases, Human Genome Project, Forensic DNA, In Depth New
• Stem Cells: A Primer, NIH, New May 2000
• MendelWeb
• Beyond Bio 101: Transformation of Undergraduate Biology Education, Howard Hughes Medical Institute book
• The Invention of the Genetic Code, BHayes,Computing Science, Jan-Feb 1998
• Internet Pathology Laboratory, WebPath, genetic disorders, case studies of inherited metabolic disorders, chromosomal abnormalities, pediatric neoplasia syndromes
• Science Education, DOE
• Links2Go Genetics Sites
• Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Science Curricula on the Net
• Forensic Genetic Resources
• Science in the Cinema, NIH
• Computers and Online Resources

Museums with Genetic Exhibits

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Revised January 9, 2002

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