Related Internet Sites
Cell Biology links:
- Cells Alive (an interesting website on basic cell biology with informative animations)
- Chromosomes (summary of the important facts about chromosomes; National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institute of Health)
- Cytogenetics and Chromosomal Disorders (advanced tutorial; Colorado State University)
- DNA (summary of the important facts about DNA; National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institute of Health)
- DNA from the Beginning (animated primer on the basics of genes, heredity, and DNA--Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
- DNA is not Destiny: The New Science of Epigenetics (an introduction to epigenetics written by Ethan Watters; site by Genimprint genomic imprinting website)
- DNA Testing (advanced tutorial: Colorado State University)
- Epigenomics (summary of the important facts about the human epigenome; National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institute of Health)
- Gene Map of the Human Genome (journal Science)
- Genetics Home Reference: Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions (a service of the U.
S. National Library of Medicine)- How Many Genes are in the Human Genome (information provided by the Human Genome Project)
- Human Genome Project Information (U.S. Department of Energy--extensive information about the Human Genome Project and its results)
- Inside a Cell (interesting simple animated descriptions of the major cell organelles; by the Genetic Science Learning Center, The University of Utah)
- Inside the Cell (a very good, detailed online article on what cells are and how they work; National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institute of Health)
- Learn Genetics Tour of the Basics (interesting simple animated descriptions of DNA, chromosomes, proteins, etc.; by the Genetic Science Learning Center, The University of Utah)
- Recount Slashes Number of Human Genes (Oct. 20, 2004 report in New Scientist)
- The Human Genome Collection (outstanding, well indexed website with research papers and reports from the British Journal Nature on human chromosomes and their genes; it also contains links to all of the major institutions involved in the Human Genome Project)
- Yahoo links related to cell biology
Human Reproduction:
- Is a Pregnant Woman's Chance of Giving Birth To a Boy 50 Percent? (Scientific American article by Marc Weisskopf)
- The Visible Embryo (detailed information about the appearance and other characteristics of a human embryos and fetuses at regular intervals through pregnancy--The National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development)
Other Related Links:
- Issues in Genomics (series of interesting articles and links; ActionBiocience.org--the American Institute of Biological Sciences)
- Journal of Human Evolution (articles on biological anthropology topics)
- MEDLINEplus Health Information (National Library of Medicine)
- Medpedia (new international online medical encyclopedia)
- MERLOT Learning Materials--Biology (Multimedia Educational Resources for Learning and Online Teaching--a great place to find other related tutorials)
- PubMed (U.S. National Library of Medicine database of 9 million research article abstracts from Medline and Pre-Medline)
- Your Genes, Your Choice: Exploring the Issues Raised by Genetic Research (a short 1999 online book by Catherine Baker written for non-scientists--American Association for the Advancement of Science)
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