Genetics, Genomics, and Genethics

Web Resource Topics

Biology Teaching Organization's Genetics glossary
http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/

American Society of Human Genetics 
http://www.faseb.org/genetics/ashg/ashgmenu.htm

Science Magazine special Human Genome Issue
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/vol291/issue5507/

Nature Magazine special Human Genome Issue
http://www.nature.com/genomics/

The Center for the Study of Technology and Society Biotechnology Site
http://www.tecsoc.org/biotech/biotech.htm

Gene Letter-- an online magazine of genetics, society, and culture 
http://www.geneletter.com/

The Council for Responsible Genetics
http://www.gene-watch.org/

The Indigenous Peoples Council on Biocolonialism
http://www.ipcb.org/

GeneWatch-- an independent organization in the United Kingdom concerned with genetic engineering 
http://www.genewatch.org/

Genetic Alliance-- an international coalition representing consumer and health professional organizations
http://www.geneticalliance.org/index.html

Institute of Science and Society-- a non-profit organization working for social responsibility and sustainable approaches in science
http://www.i-sis.org/index.shtml

Union of Concerned Scientists-- an organization of scientists working to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world
http://www.ucsusa.org/index.html

Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/

Genetics Education Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/

National Public Radio DNA files 
http://www.dnafiles.org/home.html

NOVA Cracking the Code of Life
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/

National Human Genome Research Institute 
http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/index.html

Human Genome News-- by the U.S. Department of Energy Human Genome Program
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/publicat/hgn/past_hgn.html

National Center for Biotechnology Information
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)
http://www.tigr.org

The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
http://www.genome.ad.jp/kegg/

National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics
http://nchpeg.org/zones/classroom/index.html

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Patenting life

Organizations Concerned with Genetic Patents
http://www.lbl.gov/Education/ELSI/genes-organizations.html

Article from the AAMC Reporter:  "Does the gene patenting stampede threaten science?"
http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporter/feb2000/gene.htm

American Medical Association article on gene patenting 
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2314.html

University of Pennsylvania overview on who owns life
http://www.med.upenn.edu/bioethic/whoownslife/keyissues.html

Community Economics article, "Creating, patenting, and marketing New forms of life" http://www.solbaram.org/articles/clm505.html

United States Patent and Trademark Office
http://www.uspto.gov/

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Eugenics

Eugenics Watch
http://www.eugenics-watch.com/

Beloit College Biology Department's History of Eugenics  
http://www.beloit.edu/~biology/genethics/eugenics.html

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Disease and pharmacogenetics

University of Washington's Gene Clinics Site
http://www.geneclinics.org/ 

Genetic Interest Group, an alliance of organizations in the U.K. that supports people affected by genetic disorders
http://www.gig.org.uk/

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America 
http://genomics.phrma.org/

CDC Office of Genetics and Disease Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/genetics/

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Blazing the Genetic Trail
http://www.hhmi.org/genetictrail/

American Association for Clinical Chemistry's Questions and Expert Answers about Pharmacogenomics
http://www.aacc.org/access/pharmacogenomics/qanda.stm

Cytogenetics Gallery, a collection of pictures of chromosomes and chromosome abnormalities http://www.pathology.washington.edu/Cytogallery/ 

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Cloning

The Human Cloning Foundation
http://www.humancloning.org/  

Washington Post Cloning Report 
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/specials/science/cloning/index.html 

The Roslin Institute cloning site
http://www.ri.bbsrc.ac.uk/library/research/cloning/

House Subcommittee Hearings on Human Cloning: http://www.house.gov/commerce/hearings/03282001-141/03282001.htm

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Genetic privacy

Health Privacy Project
http://www.healthprivacy.org/

Pilot Study of Genetic Privacy
http://www.geneticalliance.org/aboutus/discrimination1.html

Article from GeneLetter: Video rental records more protected than medical records 
http://www.geneletter.com/03-01-01/features/privacy.html

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Genetic Discrimination

Genetic Alliance Genetic Discrimination Survey
http://www.geneticalliance.org/Programs/discsurvey.html

Genetic Information and Health Insurance Legislation
http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/Policy_and_public_affairs/Legislation/insure.htm

Genentech's site on genetic testing
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/IE/Genetic_Testing.html

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Genetically Engineered Food

Center for Food Safety
http://www.foodsafetynow.org/send.asp?cam_id=68

CropChoice
http://www.cropchoice.com

StarLink Corn News Archive 
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/otherdocs/starlink_news.htm

University of Wisconsin's Field of Genes site
http://news3.news.wisc.edu/062ag_gene_eng/2.html 

AgBioForum Article: Ten reasons why biotechnology will not ensure food security, protect the environment and reduce poverty in the developing world 
http://www.agbioforum.org/vol2no34/altieri.htm

Article from the Washington Post: U.S. Will Buy Back Corn Seed : Firms to Be Compensated for Batches Mixed With Biotech Variety
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37085-2001Mar7.html

Article from Disaster Relief:  Let them eat Golden Rice
http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/000808gmofoods/

Article from Monsanto: Monsanto adds support for Golden Rice
http://www.monsantoindia.com/news/archives/august2000/040800monsanto.html

GeneWatch Farmer Information Series
http://www.genewatch.org/Publications/farmers.htm

Norfolk Genetic Information Network
http://members.tripod.com/~ngin/feedtheworld.htm

Article from BBC: GM could impoverish poor farmers 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_348000/348947.stm

Article by Vandana Shiva: The Golden Rice Hoax 
http://members.tripod.com/~ngin/11.htm

FAO/ World Health Organization Report on safety aspects of genetically modified food
http://www.who.int/fsf/gmfood/fao-who_consultation_report_2000.pdf

Agbioworld
http://www.agbioworld.org

Site on genetically engineered foods, created by Canada's Natural Law Party http://natural-law.ca/genetic/geindex.html

Northern Light site on genetically engineered food 
http://special.northernlight.com/gmfoods/ 

Soy Info site on health hazards of genetically manipulated food
http://www.soyinfo.com/haz/gehaz.shtml

Genetic I.D.
http://www.genetic-id.com/

Partial list of GE Companies and Products
http://www.holisticmed.com/ge/foodlist.html

Purdue University quiz on genetically modified crops: http://www.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/0007.Goldsbrough.cropquiz.html

U.S. Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Biotechnology
http://ificinfo.health.org/foodbiotech/survey.htm

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Environmental Effects

Blue/Green: Critical Environmental News and Opinions
http://bluegreen.weblogs.com/

Gene Watch Article: Biological weapons and genetic technology 
http://www.genewatch.org/Publications/BioWepns.htm

Office of Biological and Environmental Research U.S. Department of Energy 
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis

Belgian Biosafety Article: Types of antibiotics and related resistance genes
http://biosafety.ihe.be/AR/ARmenu.html

FDA Article: The rise of antibiotic resistant infections
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/795_antibio.html

Scientific American article: The challenge of antibiotic resistance http://www.sciam.com/1998/0398issue/0398levy.html

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Microarrays

Snapshots article on DNA Chips
http://science-education.nih.gov/newsnapshots/TOC_Chips/Chips_RITN/chips_ritn.html

Anatomy of a Comparative Gene Expression Study
http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/jbuhler/research/array/

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Selected Corporations with an interest in genetic technology   

Archer Daniels Midland
http://www.admworld.com/index2.shtml

Monsanto 
http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/default.htm

Novartis 
http://www.novartis.com/

Pfizer 
http://www.pfizer.com/main.html

Zeneca
  http://www.zenecaagproducts.com/

Dow AgroSciences 
http://www.dowagro.com/

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