Genetics and Genetic Engineering
An image archive and overview of Eugenics and the Eugenic movement.
A Q&A with the Editor of Environmental Epigenetics.
An exploration about what brings these two fields together.
Genetic battle of the sexes that take place during conception.
An experimental drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy failed in a large clinical trial recently, but the
technique of counteracting mutated genes holds promise.
Everything you want to know about genetics and DNA, including sex and inheritance, DNA fingerprinting and much more. Developed by the Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA.
The University of Kansas Medical Center provides information on human genetics and the human genome project at this site. Included are a number of links to research areas.
The University of Kansas Medical Center provides information on human genetics and the human genome project at this site. A number of links to research areas are available.
Includes prospects and research, clinical trials and links of interest relative to genetic engineering and gene therapy.
Presents the mission and goals of the American Society of Gene Therapy, along with a listing of its officers.
An exploration of genetics and visual disorders.
Includes a report on the mission and goals of the project. Contains reports from the Center for Inherited Disease Resarch, Ethical, Legal and Social Implications, Genomic and Genetic Resources, Workshops and Conferences and a glossary of genetic terms. This is an awesome site. You can actually listen to NIH experts explain each term in the glossary. The glossary includes an explanation of such terms as, gene therapy, Huntington's disease, Diabetes, cloning, Parkinson's disease and much more.
An exploration of the new field of epigenetics.
How environmental influences affect the expression of genes.
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Videos
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