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  SCIENCE: BIOLOGY - GENETICS - Accurate as of June 2006
Covers the discovery of genetics, DNA, and cloning. Provides current news topics on recent discoveries in those categories.

 
 

Bioethics.net
http://bioethics.net
The American Journal of bioethics contains current news, research, and more

Bugs in the News
http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/bugs.html
All kinds of topics—biology, genetics, diseases

Cloning
http://msnbc.com/news/cloning_front.asp
Fast facts, timeline of events, current articles

Cloning: Right or Wrong: Do You Know?
http://members.tripod.com/~cloning
Describes the mechanics and history of cloning and how it is used in nature

DNA Workshop
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/dna
Discusses DNA replication and protein synthesis

DOEgenomes.org
http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome
Glossary, images, videos, commentary, fact sheets, and more from the Department of Energy

Ewe 2
http://www.powayschools.com/projects/ewe2/
Case study on cloning to help you determine where you stand on the issue

Gene Almanac
http://www.dnalc.org/
The source for timely information on genes in education

GeneCards
http://bioinformatics.weizmann.ac.il/cards
Database of human genes, their products, and their involvement in diseases

GeneTests
http://www.geneclinics.org
Publicly funded medical genetics information resource for health professionals; registration is free

The Human Cloning Foundation
http://www.humancloning.org/
Thought-provoking information along with breaking news of developments worldwide

NewScientist.com: Special Report: Cloning and Stem Cells
http://www.newscientist.com/nsplus/insight/clone/clone.html
Collection of the latest news of cloning breakthroughs, as well as examination of some of the broader issues that surround this technology; articles from NEW SCIENTIST magazine

Newsfile: Cloning
http://www.pathfinder.com/TIME/cloning/home.html
Discusses Dolly, cloning 1-2-3, future and ethics of cloning

Reason’s Cloning and Stem Cell resources
http://www.reason.com/biclone.html
Article and links that offer history of cloning procedures and presents both sides of the debate

Scottish Sheep Shocker
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/034clone/main5.html
Tongue-in-cheek article explores some of the flaws of the cloning process

Stem Cell Research
http://www.aaas.org/spp/cstc/briefs/stemcells/index.shtml
Summary of issues, links, background resources, press coverage, and more

 

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