Genetics Essay

www.science.org.au/nova/009/009key.htm

www.whyfiles.org info on genetic technology

www.umc-gbcs.org/genetics2_issues..htm against human cloning strong christian views

www.rael.org avoid this it is a load of rubbish about aliens creating humans with DNA

www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s262813.htm for genetic technology nash family

www.dhushara.com/book/genes/genaug/genaug.htm#anchor3846343 auguments for and against

www.dhushara.com/book/genes/genes.htm#anchor165294 wide selection of issues on genetics

www.glogalchange.com/frogs.htm cloning website including headless humans

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/topic_index.asp?subject_id=3

Informative site, which covers both topics, but mostly genetics and implications of genetic engineering. Language is simple and easy to understand.

www.genetech.csiro.au - This site aims to explain the science of gene technology, and describe what Australian scientists are doing. It also covers some aspects of the public debate on gene technology.

www.science.org.au – This site is about how gene technology has made an impact on plants and crops. It talks about the benefits and concerns of gene technology.

www.globalchange.com/clone – This site is all about different types of cloning, how it is done and views for and against cloning.

www.geneforum.ee/2002 – This site is about how gene technology has helped medicine.

www.novo.dk/environm/er96/genetech – This site is about the benefits and risks of gene technology. It looks at the risks to humans and the environment.

http://ea.gov.au/industry/biotechnology/risks-benefits.html – This website is all about gene technology, what it is, how it is used, the benefits and risks. It looks at how gene technology affects humans, the environment, plants and animals. It looks at specific case studies.

http://www.mydr.com.au/default.asp?article=3081 – This website looks specifically at the affect of gene technology on food and medicine.

http://www.atse.org.au/publications/seminar/content-1999p5.htm – this website is about how gene technology has affected farmers and their crops e.g. insect resistant crops.

http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/cloning/ - this website looks at how cloning has changed medicine. The benefits and the risks. How cloning can help humans and It looks at case studies.

http://www.humancloning.org/ - This website is about human cloning. Different views on human cloning and the reasons why they are for or against human cloning.

http://archive.greenpeace.org/~geneng/ - This website is against gene technology. It talks about gene technology and food, animals, crops and medicine.

http://www.genengnews.com/ - The latest news on genetic engineering.

http://online.sfsu.edu/%7Erone/GEessays/gedanger.htm – The dangers of genetic engineering

http://library.thinkquest.org/19697/Frames-3b.htm

-cloning

http://www.safe-food.org/-issue/ge.html

– what is genetic engineering?

http://www.human-genetic-engineering.com/

http://www.apologeticspress.org/rr/rr2001/r&r0108a.htm

-cloning

www.ask.com

-genetic engineering

http://web.ask.com/web?qsrc=6&q=Benefits+Of+Genetic+Engineering

-genetic engineering

http://www.anth.org/ifgene/proscons.htm

In depth arguments both for and against genetic engineering. Very thorough, covers all aspects of engineering in general. It looks at plants, animals, and humans in separate sections.

http://www.beyondpesticides.org/main.html

Brief case against the use of GM crops. More information available. Includes news updates.

http://www.oneworld.net/penguin/genetics/home.html

Good site for genetics, shows info in a simple, but informed format. Aimed at the younger generation.

http://www.apologeticspress.org – human cloning and stem-cell research.

http://www.foodmarketexchange.com – The benefits and dangers of GM foods

http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/cloning/ - clone case studies

www.thinkquest.org

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1061/2_108/55698578/p3/article.jhtml?term=

This web-site details the moral viewpoint on genetic technology. It argues that, in theory, genetic technology could be used to cure many diseases although the technology has the potential to be abused. Some complex vocabulary.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/1999/designer_babies.shtml

Explores the potential for ‘designer babies’ – suggests this trend is inevitable. Well structured and explanation of key terms.

http://www.wcl.american.edu/hrbrief/v4i2/munayy42.htm

Application of genetic technology - discusses the ability to cure diseases through ‘somatic cell manipulation’ (SCM) and ‘germ-line manipulation’ (GLM)

http://www.anth.org/ifgene/proscons.htm

List of pros and cons of:

 

http://www.udel.edu/physics/scen103/CGZ/cons.html

The Cons of genetic engineering:

 

http://www.loyola.edu/dept/philosophy/techne/gentech.htm

Discussions into:

 

http://www.webdesk.com/pros-and-cons-of-human-cloning/

 

Insight into:

 

http://www.sac.ac.uk/info/External/Publications/GMOs.asp

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m1061/2_108/55698578/p7/article.jhtml?term=

A document that gives you details of genetic technology both for and against but the overall view is against it. There is a lot of information to go through to find something useful

http://www.umc-gbcs.org/gentics2_issues..htm

A church societies website that gives their opinion on genetic technology (which is against). However it doesn’t give much detail about genetic technology itself it is more opinionated.

 

http://online.sfsu.edu/%7Erone/GEessays/gedanger.htm

Dodgy name but looks can be deceitful. This site holds many article about issues of genetic engineering. Also contains sample essays although not to be used can be a good starting point for research. The site contains basic easy to understand articles and a range of more complex passages on genetic engineering.

http://www.safe-food.org/

A strong anti-genetic engineering website. Gives a fairly one-sided view of genetics used in food production. Has fairly basic terminology with various quotes from leading authorities. Has a search facility that allows the user to search for info on the subject inside the site.

http://www.anth.org/ifgene/proscons.htm

Not a very colourful or exciting website, however it contains large amounts of useful data, including arguments for and against genetic engineering. Mainly discusses the ethical and moral issues concerning genetics and does not contain much technical information. If you want to skip the colour and get down to the nitty gritty a fantastic site for data which will provide a backbone for an essay.

http://www.open.org/~dallashs/gene.htm

This website provides many links to information, including the above reviewed website. Again the information is good with use of basic vocabulary making interpreting the data easy. The many links include plants animals and human sides of genetic engineering. Extracting data from this site will be time consuming but will be justified in the long run.

http://www.childrensmuseum.org/biotech/faqs.htm

A frequently asked questions section provides simple answers to the basic questions about genetics. The combination of pictures and simple terminology provides an overall background on genetic engineering but more detail will be needed in an essay. Would provide a good focal point for the gathering of data.

http://www.thinkquest.org/

Libraries provide a useful link to students research and views of genetic engineering

 

Http://genetech.csiro.au: This site aims to explain the science of gene technology, and describe what Australian scientists are doing. It also covers some aspects of the public debate on gene technology.

http://www.science.org.au/nova/009/009key.htm: Basic information on genes and genetics.

http://www.globalchange.com/clone_index.htm: Information about the current issues of cloning.

http://www.globalchange.com/headless.html: Information on how headless human clones are created and how they then grow organs.

http://www.biofirst.nsw.gov.au/bioethics/gene-technology.asp: Information on gene technology with lots of links to other useful information.

http://www.non-gm-farmers.com/issues_gtgc.asp: The network of concerned farmers, arguments against GM.

http://www.dhushara.com/book/genes/genaug/mar28.htm: Information against genetic modification of any kind.

http://www.txtwriter.com/Backgrounders/Genetech/GEcontents.html: Scientific look at Genetic modification and genes.

http://www.novozymes.com/cgi-bin/bvisapi.dll/portal.jsp: Information on using modern enzyme gene technology, Novozymes is able to isolate new enzymes without having any real information on the enzyme it is pursuing.

http://www.moh.gov.sg/nmec/GeneGuidelines.pdf: A PDF outlining the Ethics of Gene Technology.

http://www.afgc.org.au/Documents/fs009.htm: A fact sheet on what gene technology is. (Very Australian)

http://www.ncl.ac.uk/pimd/SPECS/Microbiology/index.htm: Information on microbiology.

http://www.purefood.org/ge/gedangerfox.cfm

This website is about the pro’s and cons of genetically engineered crops and the effects on the ecosystems.

http://www.banting.com/rcenter/genetice.html

This site contains two lines of writing informing the reader about the genetic engineering of insulin.

http://library.thinkquest.org/J001483/land/sustenance/genetics.html

This contains lots of information on the genetic engineering of crops, but most of the information is about a new gene that scientists have found.

http://www.biogene.org/e/themen/bioland/e-biol.html

Information on genetic engineering of crops.

http://online.sfsu.edu/%7Erone/GEessays/Ethical%20and%20Spiritual%20Issues%20in%20GE.htm

Information on the ethnical and spiritual effects of genetic engineering

 

www.nytimes.com/indexes/2003/02/25/health/genetics/index.html

Quite good site. Access to loads of articles published in the paper. There are articles about both the science and ethics of genetic technology.

www.bbc.co.uk/genes/

BBC site, covers lots of stuff: history of genetics, opinions, clone zone, etc.

http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/society/discussion/Welcome.html

Various leaflets and books available online.

In "Ethics, Morality and Animal Biotechnology", Roger Straughan examines the ethical, moral and social issues surrounding relatively recent developments that involve the genetic modification of animals, and cloning by nuclear transfer.

In this leaflet BBSRC presents examples of how scientists at the BBSRC-sponsored Institute of Arable Crops Research (IACR) and John Innes Centre are exploring the behaviour and potential environmental impact of GM crops on the countryside.

In "Ethics, Morality and Crop Biotechnology", Roger Straughan and Michael Reiss examine the ethical, moral and social issues surrounding the genetic modifcation of crops.

Hard copies of books available at each school

www.aa244.dial.pipex.comgenginf4.htm

http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1139/MR1139.appf.pdf

Moral arguments for and against genetic technology. A lot of good arguments but you have to read through a lot of useless stuff to get them.

http://www.dhushara.com/book/genes/genes.htm

Information on different types of genetic technology, links to articles about cases of genetic technology. Gives pros and cons of using different technologies. E.g. genetically engineered food, cloning, foetal cell transplants etc. Gives factual information and ethical, religious and moral arguments for and against.

 

http://b435-boas.stanford.edu/home/other_projects/gene_conf/press_release.pdf

Avoid. Useless website.

http://www.geneticassays.com/paternity.htm
Avoid. Advertises paternity testing

http://www.cbhd.org/resources/aps/christensen-dignity_02-3.htm

Useless unless you want to learn about spider-man

http://www.archive.greenpeace.org/˜geneng/

Arguments against genetic engineering. Has information and press releases about the Greenpeace anti-genetic engineering campaign. Has articles and information about genetically engineered food, artificial organisms, etc.

 

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/srtscot/geneng0.shtml

Ethical and religious issues surrounding genetic engineering and cloning.

http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/GEessays/gedanger.htm

Essays and information on genetic engineering and its dangers. Genetically engineered plants and food, genetically engineered human beings, ethical and religious essays that give information about various cases of genetic engineering.

http://library.thinkquest.org/19697/

This web site provides information on genetic cloning. The site explains what cloning is by focusing on the birth of Dolly, the lamb that was cloned by Scottish scientists in 1997. The site explains the cell and what scientists must do to clone it. Explore reactions to cloning from politicians, lawmakers, and scientists.

http://www.genewatch.org/

Ethics and risks of genetic engineering

http://www.safe-food.org/-issue/ge.html

Basic information about what genetic engineering is.