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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Mammoths vs. Mastodons: What's the Criteria for De Extinction?

For Students 9th - 10th
There's been a lot of talk and research interest around the possibility of resurrecting certain organisms (or, at least their genomes) from extinction, with Woolly Mammoths being prime candidates for such an endeavor. But what about a...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Health Topic: Women's Health

For Students 9th - 10th
From assisted reproductive technology to women's safety and health issues at work, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention covers many women's health issues.
Interactive
University of Utah

University of Utah: Dna Mircoarray Virtual Lab

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive lab will enhance learning about DNA by virtually translating a gene.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Dna: The Book of You

For Students 9th - 10th
This video explains how DNA works and what it does, relating it to an instruction manual for building an organism. [4:29] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: Some Dna Can Jump

For Students 9th - 10th
This article contains information on how DNA is repaired to prevent mutated damage from interrupting DNA processes.
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna Interactive: Chronicles

For Students 9th - 10th
By looking at the history of genetic engineering, this site hopes to show where eugenics has gone wrong and where we have an opportunity to make it right.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ornl: Pharmacogenomics

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains in clear language how drugs might be tailor made for individuals genetic make-up. Background and supporting information for this cutting edge topic is very good.
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National Institutes of Health

U.s. National Library of Medicine: What Is Dna?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Scientific information about the hereditary material in all living things, DNA. Also includes links to fact sheets for quick reference.
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Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages: Chloroplasts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site touches on all the high points of chloroplasts. Includes pictures and diagrams, as well as links to more detailed information.
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National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Kids' Pages: You and Your Genes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Online children's story that teaches about genes and how they direct how you react to things in your environment. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to see how different people respond differently to harmful substances.
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National Institutes of Health

Nih: Deciphering the Genetic Code: Michael Nirenberg

For Students 9th - 10th
Story of Michael Nirenberg and his colleagues deciphering of DNA.
PPT
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dolan Dna Learning Center: How Alu Jumps

For Students 9th - 10th
Animation illustrating how the jumping gene, Alu, reproduces by copying itself and inserting into new chromosomes.
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University of Arizona

The Biology Project: Human Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides basic information on human genetics and reproduction using tutorials, simulations, images and quizzes. There are also links to other worthwhile sites.
PPT
Sumanas

Sumanas Inc: Life: The Science of Biology: Dna Chip Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
A new way of testing DNA samples uses a chip. This allows scientists to examine thousands of genes instead of just one at a time.
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Beacon Learning Center

Beacon Learning Center: Where Did You Get Those Genes?

For Students 9th - 10th
Join Professor Mill Ennium and his lab assistants as he helps Phoenix discover why he looks like a relative.
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American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Animals: Tracing Their Heritage

For Students 9th - 10th
At some point in our lives we all become inquisitive about our origin, our familial heritage. Plenty of folks around the world study their personal genealogy. What about animals? Scientists are constantly studying the origin of present...
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Estrella Mountain Community College

Online Biology Book: Control of Gene Expression

For Students 9th - 10th
Online biology textbook illustrates the control of gene expression. Includes information on the role DNA plays in this study of science.
Article
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Action Bioscience: Ethical Issues in Pharmacogenetics

For Students 9th - 10th
Pharmacogenetics allows for a more personalized drug to folks who need to take certain types of medicine in response to how human genes react. The study does not come without ethical questions such as medical privacy and unequal...
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National Health Museum

Assess Excellence: Barbara Mc Clintock

For Students 9th - 10th
This Access Excellence site describes McClintock's work in genetics. Focuses on the idea of McClintock beinga pioneer as a woman working in scienceand the obstacles she had to overcome.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American:gene Hunters: Build an Electrophoresis Chamber

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the work of geneticists and understand the technique of electrophoresis and what it is used for. Assemble a gel chamber for separating mixtures through gel electrophoresis.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Ant Farming

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about ants and their living environment.
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BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Step by Step Explanation of Dna Fingerprinting Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains with the help of a flowchart the steps in creating a DNA fingerprint and a few techniques that have been developed to improve accuracy and efficiency.
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Arizona State University

Asu School of Life Sciences: Monster Manual

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the place where you can build your own monster. All living things, including monsters, have an instruction manual for building and making their bodies work. These instructions use a special code, most often known as a genetic...
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PBS

Pbs: Our Genes, Our Choices

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Student teams research human behavior and explore whether traits are inherited only by genetic inheritance or if environmental factors can play a role as well.

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