The discovery of restriction enzymes and their applications in DNA analysis has proven to be essential for biologists and chemists. This lesson focuses on restriction enzymes and their applications to DNA analysis and DNA fingerprinting....

Learn the pros and cons of genetically modified (GM) crops, and cast your vote on whether they should be grown. From the FRONTLINE/NOVA: Harvest of Fear Web site.

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Surgeon Anthony Atala demonstrates an early-stage experiment that could someday solve the organ-donor problem: a 3D printer that uses living cells to output a transplantable kidney. Using similar technology, Dr. Atala's young patient...

Read about three products of biotechnology and genetic engineering while getting a glimpse of the technologies behind these products. Also learn how science and engineering can make industrial products to be sold commercially.

Investigate the meaning of ethics and morality as applied to technology and scientific advances. Research various issues related to scientific, technological and medical advances in the past decade and take a stand on each.

A recent study in which the authors examined the health and ethical issues related to human stem cell research. As a result of this study, Canada did allow human stem cell research to proceed. The report is in PDF format.

Resource presents information about the human genome sequencing project and has links to other genome projects besides the Human Genome Project.

Examples of using DNA for forensic purposes is discussed here, as well as uses to unravel historical puzzles, trace the history of a species and answer health problems.

Investigate how geneticists use selective breeding to capitalize on hybrid vigor by using colored chips to represent traits in succeeding generations. Use Explain why farmers must buy new hybrid seed each year.

Practice questions understanding the ballistics of gene bombardment.

Students learn about the fundamental importance of water, soil, and agriculture in sustaining the human standard of living; and the heavy toll that current agricultural practices take on water and soil resources.

This artical evaluates the ethics involved with cloning humans. Issues such as legal rights and protection and determining whether it is unnatural self-engineering are addressed.

In this online mini-course learners distinguish between the structure, functions, and processes involved with DNA and RNA.

Recombinant DNA technology has made it possible to gain insight into how genes work. This concept is further developed in this article with an animated explanation, art gallery, audio/video interviews, biographies, and an interactive...

Start thinking about how to help make the world a safer place by studying biotechnology, in particular proteomics and genome study.

This site is part of an "Online Biology Book" and contains excellent text and visuals. Discusses F and R plasmids and includes great illustrations. Well organized and clear.

The homepage of the Natural Law Party of the United States provides its platform, relevant news, and many informational resources.

Here find information about gene and cell therapy and other important terminology. Includes a glossary and resources on disease treatments and government regulations.

A comprehensive site about the Green Peace organization.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes some of the ethical, legal, and social issues of biotechnology.

Learn how biotechnology can alter crops to change many different phenotypes of plants.

Claude Shannon was a mathematician and electrical engineer whose work underlies modern information theory and helped instigate the digital revolution. He was the first person to recognize how Boolean algebra could be used to great...

A small-town Pennsylvania boy grew up to help create the biotech industry, leading to breakthrough treatments for diseases.