GENETICS AND LAW: GUIDE TO RESOURCEs
I. Fundamentals
Learning about GeneticsCells Alive: Animal Cell Mitosis (animated)
http://www.cellsalive.com/mitosis.htm
DNA From the Beginning:
http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/
Download:
• MDL Chime
• RasMol and Chime
• Molecular Visualization Freeware Highly recommended
• Download and install the Chime plug-in and you can look at DNA as you’ve never
seen it before. Chime is a program that allows you to rotate, move and look
at molecules in your web browser.
DNA Structures [animated video]
http://molvis.sdsc.edu/dna/index.htm
DOEGenomes.org
http://www.doegenomes.org/
• Everything about genetics and the Human Genome Projects
Genetics Home Reference (National Institutes of Health)
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
• Condition Summaries
• Gene Summaries
• Chromosome Summaries
• Help Me Understand Genetics
• Glossary
A Genetics Tutorial (Morgan)
http://morgan.rutgers.edu/MorganWebFrames/htmldocs/register.php
Genomics GTL: A primer
http://doegenomestolife.org/science/index.shtml
Genomics 101 Primer
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/publicat/primer2001/1.shtml
The Human Genome Project, 1990-2003: http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/publicat/primer2001/2.shtml
National Centre for Biotechnology (University of Reading, UK)
http://www.ncbe.reading.ac.uk/
• Interactive, highly graphical and entertaining learning site
• Learn how to make a DNA cocktail!
National Health Museum: Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/
• DNA Primer: An Introduction to DNA and Disease Detection
• Graphics Gallery
Nature Genome Gateway:
http://www.nature.com/genomics/human/slide-show/1.html
Dictionaries & EncyclopediasChanging Vocabularies: A Guide to Help Bioethics Searchers Find Relevant Literature in National Library of Medicine Databases Using the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) Indexing Vocabulary / Tamar Joy Kahn and Hannelore Ninomiya
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/bioethics/ir/changingvocab.pdf
A Dictionary of Genetics / Robert C. King, William D. Stansfield. (2002)
Sci/Tech Lib-Reference Room 103 (does not circulate)
QH427 .K55 2002
Encyclopedia of Bioethics (2003)
Sci/Tech Lib Sci/Tech Lib-Reference Room 103 (does not circulate)
QH332 .E52 2003
Encyclopedia of Genetics / edited by Sydney Brenner and
Jeffrey H. Miller (2002)
Sci/Tech Lib-Reference Room 103 (does not circulate)
QH427 .E53 2002
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics / George P. Rédei. (2003)
Sci/Tech Lib-Reference Room 103 (does not circulate)
QH427 .R43 2003
BibliographiesBibliographies are collected sources prepared by experts in a particular field. Many are annotated (i.e., contain brief descriptions). Bibliographies can save you time and expand your research horizons.
Genetics and Public Policy Center – Bibliography on Reproductive Genetics
http://www.dnapolicy.org/biblio/index.jhtml?parentId=1704&id=1788&path=1444%7C1624
The National Information Resource on Ethics & Human Genetics Bibliographies
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/nirehg/scope.htm
• Funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health.
• Covers topics related to ethics and human genetics
Quick (Brief) Bibliographies on:
Behavioral Genetics
Eugenics
Gene Therapy
Genetic Counseling
Genetic Research Genetic Research and Biohazards
Genetic Screening and Genetic Testing
Genome Mapping / Human Genome Project
Patenting Life Forms
Sociobiology
Annotated Bibliographies on:
Human Gene Therapy
Genetic Testing and Genetic Screening
Eugenics
The Human Genome Project
Genes, Patents, and Bioethics — Will History Repeat Itself?
Bioethics Resources on the Web
The Ethics of Genetic Engineering / edited by Maureen Junker-Kenny and Lisa Sowle (1998).
Sci/Tech Lib QH438.7 .E85 1998
• see : The ethics of medical genetics. An annotated bibliography / Sigrid Graumann
and Christof Mandry.
HumGen - international Database of Policy Automated Bibliography
(University of Montreal Law School)
http://www.humgen.umontreal.ca/en/GenBiblio_q.cfm
• Construct your own bibliography by selecting topics, jurisdiction and dates (1985-)
• Very cool, very current
Library of Congress Subject HeadingsThe following subject headings can be used to search by ‘Subject’ in the Syracuse University online public catalog, SUMMIT. These terms may also be helpful when constructing queries in databases or journal indexes. See also: Appendix: Selection of Books and Media.
Bioethics
Bioethics Government policy United States
Bioethics Law and legislation United States (or Europe, Asia, etc.)
Biotechnology--Moral and ethical aspects
Genetic engineering
Genetic engineering Moral and ethical aspects
Genetics Periodicals
Genetics Research Moral and ethical aspects
Genetics Social aspects
Human genetics Moral and ethical aspects
Human Genome Project Moral and ethical aspects
Human reproductive technology Moral and ethical aspects
Medical genetics Moral and ethical aspects
Medical ethics Law and legislation
Medical genetics Social aspects
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