Open Directory - Kids and Teens: School Time: Science: Living Things: Genetics
This category in other languages: [ ] - A fairly bare-bones web site that features readable definitions to the technical language of genetics. [ ] - Explores the social, ethical and emotional consequences of genetic cloning. Includes a teacher's guide. From PBS. [ ] - Explains how and why scientists create genetically engineered plants, particularly those resistant to herbicides, pests, and diseases. Note: one of the sponsors of this site is a chemical company. [ ] - Explains the genes behind cat coat colors including: whites, Siamese and Burmese, Abbyssinian, bicolors, and tricolors. [ ] - An interactive project to explore DNA. Has historic timeline, talks about how DNA science may be applied to healthcare, and delve into the mysteries of our species' past, shows its code and possible manipulations, dicoveres the genome. [ ] - Information and pictures about classical genetics, molecules of genetics, and genetic organization and control. [ ] - An online exhibit from the Tech Museum of Innovation that explains how DNA works and what its job is [ ] - Includes animated clips, lessons and quizzes about genetics and heredity. [ ] - Interactive Director movie comparing a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach to the structure of DNA. [ ] - How does genetics affect our lives? Online activities, labs, experiments, and workshops for students, teens, and all others curious about genetics. [ ] - Explains the history, basic biology, and the controversy surrounding genetic engineering. [ ] - Defines genetics, explains DNA, discusses cloning, and looks at genetic engineering. Includes activities. [ ] - Research in the news, researcher profiles, and societal impacts. [ ] - Features explanations and activities on DNA, forensic science and cloning. [ ] - Looks at the history of genes, and how they can help medicine in the future. [ ] - Interactive karyotyping activity, in which you can determine if different individuals have specific genetic diseases or not. [ ] - Guide to genetic engineering. What is it? Should you be worried? Is it okay? Is it for need or for greed? [ ] - Describes basic genetics as well as the legal, social, and ethical implications of increasing genetic knowledge.
