Chapter 20 Useful Websites
- Yeast (Budding, Fission, and Candida)
- A comprehensive compendium of resources about the yeasts used as model organisms in biological research.
- Recombinant DNA Technology Problem Set
- Test your knowledge of DNA technology.
- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
- Extensive information on all aspects of food, including food safety, food poisoning, additives, and nutritional information.
- Academy of Achievement: James D. Watson, Ph.D.
- Meet James Watson, one of the discoverers of the DNA molecule, who was inducted into the Hall of Science and Exploration in 1986. The profile, biography, and extensive multimedia interview will give you insight into Watson's childhood, goals, attitudes, and current work on the Human Genome Project.
- National Human Genome Research Project
- ]** : The National Institutes of Health's website on the Human Genome Project.
- Human Genome Project Information
- A Human Genome Project website funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
- A New Gene Map of the Human Genome
- See which genes map to which locus.
- DNALC: Biology Animation Library
- Animations of DNA techniques, including PCR and Southern blotting, from the Dolan DNA Learning Center.
- Examples of Restriction Enzymes
- A listing of restriction enzymes and the sequences at which they cut DNA.
- Eco RI Endonuclease
- A rotatable image of a restriction enzyme.
- Blackett Family DNA Analysis
- The application of restriction fragment analysis to the determination of familial relationships.
- HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase
- A rotatable image of a reverse transcriptase.
- DNA Forensics Problem Set 1
- A site that examines the application of restriction fragment analysis to the determination of paternity and in the investigation of sex crimes.
- DNA Forensics Problem Set 2
- Another site that examines the application of restriction fragment analysis to the determination of paternity and in the investigation of sex crimes.
- Ethical and Social Issues
- A site devoted to a discussion of the ethical and social issues surrounding molecular genetics.
- Restriction Endonucleases and Their Use
- A brief, more in-depth than your text, discussion of restriction enzymes (restriction endonucleases).
- What the Heck is PCR?
- A short, easy-to- understand explanation of the polymerase chain reaction.
- What the Heck is Genetic Engineering?
- A short, easy-to-understand explanation of genetic engineering.
- Understanding Gene Testing
- How specific genes are found and what can be done with the information once a gene is found.
