Introduction to Evolution Youtube Video
California Salamander (Ring Species) "Evolution in Action"
Understanding Evolution (Berkley site)
DNA Fingerprinting including PCR VideoDNA Learning Centre Gel Electrophoresis animationUtah Genetics Virtual Gel Electrophoresis LabNOVA DNA fingerprinting simulator and other resourcesStep-by-Step Gene cloning simulatorGene cloning via Plasmids & Restriction Endonucleases - ExplainedVery Cute DNA Manipulation IntroductionScientific Explanation of Gene cloning.Save a baby with Gene cloning!Extremely quick overview of DNA manipulation.How can the change to a single nucleotide (POINT MUTATION) change the function of a protein? |
Spider-Goats - April 9thCold Springs Harbour - Animation Library |
What is a protein? March 20
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Gene Expression Video
Transcription and Translation SimulatorIn today's lab, we're going to investigate how DNA codes for proteins.
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Transcription VideoTranslation Video |
UNESCO on Genetically modified Organisms and Genetic Testing.
DNA folding/packaging animation (from Howard Hughes institute website)
DNA extraction Simulator (from Utah Genetics site)
"Artificial Selection" Prezi ExampleR.A.F.T. exampleXtranormal exampleWar on the Weak. Eugenics in America.This 10 minute video highlights the rise of the eugenics movement in North America and it's subsequent adoption and acceleration by Nazi Germany.
War Against the Weak - book trailerThis short video introduces the concept of EUGENICS, and creates intrigue over Edwin Black's novel of the same name.
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DNA processes (from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute) - Simulations and Videos |
Howard Hughes Medical Centre AnimationsThis site provides extensive information in a number of interactive formats, including videos, animations, articles, and simulations. You can find everything from DNA replication and transcription to historical contributions and discoveries.
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Simulators (Transcription and Translation)These 3 animations provide a very good overview of the processes of transcription and translation within a cell.
DNA Quick look brochure (snapshot)
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DNA testingExamine four DNA tests. Find out what they are, & what they can tell you. Then, decide for yourself whether that's information you'd want to know or not.
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Ethical Genetics = Pandora's boxThis article, from the NOVA site, investigates the potential ethical issues surrounding the use of molecular medicine and genetic testing.
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The colourful timeline of discoveries in Genetics and DNA
Helpful Interactive Resources
75 Experiments that created Modern Genetics
Everyone has a story. These researchers are no different from any of us. Competition and collaboration are the keys to many of their stories, and providing some context to their discoveries makes their work much more interesting.
The DNA Interactive website contains 3D animations of the structure of the DNA molecule. Students can play an interactive game and build a fragment of DNA.
The Genetic Science Learning Center website contains a section called the Basics and Beyond. Information on the structure of DNA as well as DNA replication, transcription and translation is provided in tutorials and interactive animations.
Nova (DNA) - an incredible, rich site that can be used to explore the many facets of genetics in today's world.
An interesting look at 'Synthetic Biology' = How we can introduce new genes into an organism, and manipulate their expression.
Everyone has a story. These researchers are no different from any of us. Competition and collaboration are the keys to many of their stories, and providing some context to their discoveries makes their work much more interesting.
The DNA Interactive website contains 3D animations of the structure of the DNA molecule. Students can play an interactive game and build a fragment of DNA.
The Genetic Science Learning Center website contains a section called the Basics and Beyond. Information on the structure of DNA as well as DNA replication, transcription and translation is provided in tutorials and interactive animations.
Nova (DNA) - an incredible, rich site that can be used to explore the many facets of genetics in today's world.
An interesting look at 'Synthetic Biology' = How we can introduce new genes into an organism, and manipulate their expression.
The important roles played by various scientists in the determination of DNA structure & function.
The PBS series DNA (aired January 2004) Episode 1: The Secret of Life traces the race to determine the structure of DNA. The series website www.pbs.org/wnet/DNA contains a historical timeline and a 3D DNA explorer.
The PBS Nova episode The Secret of Photo 51 (aired April 2003) investigates the role played by Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the structure of DNA. The episode website www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/photo51 contains interviews, slide shows and interactives.
The science journal Nature has a special November 22, 2004 feature commemorating the 50th anniversary of the structure of DNA. It can be viewed on-line at http://www.nature.com/nature/dna50.
The PBS Nova episode The Secret of Photo 51 (aired April 2003) investigates the role played by Rosalind Franklin in the discovery of the structure of DNA. The episode website www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/photo51 contains interviews, slide shows and interactives.
The science journal Nature has a special November 22, 2004 feature commemorating the 50th anniversary of the structure of DNA. It can be viewed on-line at http://www.nature.com/nature/dna50.
Possible?DNA microarrays - Finding genes responsible for disease.DNA microarray simulation (from Utah Genetics site)
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Or not.Future of humanity? |
Genetic Modification Project Resources
Here are some websites that you might find useful with regards to your project.
Human Genome Project (Ethical Issues)
Ethics in Genetics Testing - This site offers a range of ethical issues for consideration and provides specific questions that act as springboards for investigation.
Ethics with Genetically Modified Organisms - University of Santa Clara website.
The future of food. Ethical issues with Genetically Modified Food - University of Santa Clara website.
What are Genetically Modified Foods? - Human Genome Project Information.
Genetic engineering: animal welfare and ethics. A discussion paper from the Boyd Group.
University of Saskatoon is perhaps the premier agricultural university in Canada - The article "GMO labelling. Threat or Opportunity" looks at the issues (and opportunities) associated with mandating the labelling of genetically modified organisms.
Genetic Testing and Privacy (in Canada).
Myriad Genetics and Laboratories - a company that sells genetic testing that allows doctors to "identify a patient’s likelihood of responding to a particular drug therapy and tailor a patient’s drug dose to ensure optimal treatment (personalized medicine), and assess a patient’s risk of disease progression and disease recurrence (prognostic medicine)".
Human Genome Project (Ethical Issues)
Ethics in Genetics Testing - This site offers a range of ethical issues for consideration and provides specific questions that act as springboards for investigation.
Ethics with Genetically Modified Organisms - University of Santa Clara website.
The future of food. Ethical issues with Genetically Modified Food - University of Santa Clara website.
What are Genetically Modified Foods? - Human Genome Project Information.
Genetic engineering: animal welfare and ethics. A discussion paper from the Boyd Group.
University of Saskatoon is perhaps the premier agricultural university in Canada - The article "GMO labelling. Threat or Opportunity" looks at the issues (and opportunities) associated with mandating the labelling of genetically modified organisms.
Genetic Testing and Privacy (in Canada).
Myriad Genetics and Laboratories - a company that sells genetic testing that allows doctors to "identify a patient’s likelihood of responding to a particular drug therapy and tailor a patient’s drug dose to ensure optimal treatment (personalized medicine), and assess a patient’s risk of disease progression and disease recurrence (prognostic medicine)".
Epigenetics at a glanceEpigenetics is concerned with environmental impact on gene expression. We already know that each cell in our body carries the same genetic material, yet each is specialized to perform a certain function. This process is regulated by a cell's interaction with neighbouring cells and its local environment. The study of epigenetics takes this concept one step further, uncovering how it can affect generations of individuals, not just individual cells. This link introduces some of the importance concepts from the science of epigenetics.
Lick Your Rats!Be a mother rat. How you take care of (or ignore) your pups will help determine how certain genes are expresed! And you thought you had inheritance all figured out already! This simulator illustrates the relatively new concept of EPIGENETICS.
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How do we get from a gene to the expression of a trait?Controlling Genes
When the gene police are controlling your genes, who's controlling the police? Nature Vs. Nurture The question that won't go away. It's simply complex. Pale Blue DotThis short, but important piece of literature highlights the single-mindedness that often describes our species. It is a timeless piece that is both sobering and deeply meaningful. This poem, written by Carl Sagan, appears in Modern Science Writing, which was edited by Richard Dawkins.
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An excellent demonstration of Meiosis
Lac Operon Simulator |
Lac Operon TutorialThis tutorial does an excellent job of describing and illustrating how an enzyme (beta-galactosidase) is regulated in E. Coli. Understanding this fine balance between promotors and inhibitors of this process sheds some light on how the expression of genes is controlled in the cell. While this example refers to a bacterial enzyme, processes identical to this are occurring within each of our own cells, all the time. Changes to the environment surrounding the cell have a profound influence over gene expression, and therefore protein expression (phenotype). So, our phenotype is impacted by both the genes we possess (heredity) and the environment in which we live.
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