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Popular Science

Popular Science: Something Funny Down on the Pharm

For Students 9th - 10th
This article investigates the growing industry of pharming, or genetically engineering and growing crops in order to produce pharmaceutical drugs. While there is huge potential for this industry, the article concentrates on the...
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PBS

Pbs Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a must see for any lesson or unit on biotechnology! It is a companion to the PBS video "Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home," although it can certainly be used without the video. It's a fantastic site that will challenge...
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PBS

Pbs Bloodlines: Making Precedent

For Students 9th - 10th
Excellent site where students are challenged to read several case studies and make choices about what they would do in the situation. After they choose they are presented with some of the consequences that their decision may produce in...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna Interactive: Chronicles

For Students 9th - 10th
By looking at the history of genetic engineering, this site hopes to show where eugenics has gone wrong and where we have an opportunity to make it right.
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BBC

Bbc: Sport's Genetic Engineering Concerns

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the growing concern that people have with genetic engineering and sports. In the site there are links to other sports stories that deal with the problem of genetic engineering.
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Internet FAQ Archive

Faq Archives: Nutrition and Well Being a to Z: Biotechnology

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fascinating site that presents an overview of genetic engineering. It discusses concerns with food production and labeling, and global health with biotechnology.
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Sustainable Table: The Issues: Genetic Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about genetic engineering and gives the concerns people have with genetically modified food. There are also a list of foods that are currently being genetically modified, and also a "Did you know" section.
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Other

J. Craig Venter Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
A non-profit research institute that specializes in the capture of genome information on all forms of life, including human. Information is very scholarly.
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Eureka Science: Genetic Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of how genetic engineering works. Analogy with molecular scissors cutting a "sentence" of DNA. Has nice animations.
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Union of Concerned Scientists: Risks of Genetic Engineering

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource portrays all of the possible risks that could result from genetically engineering foods. Contains links to other sites that features the basics of genetic engineering and alternatives to genetic engineering.
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Other

Ota: Genetic Engineering and Agriculture

For Students 9th - 10th
A Q&A published by the Organic Trade Association (OTA) about genetically modified organisms (GMOs). This page expresses many doubts, concerns, and assertions about the use of GMOs in agriculture.