This Department of Energy site has up-to-date information and statistics on the progress of all JGI genome sequencing projects.

This is the homepage of the Austrialian Genome Research Facility. It is dedicated to the sequencing of DNA and understanding genetics.

This site is dedicated to the mapping of the fruit fly (drosophila) genome.

This is an excellent PowerPoint presentation that explains what chromosomes are. Many slides are also accompanied by detailed notes.

An in-depth look at the human genome project and its scientific and social implications. Students work through interactive learning material, understanding the ethics involved in genetic studies. There is a suggested classroom activity...

Resource presents information about the human genome sequencing project and has links to other genome projects besides the Human Genome Project.

This reosurce from the Human Genome Project of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) provides links to all the information you ever wanted to know regarding the Human Genome Project.

This lesson focuses on DNA including it's structure,components,and how it goes together to form genomes. It also provides to links to a video and a test.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An introduction to the human genome and the Human Genome Project.

This site from the Human Genome Project for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the index page for chapters which include an introduction to genes, the mapping sequence of genes, and the impact and future of the Human Genome Project.

This is a site about barley that contains a list on the left with a link to a page about the North American Barley Genome Project.

The human genome serves as an instruction manual for life, with its own distinct letters, alphabet, sentences and chapters. Learn about the genome, nucleotides, DNA and genes with this interactive lesson.

This link has many tools to help understand the revolutionary sciences and discoveries in genetics.

At DNA from the Beginning, choose from classical genetics, molecules of genetics, genetic organization and control. Each concept is explained through animation, an image gallery, video interviews, biographies and links.

This video explains how DNA works and what it does, relating it to an instruction manual for building an organism. [4:29] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.

Read about the findings from the scientific group from the National Center for Human Genome Research, which published a modification to traditional karyotyping that permits rapid identification of chromosomal alterations.

College-level course focusing on the principles of genetics. Course topics include structure and function of genes, chromosomes and genomes, biological variation, population genetics, use of genetic methods to analyze protein function,...

Learn about DNA and decoding the human genome by clicking graphical DNA models. You can also review a timeline that shows important moments in human genetics research. In Spanish.

This lesson focuses on genetic inheritance including defining key terms such as chromosomes, alleles, DNA, genes, genome, and more. Links to a video and a test are provided.

Animation illustrating how the jumping gene, Alu, reproduces by copying itself and inserting into new chromosomes.

At this site from PBS you can challenge yourself with this quiz to see if you know what is true and what is false in genetic and reproductive technology. You'll be surprised by some of the things that we are currently able to do with...

Online children's story that teaches about genes and how they direct how you react to things in your environment. Click on "next" at the bottom of the story to see how different people respond differently to harmful substances.

This interactive lab will enhance learning about DNA by virtually translating a gene.

This article contains information on how DNA is repaired to prevent mutated damage from interrupting DNA processes.