Genetics

• DOEgenomes.org (http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis). Human Genome Project Information, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the US Department of Energy, is a fantastic compilation of detailed information. Organized under six major sections--About, Education, Research, Medicine, Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI), and Media--the site allows users to focus quickly on the type of material wanted.

• Genetics Education Center (http://www.kumc.edu/gec/). Assembled by the Genetics Education Center of Kansas University Medical Center, a number of related sites with pertinent information are organized under appropriate headings. This is a rich source for educators and students from the secondary level to graduate programs.

• Genome Channel (http://grail.lsd.ornl.gov/channel/). This "road atlas" for finding genes is a series of interface tools for visualization and querying the reference human genome and other genomes assembled and annotated by the Genome Annotation Consortium (GCA).

• Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms (http://www.weihenstephan.de/~schlind/genglos.html). This glossary allows you to search for genetic terms in two different ways. It is maintained by Dr. Birgid Schlindwein at the Technische Universitat Munchen - Weihenstephan.

• Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (http://www.genome.ad.jp/kegg/). Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) is an effort to computerize current knowledge of molecular and cellular biology in terms of the information pathways that consist of interacting molecules or genes and to provide links from the gene catalogs produced by genome sequencing projects. The KEGG project is undertaken in the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University with supports from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and the Science and Technology Agency.

• National Human Genome Research Institute (http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/). Information about the Human Genome Project and genomic and genetic research links are available at this National Institutes of Health site. This is a good starting point for almost anything genetic.

• Transgenic Crops: An Introduction and Resource Guide (http://www.colostate.edu/programs/lifesciences/TransgenicCrops/). This Web site originating from Colorado State University provides an excellent summary of the work being done on transgenic crops and offers many useful linkages to other resources on the technology and issues surrounding transgenic crops. It will serve as a very useful resource guide for anyone interested in the production and utilization of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

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