Beyond Discovery, Designer Seeds [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Explains how and why scientists create genetically engineered plants, particularly those resistant to herbicides, pests, and diseases. Note: one of the sponsors of this site is a chemical company.
Cat Fanciers: Color Genetics [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Explains the genes behind cat coat colors including: whites, Siamese and Burmese, Abbyssinian, bicolors, and tricolors.
Discovering Genetics [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Includes animated clips, lessons and quizzes about genetics and heredity.
DNA from the Beginning [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Information and pictures about classical genetics, molecules of genetics, and genetic organization and control.
DNA Interactive [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - An interactive project to explore DNA. Has historic timeline, talks about how DNA science may be applied to healthcare, and delve into the mysteries of our species' past, shows its code and possible manipulations, dicoveres the genome.
The DNA Village [ Teens ] - A full tutorial about DNA, including structure, research, technology, and interesting stories.
Fugue No. 9: E Major [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Interactive Director movie comparing a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach to the structure of DNA.
Genetic Science Learning Center [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - How does genetics affect our lives? Online activities, labs, experiments, and workshops for students, teens, and all others curious about genetics.
Genetically Modified Crops [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - What kids say about genetic engineering and modification of food. Includes a quiz, pro and con links, and a forum. By Ogilvie High School, Tasmania, Australia.
A Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - A fairly bare-bones web site that features readable definitions to the technical language of genetics.
Kids Genetics [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - GlaxoSmithKline explains how researchers are working to understand the genetic base of common diseases in order to discover and develop new medicines.
OLogy: The Gene Scene [ Kids/Teens ] - Defines genetics, explains DNA, discusses cloning, and looks at genetic engineering. Includes activities.
A Question of Genes: Inherited Risk [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Explores the social, ethical and emotional consequences of genetic cloning. Includes a teacher's guide. From PBS.
Right Handed DNA Hall of Fame [ Teens ] - Artistic pictures of right-handed DNA. Includes a left-handed hall of fame and other genetics links.
Tech Topics: Genetics [ Kids/Teens/Mature Teens ] - Features explanations and activities on DNA, forensic science and cloning.
What Can Our Chromosomes Tell Us? [ Teens ] - Interactive karyotyping activity, in which you can determine if different individuals have specific genetic diseases or not.
Your Genes Your Choices [ Teens/Mature Teens ] - Describes basic genetics as well as the legal, social, and ethical implications of increasing genetic knowledge.
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