Full Coverage: Biotechnology and Genetics
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News Stories
- Genetic Mutations Help Date Old Books SPACE.com/LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - Wed, Jun 21, 2006
- Biologist discovers new way to date books AP via Yahoo! News - Wed, Jun 21, 2006
- New embryo test to screen for 6,000 diseases at The Guardian (UK). - Mon, Jun 19, 2006
- Molecule-sized Switch Could Control DNA Machines SPACE.com/LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News - Sun, Jun 18, 2006
- DNA test to clear up Confucius confusion Reuters via Yahoo! News - Sat, Jun 17, 2006
Feature Articles
- Does My Diet Fit My Genes? at TIME Magazine - Mon, Jun 05, 2006
- Bladders Built in the Lab at The Wall Street Journal - Tue, Apr 04, 2006
- Freed man wants to live simple life at Detroit News - Tue, Mar 28, 2006
- Ashkenazim and dystonia at Jerusalem Post - Fri, Mar 24, 2006
- Bedrock of a Faith Is Jolted at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Thu, Feb 16, 2006
- Phwoar! What a lovely set of genes at Daily Telegraph (UK) - Tue, Feb 07, 2006
Opinion & Editorials
- Way-Back Gene Trace at The Washington Post (reg. req'd) - Tue, May 30, 2006
- Profitless prosperity at The Economist - Thu, Apr 20, 2006
- Techno-pets, unleashed at The Los Angeles Times (reg. req'd) - Tue, Feb 07, 2006
- Right move for Pa. at Philadelphia Inquirer (reg req'd) - Fri, Feb 03, 2006
- This racist undercurrent in the tide of genetic research at The Guardian (UK). - Tue, Jan 17, 2006
- Should Our Laws Allow Parents to Pre-Screen Their Children? at FindLaw - Wed, Nov 30, 2005
Related Web Sites
- A History of the Human Genome Project
- timeline, from Watson and Crick's 1953 discovery to the 2001 publishing of the draft of the human genome. From Science Magazine.
- Human Genome Organisation (HUGO)
- International organisation of scientists involved in the Human Genome Project.
- TIGR Database (TDB)
- Collection of curated databases containing DNA and protein sequence, gene expression, cellular role, protein family, and taxonomic data for microbes, plants and humans.
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
- Funds research in chromosome mapping, DNA sequencing, database development, technology development for genome research, and studies of the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetics research.
- Biotechnology Industry Organization
- Represents biotechnology companies, academic institutions and state biotechnology centers.
- Biotechnology Information Resource
- Provides access to selected sources, services, and publications covering many aspects of agricultural biotechnology.