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Ask NOAH about: Genetic Disorders - Information from the
New York Online Access to Health Project. |
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Bioethics.net - Produced by the Center for Bioethics at the
University of Pennsylvania. |
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Blazing a Genetic Trail - A report from the Howard Hughes
Medical Institute organized like an online textbook with chapters. The
text and illustrations are also available in Acrobat (pdf) format for
downloading and printing. |
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Canine Genetics Resources
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Based on twenty years of research at
the Jackson Laboratory, this is the single most important and
comprehensive reference work |
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CHID: Medical Genetics and Rare Disorders - Searchable file
of references to information and educational materials about molecular
medicine, genetics and rare disorders. Intended audience is health
care professionals, researchers and the
public.
Computational Biosciences Section,
Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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DART/ETIC: Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology -
Bibliographic database with over 90,000 references to literature on
teratology and other aspects of developmental and reproductive
toxicology |
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DNA from the Beginning
- is organized
around key concepts. The science behind each concept is explained by:
animation, image gallery, video interviews, problem, biographies, and
links |
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Entrez - from the National
Center for Biotechnology Information.
Entrez allows access to nucleotide and protein sequence data in
GenBank, EMBL, DDBJ, PIR-International, PRF, Swiss-Prot, and PDB,
along with 3D protein structures, genomic mapping information, and
PubMed MEDLINE. |
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Experiments in Plant Hybridization |
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Forest Genetics & Tree Breeding
- Subdirectory
of the WWW Virtual Library: Forestry |
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GeneCards - An encyclopedic resource which attempts to
integrate access to information stored in major data sources dealing
with human genes and their products with a major focus on medical
aspects. |
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Genes and Disease - An introduction to the link between
genetic factors and human disease. Includes information on many
genetic diseases with pointers to related resources. |
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GeneTests - GeneTests includes a directory of laboratories
providing testing for heritable disorders, a directory of genetics
and prenatal diagnosis clinics, and information on genetic counseling
and testing. Registration is required to use the free service.
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Genetic Conditions/ Rare Conditions Information -
An alphabetic list of disorders with
information on contacts for support groups. |
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Genetics and Ethics Home Page - A jump-station for many
resources discussing ethical issues and genetics. |
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Genetics Education Center - Extensive listing of resources
for educators interested in human genetics. Courses, lectures, online
tests and related materials for all levels of genetics education. |
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Genetics Education Center
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For educators interested in human
genetics and the human genome project |
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Genetics Glossary |
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Genetics Societies - Links
to all major U.S. professional genetics societies. |
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Genetics Virtual Library |
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Genetics WWW Resources |
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Genomics Lexicon |
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Glossary of Genetic Terms - from the National Human Genome
Research Institute |
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Glossary of Genetic Terms - This glossary contains audio
files with spoken explanations of terms. Requires the RealAudio
Player which can be downloaded freely from the web site |
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Healthfinder - is a free gateway to reliable consumer
health information developed by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human
Services. This page is from the Hot Topics section on genetics. |
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HealthWeb: Genetics |
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HealthWeb: Genetics - This page from the HealthWeb project
lists Internet sites with information on genetics including journals,
databases, laboratory technique information, ethical issues and other
educational resources. HealthWeb is a project of librarians from Big
Ten universities and the University of Chicago to provide organized
access to evaluated non-commercial, health-related,
Internet-accessible resources. |
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History of Genetics Web Pages |
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Human Gene Map
- A transcript map of the human gene.
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Human Genome Acronym List
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Human Genome Organisation -
International organization of scientists involved in the Human Genome
Project. |
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Human Genome Project Information - Explore this site
for information about the U.S. and worldwide Human Genome Project |
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Human Genome Project Information
- Explore this site for a wealth of information about the U.S. Human
Genome Project. |
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Human Genome Research Sites - Links to U.S. and international
centers collaborating on the Human Genome Project. |
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HUM-MOLGEN
- identified within genes, and discusses the benefits and
limitations of gene testing for cancer and other disorders. |
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Information for Genetic Professionals - A useful page of
information from the University of Kansas Medical Center for genetic
counselors, clinical geneticists, and medical geneticists with links
to a variety of clinical, research and educational resources. |
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Internet Genetics Resources
- Many of these
give access to multiple information resources, and will be useful far
beyond the major category |
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March of Dimes: Genetics - Publications from the "Genetics
Series" of resources produced by the March of Dimes. |
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MEDLINE - online index to
biomedical literature |
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MEDLINEplus - is the National Library of Medicine's web
site for consumer health information. This service provides access to
extensive information about specific diseases and conditions and also
has links to consumer health information from the National Institutes
of Health, dictionaries, lists of hospitals and physicians, health
information in Spanish and other languages, and clinical trials. |
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MedWebPlus: Genetics - MedWebPlus catalogs both online and
print information sources. |
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MedWebPlus: Subject: Genetics |
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MendelWeb |
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Human Genetics
Network - A
partnership of consumers, health care providers, government agencies
and others with a mission to provide regionally based collaboration in
education, research and other relevant genetic activities |
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Mountain States Genetics Networks
- Another example of a list with links to information and
organizations for a variety of genetic disorders |
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National Cancer Institute - Science
Behind the News
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National Center for Biotechnology Information - Programs
and activities of the NCBI focus on molecular biology, biochemistry,
and genetics. Links are provided to OMIM, PubMed and many other
databases and research resources |
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National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics
- Model curricula, journal articles, conference proceedings,
news reports and other curriculum materials from an interdisciplinary
group of organizations that promotes health professional education in
human genetics |
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National Genetic Resources Program (NGRP) |
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National Human Genome Research
Institute at NIH - The NHGRI heads the Human Genome Project
for the National Institutes of Health |
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National Information Resource on Ethics & Human Genetics -
Information, resources and publications on issues in molecular biology
and human genetics. Includes link to BIOETHICSLINE from the Kennedy
Institute of Bioethics at Georgetown University |
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National Organization for Rare
Disorders, Inc. - A
non-governmental clearinghouse for information on over 5,000 rare
disorders |
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National Society of Genetic Counselors
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Office of Rare Diseases at NIH
- Information about more than
6,000 rare diseases, current research, clinical trials and support
groups |
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OMIM : Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man - This database
is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited
by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and colleagues at Johns Hopkins. The
database contains textual information, pictures, and reference
information as well as links to the Entrez database of MEDLINE
articles and sequence information |
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Online Directory of Genetic Resources - Search for
voluntary support groups by genetic condition, organization name or
services offered |
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Primer on Molecular Genetics - Good basic work on DNA,
genes, gene mapping and informatics from the U.S. Dept. of Energy,
also available in Acrobat (pdf) format for downloading and printing.
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Quantitative Genetics Resources |
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Rare Genetic Diseases In Children: An Internet Resource Gateway
- A private project focused on
providing resources to parents and health professionals on many issues
surrounding children with genetic disorders. |
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The DNA Files: Basic Genetics
- You'll find
everything from an illustrated genetics primer to online dictionaries
and glossaries |
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The Genetic Code
- University of
Texas Health Center at Tyler |
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The Genome Channel |
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The Genome Database - GDB stores and curates data generated
worldwide by those researchers engaged in the mapping effort of the
Human Genome Project (HGP). |
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TroutConcert |
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Understanding Gene Testing |
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Understanding Gene Testing - From the National Cancer
Institute, an online tutorial that illustrates what genes are,
explains how mutations occur |
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WHO Human Genetics Program -
The arm of the World Health Organization devoted to developing genetic
approaches to the control of the most common hereditary diseases |
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WWW Virtual Library : Genetics - The WWW Virtual Library
is a distributed subject catalog on the web. This page covers
genetics in the biosciences |
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Yahoo! - Science:Biology:Molecular
Biology:Genetics |
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Your Genes, Your Choices - Online version of book written
to introduce the public to the Human Genome Project and the ethical,
legal, and social issues that are raised by the project |
