Genetic Diseases and Conditions: Biology Genetic Research Project
PURPOSE: You and a partner will research one genetic disease/disorder that occurs in humans. Together you will prepare a short Power Point presentation about your selected disease and present it to the class.
SOURCES: You should consult a minimum of three different resource formats including library databases, electronic encyclopedias, free web sources, encyclopedias, books, and/or medical encyclopedias, etc. Three websites or internet articles are not three different resources! Ask the librarian if you need help finding a variety of sources!
Suggested Print Resources
REF 570 ENC |
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences 2004 |
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REF 576.5 ENC |
Encyclopedia of Genetics Salem Press 2004 |
REF 610.3 MAG |
Magill's Medical Guide 2008 |
REF 616.042 GEN |
Genetics & Inherited Conditions 2010 |
Online Resources
Science in Context This subscription database is part of Infotrac. It contains scholarly, peer-reviewed articles from over 200 journals andreference publications. Requires a password for access
Genes and disease This is a NIH sponsored site that contains articles on genes and their related diseases.
Genetic Diseases and Conditions This e-book, published in 2010, contains over 450 essays on genetic diseases that include definitions, risk factors, diagnoses, treatments and preventions.
Human Genome Project The site show results of a 13 year project to identify all genes in human DNA and the sequences of their chemical base pairs (over 3 billion and counting).
Medline Plus Updated daily, this site contains information from the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health and other reliable sources on over 650 diseases and conditions.
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Part of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, this searchable site contains information (text and images) on biolomedical and genomic topics.
National Institutes of Health This government website coordinates and disseminates knowledge about [current] research in medicine and health. It includes links to other health-based agencies within the government.
National Science Digital Library The NSDL is a searchable research database with an option to select items based on their complexity (use k-12).
NCBI Map: Genes and Diseases See National Center for Biotechnology Information above.
Proquest Online ProQuest contains general and scholarly articles available in full-text. Requires user ID and password.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention This is a scholarly, highly technical resource database maintained by the U.S. Government. Check the section on Genetics and Genomics.