Virtual Genetics Education Centre
Resources
Genomics and the Human Genome Project (HGP)
Genome - the Secret of How Life Works
Interactive content for students, teachers and parents from Pfizer.
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Software: QuickTime or Real Media
Age range: 11-14 / 14-16
Approach: Topic material Resource feedback
The Power of Comparative Genomics
This video discussing the use of genomics, a branch of genetics in which large stretches of DNA, ideally the entire chromosome(s) of an organism are studied.
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Age range: 14-16, 16-18
Approach: Video
Human Genome Project (HGP)
Teaching material on the history of the HGP, mapping and sequencing techniques, and ethical, social and legal issues (ELSI), from the European Initiative for Biotechnology Education (EIBE). Includes background information, worksheets and experiments.
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Age range: 16-18
Approach: Topic material Resource feedback
WHO's Genomic Resource Centre (GRC)
Educational resources and online tools for human genetics and genomics, including ethical, social and legal implications (ELSI).
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Age range: 16-18
Approach: Topic material Resource feedback
Genomics and the Human Genome Project
Tutorials on genomics, the human genome project and the impact on society from the US Department of Energy. (Supported with PowerPoint presentations and available as PDFs.)
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Software: Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint
Age range: 16-18
Approach: Topic material Resource feedback
genome.gov (Educational Resources)
Educational resources for teachers and students from the genome.gov site of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the US National Institutes of Health.
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Age range: 14-16/16-18
Approach: Topic material Resource feedback
BioethicsBytes
An online collection of multimedia resources to help with the teaching of bioethics, arranged by topic category.
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Age range: 14-16/16-18
Approach: Topic material Resource feedback
DNA sequencing
Sanger Sequencing Technique
Dry-lab demonstration of Sanger di-deoxy sequencing of cloned DNA.
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Age range: 14-16/16-18
Approach: Simulated practicals Resource feedback
Bioinformatics
Online Bioinformatics Tools
A set of simple bioinformatics tools for DNA database searches, statistical analyses and population modelling.
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Software: Java, Javascript
Age range: 16-18
Approach: Online tools Resource feedback