Resource Articles and Popular Press Coverage

The following links will provide you with access recently published research and review articles and popular press coverage focusing on the genetic concepts covered in this chapter.

• Beyond Discovery: The Path from Research to Human Benefit focuses on human gene testing.

• Apoptosis: This paper, entitled Apoptosis Activity: Cell Death Establishes Itself as a Lively Research Field, was published by the author of this textbook. As the title suggests, the paper focuses on the study of programmed cell death.

• Additional articles by the author of this textbook focus on Chromosome Tips Called Telomeres and The Complex World of the Cell.

• Prions' Changeability: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Shows More Pieces of the Puzzle is an article by the author of your textbook focusing on prions.

• Scientific American: Cell Communication

• Reevaluating Sex Reassignment is an article by the author of your textbook focusing on the role of nature versus nurture in establishing gender.

• Scientific American Explorations: Its Not All in the Genes (a feature focusing on the role of the environment in development).

• Scientific American Explorations: Turning Back the Strands of Time (a feature focusing on the role of telomeres in the cell aging process.

• Scientific American Explorations: Solving the Pregnancy Paradox (a feature focusing on the role of proteins in protecting the embryo.)

• Prevelance of Genetic Conditions/ Birth Defects

• Collection of Classical Genetics Papers: Electronic Scholarly Publishing provides links to influential papers by Mendel, Galton, Garrod, and Morgan. These papers are highly recommended!

• You will find an extensive collection of resources, articles, and references focusing on Mendel and his paper at Mendel Web.

• An article entitled The Evolution of a Classic Genetic Tool by the author of this textbook focuses on the pedigree.

• Reevaluating Sex Reassignment is an article by the author of your textbook focusing on the role of nature versus nurture in establishing gender.

• Find out more about the role of genes in human behavior by reading the article Our Genes, Our Selves.

• Read about the opinions of a controversial geneticist, Dr. Dean Hamer, who discusses the inheritance of human behavior.

• Read about Genes and Epilepsy in this feature from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

• The Bell Curve: A statement to the Editor of Science focusing on the controversial book about genetics, environment, race, and intelligence.

• Read about Making Smart Mice and Building a Brainer Mouse in these features from Scientific American.

• The author of this textbook has published an article entitled Practice Makes Perfect, But Start Early which focuses on the potential for a genetic basis for musical ability.

• Read about Rapid Gene Sequencing techniques in this feature from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

• Find out more about the man behind the discovery of the DNA structure in A Visit with Dr. Francis Crick.

• Read more about PCR in this article, Technology Makes Additional Inroads in the Clinic and in the field, by the author of Human Genetics.

• Scientific American Explorations: Peeking and Poking at DNA

• Read about the mutagenic effects of UV radiation in UV Damage Revisited and Correcting Sun Damage the Biotech Way, two articles by the author of Human Genetics.

• Learn more about FISH technology by reading the following papers by the author of this textbook: Chromosome Charting Takes a Giant Step, FISH Technology Ready to Leap from Lab to Clinic, and Zeroing in on Chromosomes.

• Genetic Imprecision, an article by the author of Human Genetics, focuses on cytogenetics and prenatal testing.

• Learn about one recent application of DNA fingerprinting technology in A Royal Mystery Solved by the author of this textbook.

• Of Sheep and Grapes: DNA Fingerprinting Tracks Ancestry is an article by the author of your textbook.

• Collection of Classical Genetics Papers: Electronic Scholarly Publishing provides links to influential papers by Hardy, Malthus, Darwin, and Wallace. Highly recommended!

• Random Genetic Drift from the Talk.Origin Archive focuses on this process that alters allele frequencies.

• Collection of Classical Genetics Papers: Electronic Scholarly Publishing provides links to influential papers by Hardy, Malthus, Darwin, and Wallace. Highly recommended!

• Scientific American Explorations offers two feature articles focusing on evolution: Old Bones, New Connections and The Latest Neanderthal.

• Read about one David Suzuki's Personal Journey Through Genetics and Civil Rights.

• Read about the beginning of life in Scientist Debate RNA's Role at Beginning of Life on Earth.

• Did you know that there may be a link between fetal cells circulating in a mother's blood and the development of an autoimmune disease in the woman? Read about it in Scientific American Explorations Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Features: Jumping DNA and the Human Immune System

• Find out more about Genetic Vaccines by reading this feature from Scientific American.

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Features: Tumor Suppressor Genes and Colon Cancer

• Find out more about current research into the function of telomeres with Telomere Findings May Yield Tips for Treating Cancer, Genetic Disorders and Telomerase Level May Aid in Decisions on Cancer Therapy.

• Read about new cancer treatments in Interleukin-2: New Therapy for Kidney Cancer.

• Read about the opinions of a geneticist, Dr. Jeffry Trent, who discusses the genetics of cancer.

• Read about correcting the mutagenic effects of UV radiation in Correcting Sun Damage the Biotech Way, an article by the author of Human Genetics.

• From Basic Research to Cancer Drug: The Story of Cisplatin is an article by the author of your textbook.

• New Tests Monitor Thyroid Cancer is an article by the author of your textbook.

• Poison Plants is a Scientific American Explorations feature focusing on the debate over genetically engineered crops while The Process of Tissue Engineering focuses on another application of genetic engineering technology.

• Scientific American Explorations also provides information on Gene Therapy.

• Read about the opinions of a geneticist, Dr. Michael Blaese, who discusses how and why gene therapy works.

• Read an excerpt from an article in National Geographic focusing on conservation of cheetahs in Genetic Erosion-A Global Dilemma.

• GM Crops Face Heat of Debate is an article by the author of your textbook focusing on the raging debate over modification of plants and animals for human consumption.

• Poison Plants is a Scientific American Explorations feature focusing on the debate over genetically engineered crops.

• Read about a new technology to aid conception in Special Delivery System for Sperm.

• Genetics society offers thoughts for future, an article by the author of Human Genetics, describes where genetic professionals believe the science will take us in the future.

• Find out more about Mapping Chromosome 21 by reading this feature article from Scientific American Explorations.

• Read about the opinions of a geneticist, Dr. Francis Collins, who discusses genetic medicine of the future and the human genome project.

• Read about the opinions of a genetic counselor, Ms. Barbara Bowles-Bieseckere, who discusses the personal side of genetic testing.

• Read about the opinions of a geneticist, Dr. Eric Green, who discusses mapping and sequencing the human genome.

• Read about the use of computers in the human genome project effort in Software Helps Researchers Sorting Through the Human Genome.

• Find out more about The Human Genome Race in this feature from Scientific American Explorations.

• Learn about the use of mice as model organisms in genetic research by reading Mice and Men: Making the Most of Our Similarities by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.