Chapter 17 - Related Web Sites

• The Howard Hughes Medical Institute's site, Blazing a Genetic Trail, focuses on the gene mutations that cause disease as they review recent genetic research and its applications.

• The Biotech Life Science Dictionary is a free online service dictionary with many biological, biotechnological, and cell-related terms and more.

• The Human Genome Project describes the history of the project and progress made to date.

• An overview of the origins and nature of biotechnology and enzymes used in food production can be found in Food Biotechnology: past, present, and future. This well-written, comprehensive web site includes examples of current plant biotechnology, and plants that are currently undergoing field trials. Some of the concerns for environmental safety are explained.