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Genetics and Scientists involved in Genetics

Don't forget to use our library books in the Reference area and there are some in a box in the office.

WEBSITES: These are some selected websites that you can click on to start your research. Britannica Online is especially good.

famous scientists
important contributors to genetics
www.askjeeves.com
www.howstuffworks.com (type in 'famous genetics scientists')
Francis Crick 
New Scientist magazine articles on genetics (includes history)
Scientific American magazine

 

REFERENCE:
Encyclopedias. World Book, Britannica, Oxford

DEWEY NUMBERS:
576, 620'S

INFORMATION FILE:
 

  ON-LINE DATABASES:

Britannica Online http://www.tki.org.nz/r/epic/
    
login on the left side of the page under the EPIC heading
    login - darfieldhs, password: 22darfieldhs. 
    Scroll down to blue highlighted links - 'Britannica online school edition K-12'
    or the 'Discovering Collection' (also biographies and science plus more)
 Choose either Primary, Secondary or High School levels or 'search all levels'