Pathfinders Biotechnology  Yr 12 Medical and veterinary sciences both have a number of techniques and processes designed to manage and improve the health of humans and animals. These research suggestions and websites might help you with your essay on research on the human need or demand for the techniques listed below and the biology relating to the technique. Subject headings, keywords Biotechnology                 cloning                  genetic engineering           infertility    nanotechnology              heart surgery          gene profiling                   ethics              angioplasty                    gene therapy          body part replacements     MRI                 intensive care                kidney dialysis         gene cloning to produce insulin                      pregnancy scanning in sheep                    skin cancer surgery on cats   parasite control in dogs      Dewey Numbers 570-752.87, 612, 030 REF   Reference: World Book encyclopedias Information file:  Genetics, genetic engineering, medicine, health, On-line databases and websites: 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' Websites:  (Enter keywords into search boxes as needed) http://highschoolbiology.otago.ac.nz/biotech.html (Otago Uni site with biotech links) www.biozone.co.nz  (Biolinks - Biotechnology) www.sciam.com  (science journal - enter keywords in search box) http://www.news-medical.net/?id=25794   (enter keywords to search for articles) http://www.news-medical.net/?id=25787  (stem cell) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11021241&dopt=AbstractPlus (extracts from articles from the National Institute of Health) (Problems and perspectives for clinical organ xenotransplantation) http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1992/gen_screen1.html  (genetic screening/ethics) http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/VL/GG/transfer_and.html http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=bodymr&bhcp=1 (MRI) http://www.peteducation.com/default.cfm (vet techniques) http://www.lic.co.nz/main.cfm (AB in cattle) www.askjeeves.com (keyword: biotechnology) www.library.christchurch.org.nz (enter keywords in search box) http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/Kudiseases/pubs/hemodialysis/#top (kidney dialysis) http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/handbook/therapy/genetherapy (gene therapy) http://www.swri.org/3pubs/ttoday/fall95/implant.htm (body part replacements) http://www.landcorp.co.nz/operations/technology.aspx (sheep scanning)