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Biotechnology  Yr 13

These research suggestions and websites might help you with your research.

Subject headings, keywords
Biotechnology, cloning, genetic engineering, infertility, nanotechnology, heart surgery, DNA, gene profiling, genetic screening, stem cell, zeno-transplantation, ethics

Dewey Numbers
570-572.87,  612, 030 REF

  Reference:
Encyclopedias: World Book, Britannica, World book encyclopedia of science, The world of science

 Information File:  Genetics, genetic engineering, medicine, health


On-line databases and websites:
On the Homepage, select EPIC database search. After you have put in your own login, login to Epic: darfieldhs, password: 22darfieldhs.  Click on "Login to databases"  scroll down to "Opposing viewpoints"  These are essays on a wide range of topics, offering opposing ethical points of view, e.g. to genetically engineer food or not.

Websites:
http://www.biozone.co.nz/links.html
http://www.scientificamerican.com/biotechnology
http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/schools/activities/gmfbio.htm (type keywords in the search box)
www.library.christchurch.org.nz/

http://highschoolbiology.otago.ac.nz/biotech.html
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=25794   (stem cell research)
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

(Problems and perspectives for clinical organ xenotransplantation)
http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1992/gen_screen1.html
  (genetic screening/ethics)
www.askjeeves.com