Genomics and the Human Genome Project resources
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World Health Organization's Genomic Resource Centre (GRC)
Educational resources and online tools for human genetics and genomics, including ethical, social and legal implications (ELSI).
Resource: World Health Organization: Genomic Resource Centre
Approach: Topic material
The Power of Comparative Genomics
This video discussing the use of genomics, a branch of genetics in which large stretches of DNA, ideally the entire chromosome(s) of an organism are studied.
Resource: The Power of Comparative Genomics
Age range: 14-16, 16-18
Approach: Video
Genomics and the Human Genome Project
Tutorials on genomics, the human genome project and the impact on society from the US Department of Energy. (Supported with PowerPoint presentations and available as PDFs.)
Resource: Oak Ridge National Laboratory: genomics
Software: Acrobat, Microsoft PowerPoint
Approach: Topic material
genome.gov (educational resources)
Educational resources for teachers and students from the genome.gov site of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the US National Institutes of Health.
Resource: National Human Genome Research Institute
Approach: Topic material
Human Genome Project Education Resources
Educational resources on the HGP from the genomics.energy.gov site of the US Department of Energy Office of Science.
Resource: Human Genome Project Education Resources
Approach: Topic material
An online tutorial on genomic analysis, including study questions and problems, from Phillip McClean's Intermediate Genetics site.
Resource: North Dakota State University: genomic analysis
Approach: Topic material
Information and tutorials on a range of topics, including BLAST, Entrez (data retrieval) and PubMed (bibliographic information), from the National Center for Biotechnology Education (US).
Resource: NCBI Education
Approach: Topic material
2Can Support Portal - Bioinformatics
Short introductions to concepts in molecular biology and bioinformatics, plus links to online tools and resources.
Resource: EMBL-EBI: bioinformatics
Approach: Topic material
A set of simple bioinformatics tools for DNA database searches, statistical analyses and population modelling.
Resource: Bioservers
Software: Java, Javascript
Approach: Online tools
A GENIE tutorial allowing students to revise the process of DNA replication and the components required to perform the Dideoxy (Sanger) method for DNA sequencing.
Resource: GENIE DNA sequencing
Approach: Group work
Genome browsers
Search the Ensembl database for nucleotide and peptide sequences with BLAST and SSAHA.
Resource: Ensembl genome browser
Approach: Online tools
The genetic sequence database of the US National Institutes of Health, an annotated collection of all publicly available DNA sequences, from the National Center for Biotechnology Education (US).
Resource: NCBI: GenBank
Approach: Online tools
The Vertebrate Genome Annotation (VEGA) database of vertebrate genome sequences, from the Sanger Institute.
Resource: Vega genome browser
Approach: Online tools
Genetics Education Center
Resources for educators interested in human genetics and the human genome project, from the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Resource: Genetics Education Center
Approach: Topic material
The Molecular Sciences Institute
Training, motivating and mentoring future genomic scientists (includes the Center for Quantitative Genome Function), USA.
Resource: The Molecular Sciences Institute: Education and training
Approach: Topic material
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