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Biotechnology Resources and References

Supplies:

  1. Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. 1-800-424-6723 or explorer.bio-rad.com (good source of biotechnology supplies)
  2. Carolina Biological Supply Company 2700 York Road, Burlington, NC 27215-3398, 1-800-334-5551

Books:

  1. Kreuzer, Helen and Massey, Adrianne. “Recombinant DNA and Biotechnology: A Guide for Teachers.” American Society for Microbiology Press. 1325 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington D.C. 20005. Copyright 1996. ISBN: 1-55581-101-9
  2. Micklos, David A. and Freyer, Greg, A., “DNA Science”: A First Course in Recombinant DNATechnology. Cold Spring Harbor Press and Carolina Biological Supply Company. 1990. ISBN 0-89278-411-3
  3. Micklos, David A. and Freyer, Greg, A., “DNA Science”: A First Course in Recombinant DNATechnology. Cold Spring Harbor Press and Carolina Biological Supply Company. 2003. 0879696362

Videos:

  1. "Protein Structure and Function" The Annenberg/CPB Collection, Distributor: Intellimation, P.O. Box 1922, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1922, Program 23 ISBN1-55946-235-3
  2. "The Genetic Code” The Annenberg/CPB Collection, Distributor: Intellimation, p.o. Box 1922, Santa Barbara, CA 93116-1922, Program 24 ISBN1-55946-235-3
  3. "Footpath Murders" Medical Detectives: Explorations in Forensic Science, available at http://www.films.com ISBN Number: 0-7365-0449-4
  4. "Cracking the Code" The work of geneticists who have labored for years to map human DNA is the subject of this offbeat yet highly informative documentary from the PBS series Nova. Host Robert Krulwich, a correspondent for ABC Nightline. 2001 ASIN: B00005O6O6
  5. "MARKED FOR LIFE", 48 HOURS program,  Ambrose Video Publishing Company, P.O. Box 2054, S. Burlington, VT 05407, 1994. (This video concerns genetic testing)

Websites of Interest:

  1. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/dna/
  2. http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Departments/HomeMain.asp?DepartmentID=285 (Modules used by UNC destiny bus includes “Case of the Missing Jewels” – A DNA Fingerprinting module and “The Crooked Cell” – Sickle Cell Module.
  3. http://www.ncsu.edu/kenan/fellows/2001/kporch/ (units on evolution, genetic variation from the Spiderman movie, Jurassic Park and a unit on Tay Sachs)
  4. Access Excellence is sponsored by Genentech Inc., provides pre-college classroom activities and resources in biotechnology. http://www.accessexcellence.org/
  5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ (National Center for Biotechnology Information). Site for Entrez Gene to find gene information.
  6. http://www.ncbe.reading.ac.uk/ (National Center for Biotechnology Information from the United Kingdom. Click on “Over 70 Practicals" for free downloads of biotechnology lab activities for students and teachers.
  7. http://www.unc.edu/destiny/NIH.htm These outreach programs include the ones from Boston University used in the City Lab Modules I have used in conjunction with UNC-Chapel Hill Department of Biology i.e. NIH Curriculum Supplement Series including Human Genetic Variation, Cell Biology and Cancer. In addition, the site also has more great links for educators.
  8. http://www.dnai.org/ (a DNA interactive website with many student and teacher friendly activities)
  9. http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/dna/index.html (Howard Hughes Medical Institute with many biotechnology areas e.g. Cancer, Biological Clocks and Infectious Diseases)
  10. http://carnegieinstitution.org/first_light_case/horn/DNA/dnaindex.html

Webquests:

  1. http://www.powayschools.com/projects/dolly/ cloning
  2. http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webquests/genes/ genes
  3. http://www.geocities.com/cloningwebquest/index.htm clonings

PowerPoints:

  1. DNA Sequencing
  2. Monoclonal Antibodies
  3. Polymerase Chain Reaction
  4. Sickle Cell Anemia
  5. The Genetic Code
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