Sci 9 – Genetics Technology

Updated January 6, 2024

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Artificial Insemination
Giant pandas snub their cubs – New Scientist International Edition (February 5, 2022)

Cloning
‘Harder to clone than dogs’: B.C. Woman waits for cloned cat – CTV News  (June 23, 2023)

DNA Forensics/DNA Fingerprinting
‘Forensics stop people getting away with murder’ – BBC News (August 12, 2021)

Fish Hatcheries
Large-scale fish hatcheries hurting Chinook salmon populations, report finds – CTV News (December 11, 2020)

Gene Splicing
Gene-edited food might taste better. Not everyone is convinced – CBC article (May 18, 2023)

Scientists Say They Could Bring Back Woolly Mammoths.  But Maybe They Shouldn’t. – NPR – article dated 2021, but a bit long

GMO
Present Challenges in Immune Health i Teens – Townsend Letter ( Feb-March 2022)

Human Genome Project
Human Genome Project transformed biology – The Economist (April 15, 2023) 

Recombinant DNA
From Scientific Exile To Gene Editing Pioneer – NPR (Dec 14, 2022)

Selective Breeding

The Selective Breeding of English Bulldogs Has Led to a Lot of Health Problems – Smithsonian Magazine (June 16, 2022)

Links to help you answer questions 1 and 2
Britannica School  – good overview of the the topic
Gale Virtual Books – overview of the topic
Global Issues in Context  – excellent place to start
Science in Context – excellent place to start; has news articles as well
World Book Advanced – good overview of the topic
Digital newspapers – login & password for Vancouver Sun epapers posted in library

General Sites 

Artificial Vegetative Reproduction
Fruit – World Book article – scroll down to “Fruit Production” section

Cloning
Cloning – Genetic Science Learning Center
Cloning – MedlinePlus
Cloning – National Human Genome Research Institute
Cloning – World Book article
What is cloning? – Genetic Science Learning Center

Fish Hatcheries
Aquaculture – Canadian Encyclopedia
Fish Hatcheries – Fisheries and Oceans Canada 
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
 – see “Aquaculture” and  links on the left sidebar and tabs at top

Forensics DNA Fingerprinting
Create a DNA Fingerprint – NOVA
DNA Fingerprinting – World Book article  – gives you an overview of the topic

Gene Splicing 
Gene Splicing – World Book article

Genetically Modified Foods
Genetically modified foods: the facts and debates – CBC
Genetically Modified Foods – Canadian Encyclopedia
Frequently Asked Questions on Genetically Modified Foods – WHO

Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project has transformed biology – The Economist

All About the Human Project (HGP) – National Institute of Health
Human Genome Project – World Book 
Understanding the Human Genome Project –  also links on the left sidebar

Recombinant DNA
Genetic Engineering – World Book article  – scroll down to “How genes are reintroduced into cells”  and look at the last two paragraphs
Recombinant DNA Technology Problem Set – University of Arizona
Recombinant DNA – Khan Academy video
Role of Recombinant DNA Technology to Improve Life – International Journal of Genomics

Selective Breeding
Artificial Selection – Understanding Evolution
Dogs that Changed the World – Selective Breeding Problems – PBS
Engineer a Crop? – PBS
Pros and Cons of Selective Breeding – PBS

Selective Breeding and GM – BBC 

What is selective Breeding? – yourgenomoe.org

Library Books
Cloning – 174.2926 THO; 176 CLO; 571.89 SCH; 660.65s
DNA Fingerprinting – 363.25s
Genetic Technology – 174.2926 HAR; 5728 SHA; 572.8633s; 576.5 WAL; 615.895 PAN; 660.6 SEI; 664.024 SHM; R 660.6 BIO
Genetically Modified Foods – 178 KER; 333.953 GRA; 362.192 SHE; 363.1929s; 631.5233s; ; 633.15 NIE; 641.3 FRE; 651.309 JAN; 660.65 DOW; 664 GIF

Human Genome Project – 572.8633 MAR; 611.0181663 TOR; 630 PRO;

Recombinant DNA – 572.86 HAL