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Genetics - Useful websites

Check out useful websites pages for biological subjects:

A range of high-quality resources for genetics are available on the web. Please see below for many good suggestions:

The page provides a useful list of websites to different aspects of the Genetics. Please note the list is not extensive and many websites cross over with different modules within the full course outline. Please see below:

Overviews, introductions

  • 123genomics: Offers many links into varied aspects of genetics and genomics.
  • Code Breakers - Makers of Modern Genetics: A online research guide to the history of genetics created by the Wellcome Library.
  • DNA interactive: Provides useful information surrounding the key concepts of genetics as well as teaching guides and activities. Created by the American Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  • Genes: A cohesive overview of the key principles of genetics; and answers fundamental genomic questions.
  • Genetics: A comprehensive overview of genetics and its related fields. In addition, information on epigenetics and gene variation is presented through interactive videos and a variety of case studies.
  • KU Medical Centre: Useful in understanding the research surrounding genetics and the related fields and gives an overview of the external work surrounding the vast topic of genetics.
  • Your Genome: Introduction to the human genome through videos, labelled diagrams and comprehensive glossaries and holds information on significant projects like the Human Genome Project and the methodology behind key laboratory processes

Biomedical aspects

  • Access Excellence: Giving the ability to look at a patient’s health history and lifestyle and see the interaction with the person’s genome.
  • DNA from the beginning: Explore 75 genetic experiments, from classical genetics, to molecules involved in genetics and the organisation and control of genetics through a range of animations, videos, as well as detailed bibliographies. 
  • Genetics Home Reference: Offers information about genetic variations' effect on human health for the general public.
  • HEE Genomics Education Programme: NHS created resource offering healthcare professionals further knowledge in field of genomics.
  • Human Genome Resources: Gives access to a multitude of resources based around assemblies, annotations, and clinical variants. For e.g. ClinVar, RefSeqGene, MedGen, Geo DataSets etc.
  • The Medical Biomedical Page: Provides reviews on a number of different biochemistry topics which is useful in explaining why genetic conditions arise.
  • MendelWeb: Enables you to explore information on Mendellin genetics, and allow readers to download material from the website.
  • National Human Genome Research Institute: Explore current topics in the genomic fields and access key genomic content via handouts and detailed videos. 
  • Public Health Genomics: A range of information on genetic conditions, the implicated genes and prognosis and diagnosis of genetic conditions.
  • Virtual Genetics Education Centre: Useful descriptions of several core genetic topics such as patterns of genetic inheritance, population genetics and recombinant DNA. It also provides tutorials, lectures and detailed and labelled images for laboratory work.

Molecular Genetics

  • Biozone: Key information on cell biology, microscopy, cell structure and transport through a range of videos and animations.
  • BioInteractive: Search hundreds of free resources and utilise the interactive elements, to help you understand key concepts clearly, making learning more beneficial.
  • Cell Signalling Technology: Utilise a comprehensive reference table and essential information on cellular signalling pathways, cancer associated proteins, protein binding partners, modification enzymes and associated substrates.
  • GeneCards: Detailed information on human genes and its search engine function enables you to gather information from ~125 web sources. Further information on genomics, transcription, proteomics as well as clinical and functional elements of the gene can be searched for as well.
  • GeneEd: A comprehensive outline on cell biology topics, with additional information on related subject areas such as biostatistics and genetic conditions.
  • Science - Human Genome Special Issue: Freely available issue of the journal Science contains the report of the sequencing of the human genome by a group of authors led by Craig Venter of Celera.
  • Structural Genomics Knowledgebase: Research data and resources from the Protein Structure Initiative, complemented with structural biology updates from Nature Publishing Group.

Uses of DNA

  • Ancient DNA: written in bone: Museum of London explains how they have used DNA to track and find out more about humans who lived in the London area.
  • Diving into the gene pool: Resource created by Exploratorium, a San Francisco based museum. It allows the exploration of the genome through the findings of the Human Genome project.

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