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Subtopic: Genetic Engineering

Resource Grade Level Media Type
Bioengineered Foods?  

Bioengineered Foods?
Students compare the processes of selective breeding and transgenic manipulation of plants. They consider the pros and cons of growing genetically modified crops.

9-12 Lesson Plan
Bt Corn  

Bt Corn
This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" looks at corn that has been genetically modified to resist one insect pest, and the multiple concerns it raises.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Classical vs. Transgenic Breeding  

Classical vs. Transgenic Breeding
This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" explains that genetic engineering and classical breeding both alter the genetic makeup of crop plants.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Desirable Breeding Traits in Cattle  

Desirable Breeding Traits in Cattle
This video from Nature offers a description of desirable traits in beef and dairy cattle.

6-12 QuickTime Video
Different Breeds of Cattle  

Different Breeds of Cattle
In this video segment from Nature, learn about six different breeds of cattle.

6-12 QuickTime Video
DNA Databases  

DNA Databases
This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" investigates the promises and concerns surrounding the use of DNA databases.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Engineer a Crop: Transgenic Manipulation  

Engineer a Crop: Transgenic Manipulation
You're the geneticist now. In this interactive feature from the NOVA/FRONTLINE "Harvest of Fear" Web site, use the latest in genetic technology to engineer your own "supercrop" of tomatoes.

9-12 Flash Interactive
Finding Cures Is Hard  

Finding Cures Is Hard
This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" explains the difficulty of curing genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Finding Disease Genes  

Finding Disease Genes
This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" explains the process of finding genes that cause disease.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Genetic Art  

Genetic Art
Take a peek at the artistic side of science in this virtual exhibit, featuring work by Eva Sutton, Alexis Rockman and Sidney Harris.

9-12 PDF Document
Genetic Modification  

Genetic Modification
This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" looks at the potential created by understanding the human genome.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Genetics Case Studies  

Genetics Case Studies
Wrestle with ethical issues concerning genetic rights and practices from the NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site.

9-12 HTML Document
Genetic Therapy and Breast Tumors  

Genetic Therapy and Breast Tumors
This video segment from the Secret of Life School Video: "On the Brink: Portraits of Modern Science" explores the genetics of breast cancer.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Guess What's Coming to Dinner?  

Guess What's Coming to Dinner?
Browse through a table full of genetically modified (GM) foods to see what's available now and what's to come. From the FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" Web site.

9-12 Flash Interactive
How to Conquer a Genetic Disease  

How to Conquer a Genetic Disease
In Blazing a Genetic Trail, by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, follow this three-step approach to treating genetic diseases.

9-12 PDF Document
Nature vs. Nurture Revisited  

Nature vs. Nurture Revisited
Which dictates our existence -- our genetic makeup or the environment we grow up in? Kevin Davies offers an update on this long-standing debate, from the NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site.

9-12 HTML Document
The Perfect Cow?  

The Perfect Cow?
This Nature lesson focuses on how and why humans have been so successful in selectively breeding cattle to suit human needs.

9-12 Lesson Plan
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis  

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
This video segment from NOVA: "18 Ways to Make a Baby" describes a technique used to determine the health of a developing embryo.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Restoration of the American Chestnut  

Restoration of the American Chestnut
This video segment from Kentucky Life describes how scientists control pollination of one of the few remaining American chestnut trees to develop blight resistant trees.

6-12 QuickTime Video
RNAi Discovered  

RNAi Discovered
In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn how RNAi, a mechanism that has evolved in cells to prevent viral infection, was discovered and how it works.

9-12 QuickTime Video
RNAi Explained  

RNAi Explained
Using scientific animations and illustrated metaphors, this interactive activity from NOVA scienceNOW explains RNAi and how it works.

9-12 Flash Interactive
RNAi Therapy  

RNAi Therapy
In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about RNAi's potential to treat a wide range of genetic and infectious diseases.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Should We Create Babies by Design?  

Should We Create Babies by Design?
Should we attempt to control our heredity? Take our poll, developed for the Evolution Web site.

9-12 HTML Interactive
Should We Grow GM Crops?  

Should We Grow GM Crops?
Learn the pros and cons of genetically modified (GM) crops, and cast your vote on whether they should be grown. From the FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" Web site.

9-12 HTML Interactive
Super Salmon  

Super Salmon
This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" explores genetic modification of salmon and possible consequences.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Teaching Evolution Case Studies: Marilyn Havlik  

Teaching Evolution Case Studies: Marilyn Havlik
Marilyn Havlik leads students through a simulation of the Hardy-Weinberg Principle to develop their understanding of population genetics.

9-12 QuickTime Video
Three Ways to Check a Fetus's Chromosomes  

Three Ways to Check a Fetus's Chromosomes
This figure from Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications by Ricki Lewis identifies techniques used to collect cells from fetuses for genetic testing.

9-12 JPEG Image
Understanding Gene Testing  

Understanding Gene Testing
In this article by the National Cancer Institute and the National Center for Human Genome Research, find answers to your questions about genetic testing.

9-12 PDF Document
Viewpoints: Harvest of Fear  

Viewpoints: Harvest of Fear
What do the experts say about genetically modified (GM) foods? Read these interview excerpts from the FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" Web site to find out.

9-12 HTML Document