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Websites about Galapagos

October 20, 2009 Leave a comment
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Websites about Genetic Engineering

October 9, 2009 Leave a comment

 

WEBSITES

Info about genetic engineering

More info

Even More Info!!

Pros and Cons1

Pros and Cons2

Pros and Cons of Genetically Engineered Food

More pros and Cons of Genetically Engineered Food

Even More About Genetically Modified Food

Pros and Cons of Human Genetic Engineering

 

ARTICLES

News articles about issue

Color blind monkey

http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2007/01/chicken-eggs-as-drug-factories-3/

Spider Silk

Genetic Engineering NY Times site

Genetically Modified Food NY Times site

http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/17/pesticides.adhd/index.html

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/13737389/ns/today-today_health/t/organic-food-it-worth-extra-money/#.TsPm0lawWkg

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/food-how-altered.html

Trees

Lungs

Tomato

Chickens aren’t fooled!!

Click here for info on the first genetically engineered pet (glofish)

Pesticides and ADHD

More pesticides and ADD

http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/genetic/cloning.htm

http://www.cloneorgans.com/pros-and-cons-of-cloning/20/

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/cloning/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=cloning&st=cse

You can also go to nytimes.com and type in genetic engineering to search bar or go to google and type in genetic engineering…

You can also go to sciencedaily.com and type in genetic engineering or genetically engineering food

Genetic Engineering Poster Guidelines…

October 9, 2009 Leave a comment

You will be creating a poster about Genetic Engineering…You may work on your own of with 1 partner (group of 2).  Here are the guidelines.

If choosing Genetic Engineering:

1) Include a description of what cloning or genetic engineering is and a brief description of how it is performed.

2) Provide a explanation of both pros and cons associated with Genetic Engineering.

3) Provide at least one example of how genetic engineering has been used on either plants or animals.

4)  Provide an opinion on whether or not you feel Genetic Engineering should be allowed and why.

*look at the next posting under this category for a list of websites to go to for information on genetic engineering.