GENETIC ENGINEERING

PCR

1. PCR ANIMATION. (Sumanas.inc)

1. Why is taq polymerase used instead of DNA polymerase?

2. What nucleic acid are the primers?

2. PCR ANIMATION. DNAi.org

3. PCR ANIMATION and QUIZ. McGraw Hill.

RECOMBINANT DNA

1. CLICK HERE for an animation that shows how recombinant DNA (rDNA) is formed.

1.1 Why do we need a plasmid?

1.2 Can you think of ways recombinant DNA is used by geneticists?

2. CLICK HERE for a tutorial on Recombinant DNA.

3. This tutorial from the University of Delaware is a great step by step guide into how to create Recombinant DNA.

3.1 How is Recombiant DNA Technology important in medicine and agriculture?

4. OVERVIEW of GENETIC ENGINEERING TO PRODUCE INSULIN

5. MAKING HUMAN INSULIN ANIMATION. KScience

6. DNA FINGERPRINTING. Bozeman BIOLOGY

SELECTIVE BREEDING

1. Click here to practice your selective breeding skills.

1. 1. How can you create the largest crop?

1.2. Can you think of problems and risks associated to inbreeding?

NOTE: Nearly all domestic animals, including horses, cats, and farm animals (and most crop plants) have been produced by selective breeding. Selective breeding allows only those animals with the desired traits to produce the next generation.

CLONING

1. CLICK HERE to learn more about cloning.

2. CLICK HERE to CLONE A MOUSE.

2.1 Do you support cloning animals? Is it ethical? Why or why not?

3. Primer on Ethics and Human Cloning. BIoethics, author Glenn McGee

4. CLONING a GENE. Take the quiz! McGraw Hill

5. STEM CELL ANIMATION. Harvard edu.

6. STEM CELL TRACHEAL TRANSPLANT SAVE GIRL'S LIFE:

HUMAN GENOME PROJECT

Your Genes, Your Health. Cold Spring Harbor Lab.

GEL ELECTROPHORESIS

1. CLICK HERE to view an animation on gel electrophoresis.

2. CLICK HERE to conduct a gel electrophoresis virtual lab.

3. Create a DNA fingerprint. Who licked the lollipop?

4. Genetic Engineering IBBIO help.

GENE THERAPY

1. GENE THERAPY ANIMATION. Sumanas Inc

2. GENE THERAPY. Very Informative TED TALK. Nick Leschly