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Biology 305: Genetics
Dr. C. Brian Odom

Reference Materials

[REF]
QP
512
O94
1997
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Text includes key terms, concepts, and structural information

Online Resources

ScienceDirect*
Database is an almost infinite resource of current, peer-reviewed research publications which cover literally hundreds of journal titles; something for everyone. Note: full text articles are available for the past five years.

Blackwell Synergy*
Source of additional full text research articles not represented in the ScienceDirect collection; strong emphasis on organismal, ecological, and evolutionary peer-reviewed publications.

*These collections cover full text articles for the past five years (ScienceDirect) and for the past X years (Blackwell Synergy). However, full citations and abstracts are available which can then be used to request ILL (InterLibrary Loan) for pertinent papers published before the sliding window dates.

Reserve and Circulating Collections
(Supplemental texts and films for outside reading and enjoyment)

[DVD Video]
QP
624
D69
2004
Double Helix
Dramatization of the events leading up to the Watson-Crick (Wilkins-Franklin) structure of DNA.
[Closed Stacks: See the Reference Librarian]
[Main Stacks]
QD
341
A2
W315
1972
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
Written by James D. Watson (of Watson-Crick)
[Main Stacks]
PS
3553
R48
J87
1991
Jurassic Park
A surprisingly accurate extension of current cloning research. Can you spot the mistakes?
[Main Stacks]
PR
6015
U9
B72
1989
Brave New World
Classic work on the implications of mass production being applied to human reproduction. Current events in mammalian cloning make this a must re-read.
[DVD Video]
PN
1995.9
S26
G37
1998
Gattaca
Grim, futuristic world where one’s personal genome determines his/her place in society.
[Closed Reserve: Ask at the Circulation Desk]

Web Resources

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov National Center for Biotechnology Information Homepage
Website is a joint project of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of health; national/international, authoritative resource for molecular biology and genetic information; starting page for searches of molecular databases and genomic tools; a bioinformatics gold mine.
www.genome.gov National Human Genome Research Institute
Definitive site for the dissemination of information obtained by and about the Human Genome Project. Inter-Disciplinary perspectives include: Clinical Research, Ethical, Legal, and Social implications, and Education.
www.mendelweb.org Mendel Web
Educational resource for classical (non-molecular) genetics.

 

Updated August 14, 2008

 
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