This article (Couples Cull Embryos to Halt Heritage of Cancer) gives an example of how genetics research is applied in preventing diseases. What does PGD (Pre-implant Genetic Diagnosis) do? What difficulties the couple faced for doing PGD? Why PGD gives this couple much confidence that their child will not carry the cancer causing gene (oncogene)?
This website maintained by the National Human Genome Research Institute - National Institutes of Health gives reliable information regarding genetic and rare diseases. Over 40 genetic disorders are described, including Down's syndrome, retinitis pigmentosa, and sickle-cell disease. The description of each disorder includes details such as what it is, what its symptoms are, and how it is diagnosed.
This website is definitely worthwhile for a explore for people who are interested in human evolution. Since this is a very interactive website, it is difficult for me to describe the features of this website linearly. Basically, users can follow the time line and see the migration of human beings. Or, users can click on spots located on the map to check what kind of humans and what cultures were...
This website provides information in various aspects about sickle cell disease, including the cause of the disease, the inheritance mechanism, the diagnosis, treatment, and a patient describing how it is like to have sickle cell disease (Click the left panel and you will be able to enter each of these aspects). At the bottom of the website, users can link to the companion site of "DNA From the...
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