Featured Topic: Inherited Ethnicity, It May Not Work the Way You Think
- Who’s More Irish, You or Your Sibling? The Surprising Science Behind the Inheritance of EthnicityAncestery.com, Anna Swayne, 11/16/2016
Featured Videos
Additional media resources may be found by searching the Films on Demand database. https://libguides.sbuniv.edu/FOD
- The Gene, An Intimate History - Part One
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Call Number: e-FilmFilms Media Group. (2020). The Gene: An intimate history - part one. Films On Demand. https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=97832&xtid=206186. - The Gene, An Intimate History - Part Two
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Call Number: e-FilmFilms Media Group. (2020). The Gene: An intimate history - part two. Films On Demand. https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=97832&xtid=206187.
- Genetics of Gene ExpressionA Broad Institute resource
- Genetics in Mendelian Human Disease (2012)
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A Broad Institute resource
Featured Books
Genetics: Breaking the Code of Your DNA by Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781619302129Publication Date: 2014
Web Resources
- Alzheimer’s Disease: Piecing Together the EvidenceA Howard Hughes Medical Institute resource
- Classical Genetics"In the late 1990s the project received support from the US Department of Energy for the electronic republication of hundreds of papers defining the Foundations of Classical Genetics. The original developmental period of the project, funded by the US Department of Energy, has come to an end. The project is now continuing, driven entirely by volunteer effort and is currently hosted at the University of Kansas."--website.
- GenBank"GenBank ® is the NIH genetic sequence database, an annotated collection of all publicly available DNA sequences (Nucleic Acids Research, 2013 Jan;41(D1):D36-42). GenBank is part of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration, which comprises the DNA DataBank of Japan (DDBJ), the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA), and GenBank at NCBI." -- website
- Using the Genetics Home Reference WebsiteNIH Medline Plus, summer 2013 article
- Genome BrowserUniv. of California, Santa Cruz Genomics Institute
- GenomeNet"GenomeNet is a Japanese network of database and computational services for genome research and related research areas in biomedical sciences, operated by the Kyoto University Bioinformatics Center." -- website
- Natural Science II: Genomes and DiversityA N.Y. Univ. OpenCourse by Dr. Mark L. Siegal
- Human Genome Project Information ArchiveSite sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research, Human Genome Program
- OMIM Online Mendelian Inheritance in ManOMIM is authored and edited at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
- ScitableA Choice Review 2011 Outstanding Academic Title
- Vega Genome Browser"A repository for high-quality gene models produced by the manual annotation of vertebrate genomes.... Wellcombe Trust, Sanger Institute"--website
PLoS Genetics
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Dog DNA Testing
- Frankie (Photo)
Take a look at the photo of this dog. Frankie weighs about 34 lbs. From his appearance, try and guess what his genetic makeup might be, then check the report link. - Genetic Report on FrankieExample of a dog genetic test report.
- Phil Gibson Discusses Dog Genomics ResourceshhmiBioInteractive, By: Phil Gibson, 01.27.20
- Mapping Genes to Traits in Dogs Using SNPsA Howard Hughes Medical Institute resource.
"In this hands-on genetic mapping activity students identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) correlated with different traits in dogs."-- HHMI
Featured Resources!
- Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics
From the website: "An online research resource for the history of genetics, including digitised books and archives from the Wellcome Library and partner institutions." - Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics The Rosalind Franklin papersPapers of Rosalind Franklin, best known for her work in X-ray diffraction patterns of DNA.
- Linus Pauling and the Race for DNAFrom the Choice review: "This Web site, hosted at the Oregon State University library, features a first-person history about the race to solve the structure of DNA, primarily from Linus Pauling's perspective."
Featured Topic - Color Blindness
- Color BlindnessNational Eye Institute
- Inherited Colour Vision DeficiencyColourblindawareness.org
- Color Blindness (Shedding Light on Color: Segment 15)“Shedding Light on Color.” Films On Demand, Films Media Group, 2012, fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=97832&xtid=52775. Accessed 4 Nov. 2020. segment 15.
- Color-Blindness (The Final Countdown: 9 months that made you: segment 8)
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Approximately 10% of the people on Pingelap are completely colorblind—inherited from an ancient king and fostered from beliefs of marrying within the community. This complete color blindness allows them to see at night. Distributed by PBS Distribution. “The Final Countdown: 9 Months That Made You.” Films On Demand, Films Media Group, 2016, fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=97832&xtid=129864. Accessed 4 Nov. 2020. Segment 8. Color-Blindness - Color BlindnessVisionCenter.org, Melody Huang, 4/21/2020. Commercial viewpoint
- Enchroma Glasses for Colorblindness
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