Resources for Propositions on Genetic Engineering                                  11/05

 

Genetic Engineering: This website provides general information about genetic engineering as well as information related to the genetic engineering of plants and food and the genetic engineering of humans.

http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/GEessays/gedanger.htm.

 

Human Genome Project: This website provides general information about the Human Genome Project as well as information related to education, research, medicine, and the social, ethical and legal issues associated with the Human Genome Project.

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml

 

Designer Babies: This website provides information related to the benefits and drawbacks of genetically engineering children and how it might affect the future evolution of our species.

http://www.tecsoc.org/biotech/focusbabies.htm

 

Props A and B Genetic Screening and Ethics (discrimination): The first site listed provides information related to the screening of genetic disorders and the implications of performing such tests. The second site listed provides information related to the ACLU and the position they take on the issue of genetic screening and discrimination.

http://www.woodrow.org/teachers/bi/1992/gen_screen1.html

http://www.thalidomide.ca/gwolbring/genetic.htm

 

Genetically Engineered Foods: The first site listed provides information related to the benefits of creating genetically modified foods. The second site includes information related to the dangers of creating genetically modified foods.

http://www.biotechgoodtogrow.com/

http://online.sfsu.edu/~rone/GEessays/gedanger.htm.

 

Gene Therapy, Ethics of Genetic Engineering and Stem Cell Research: The first site listed provides general information related to gene therapy. The second site provides information related to the ethics of genetic engineering. The last site documents information related to stem cell research.

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/medicine/genetherapy.shtml

http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/elsi.shtml

http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp

 

All Propositions Additional Links:

http://search.epnet.com/ - username: redwoodhs, password: giants

http://www.ingen.iu.edu/

http://www.nih.gov/

http://designerbabies.com/

http://www.aclu.org/

http://www.monsanto.com/

http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/indexIE.htm (organic foods)

http://genetics.faseb.org/genetics/acmg/pol-34.htm

 

Example proposition paper with arguments in favor and against can be found in your binder.