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| General and background information | Origins of biotechnology |
| Common biotechnology practices | Fermentation |
| Cell chemistry | Recombinant DNA technology |
| Applications and areas of research | Ethical issues |
General and background information
Biotechnology Online - resources from Biotechnology Australia Federal Goverment Initiative
http://www.biotechnology.gov.au/biotechnologyOnline/
also at
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/Beginners Guide to Biotechnology - PowerPoint slideshow in pdf format, from Biotechnology Australia Federal Goverment Initiative, click on About biotechnology, then An Overview, then Beginners Guide to Biotechnology
http://www.biotechnology.gov.au/Biotechnology Fact Sheets - from Biotechnology Australia, click on Information and Education, then Fact Sheets
http://www.biotechnology.gov.au/Biotechnology Games - interactive activities from Biotechnology Australia, click on Information and Education, then Games
http://www.biotechnology.gov.au/Ausbiotech Backgrounders - from Australian Biotechnology Association - .pdf files
http://www.ausbiotech.org/backgrounders.aspAbout BioTech - from Access Excellence, includes Issues and Ethics, BioTech Applied and more
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/
Origins of biotechnology
Aborigines and aquacultureBeginning and development of agriculture - from Agropolis-Museum
http://museum.agropolis.fr/english/pages/expos/fresque/module_4.htmGeographical areas for early agriculture - Map, from Agropolis-Museum
http://museum.agropolis.fr/english/pages/expos/fresque/carte_agriculture.htmBiotech Chronicles - from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/A Brief History of Agriculture - from University of Illinois College of A.C.E.S.
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~sare/history.htmlThe origins of agriculture - a biological perspective and a new hypothesis - an article published in Australian Biologist - .pdf version
http://www.acnem.org/journal/pdf_files/19-1_origins_of_agriculture.pdfReconstruction of Prehistoric Farming - from University of Leicester
http://www.le.ac.uk/archaeology/rug/AR210/TransitionsToFarming/Introduction.htmlAncient Food News - from a food web site
http://www.soupsong.com/ioldnew.htmlFood Time Line
http://www.foodtimeline.org/Location, Location, Location: The First Farmers - from University of Nebraska-Lincoln
http://www.unl.edu/rhames/courses/orig_agri_tur.htmlThe Agricultural Revolution - from Washington State University
http://www.wsu.edu/gened/learn-modules/top_agrev/agrev-index.htmlOrigins of Agriculture - from Southern Illinois University
http://www.science.siu.edu/plant-biology/PLB117/Nickrent.Lecs/Agriculture.html
AquacultureWhat is a Dingo?
http://www.dingoconservation.org/origin.htmlPeople - from the Murray-Darling Tour, Murray-Darling Basin Commission web site
http://www.mdbc.gov.au/tour/people.htmAboriginal Sites on Private Property -.pdf leafler from Victorian Government has omage of stone circle at Lake Condah
http://www.dvc.vic.gov.au/AAV/heritage/mini-posters/11PrivateProperty.pdfLake Condah Historic artefacts relating to the land's association with the Kerrup-jmara people - an article in the Sydney Morning Herald Travel Guide
http://walkabout.fairfax.com.au/smh/locations/VICLakeCondah.shtmlPreamble - from the Aboriginal Housing Board of Victoria
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~ahbv/policy/preamble.htmLomandra longifolia - a plant used by the Australian Aborigines to make eel traps, from Education Service at the Australian National Botanic Gardens
http://www.anbg.gov.au/aborig.s.e.aust/lomandra-longifolia.html
Domestication of native floraINTRODUCTION TO AQUACULTURE - part of WATER HARVESTING AND AQUACULTURE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT from International Center for Aquaculture and Aquatic Environments, Auburn University, USA
http://www.dec.ctu.edu.vn/cdrom/cd2/projects/univ_auburn/intraqua.htmlAn Introduction to Water Chemistry in Freshwater Aquaculture - from University of Massachusetts, .pdf file
http://aquanic.org/publicat/usda_rac/efs/nrac/nrac170.pdfBasic Information on aquaculture - from Aquanic
http://aquanic.org/map/begin.htmEducator's Page - from Aquanic
http://aquanic.org/educator/educator.htm
Animal domesticationEarly plant domestication in Mesoamerica - from Athena Review
http://www.athenapub.com/nwdom1.htmPlant and Animal Domestication - PowerPoint Slideshow
- from University of Wisconsin,Green Bay
http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/EnvSC102Notes/Plant%20and%20Animal%20Domestication.pptThe First Farmers: Domestication dominates! - from The Why Files, The Science Behind the News, University of Wisconsin
http://whyfiles.org/122ancient_ag/Paleo-ethno-botany - from Simon Fraser University, Canada
http://www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/peb/plethbot.htmlWallaby grass - a domesticated native grass - an Agfact sheet from NSW Department of Agriculture
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/2236The Maize Page - from Iowa State University, including and article on the history of maize
http://maize.agron.iastate.edu/Origin of Maize - from the Central Laboratory of Natural Resources, University of Michigan
http://farma.qfb.umich.mx/orimaize.htmField Guide to Fast Plants - Wisconsin Fast Plants are a variety of Brassica bred for research purposes
http://fastplants.cals.wisc.edu/guide/makefp.htmlStrawberry Improvement: Past and Future - from the National Agriculture Library
http://www.nalusda.gov/pgdic/Strawberry/Tomato History - from Landscape Imagery
http://www.landscapeimagery.com/tomato.htmlorigin of Tomatoes - from The Old Vegetable Patch
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~greenpaddocks/tomato.htmCollecting native seed - guidelines for collection of native species in Western Australia, from Agriculture, WA. Search for "Collecting native seed".
Case Study: Brassica
http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/agency/pubns/farmnote/1992/F04492.htmBrassica - lists the many cultivated varieties of Brassica from Botany.com
http://www.botany.com/brassica.htmlThe History of Cabbage - from University of Saskatchewan
http://gardenline.usask.ca/veg/cabbage.htmlImages of the Brassicaceae - from Digital Flora of Texas, Texas A&M University
http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/imaxxbra.htmBRASSICA VEGETABLES - a lesson plan on the domestication of these plants from Ohio State University
http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/biology/Lab/brasveglab.htmlBrassica - from Wikipedia, includes different species within the genus, and the groups within the species
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BrassicaBrassica Family - from Thompson and Morgan Seeds, with images of Brassic species and cultivars
http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/us/en/list/brassicas?ER=overus;term=brassicaImages of Brassica cultivars - from University of Ohio
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~ballardh/pbio475/Adaptation/Brassica.JPG
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF ANIMAL DOMESTICATION - from University of Vermont
http://asci.uvm.edu/course/asci001/domestic.htmlThe Animal Attraction - from ABC TV, program transcripts and related fact sheets on The Pact for Survival: How wolves became dogs and The Animals that conquered the world: Cats, horses, cattle, sheep and pigs - who civilised who?
http://abc.net.au/animals/Map of early centres - from Agropolis Museum
http://museum.agropolis.fr/english/pages/expos/fresque/carte_domestication.htmDomesticating Animals - from University of Houston
http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1499.htmAnimal Domestication - from University of Uppsala
http://www.egs.uu.se/evbiol/Research/Domestication.htmlNEOLITHIC AGRICULTURE: Reading the Signs of Ancient Animal Domestication - an article published in Science http://cas.bellarmine.edu/tietjen/images/neolithic_agriculture%28ReadingSignsOfAnimalDomestication%29.htm
Common biotechnology practices
Fermentation in History includes student and teacher guides, from Chemical Heritage Foundation
http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/pharm/antibiot/readings/ferment.htmLab Activity: Fermentation by Yeast - from Chemical Heritage Foundation
http://www.chemheritage.org/EducationalServices/pharm/antibiot/activity/yeast.htmDrugs From Fungi - from The University of Sydney
http://bugs.bio.usyd.edu.au/Mycology/UsesOf_Fungi/industrialProduction/fungalDrugs.shtmlHistory of antibiotics - from Princeton University
Bread manufacture
http://www.molbio.princeton.edu/courses/mb427/2001/projects/02/antibiotics.htmAlcohol productionThe Science of Yeast - free text only version of booklet with facts and experiments, from Red Star Yeast
http://www.lesaffreyeastcorp.com/SoY/index.htmlThe Yeast Treatise
http://www.theartisan.net/yeast_treatise_frameset.htmMaking a sourdough starter - from Make It and Bake It
http://www.makeitandbakeit.com.au/sourdough.htm#Making%20a%20sourdough%20starter%20(without%20Yeast)Sourdough bread - from Red Star Yeast
http://www.redstaryeast.com/r_wwsourdough.htmlYeast Experiments - from GENE, Kansas State University
http://www.phys.ksu.edu/gene/chapters.htmlThe Science of Yeast - from Fleischmann's Yeast
http://www.breadworld.com/sciencehistory/science.aspYoghurt and cheese manufactureHistorical Brewing Library
http://www.homestead.com/sca_brew/files/library.htmlAlcohol in Traditional Europe - from University of Adelaide
http://www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/centrefooddrink/articles/howmuchdrink.htmlWine Yeast Profiles - from Brewsupplies.com
http://www.brewsupplies.com/wine_yeast_profiles.htmRecreating Medieval English Ales - from Carnegie Mellon University
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~pwp/tofi/medieval_english_ale.htmlOthersYogurt from Dairy Science and Technology at the University of Guelph
http://www.foodsci.uoguelph.ca/dairyedu/yogurt.htmlLab work - effect of penicillin on yoghurt bacteria, pdf file from University of Reading
http://www.ncbe.reading.ac.uk/NCBE/PROTOCOLS/PRACBIOTECH/PDF/yogant.pdfCheese - from Dairy Science and Technology at the University of Guelph
http://www.foodsci.uoguelph.ca/dairyedu/cheese.htmlKinds of Cheese - from the LearningNetwork
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0857262.htmlMilk and Its Constituents - includes Yoghurt and Cheese, from Foods Under the Microscope
http://distans.livstek.lth.se:2080/microscopy/f-milk.htmThe Basics of Making Cheese - from the Scottish Dairy Association. See also chapter of Cheesemaking in Scotland - An Early History which includes Roman Cheesemaking
http://www.efr.hw.ac.uk/SDA/cheese2.htmlChymosin for cheese-making - from the University of Reading
http://www.ncbe.reading.ac.uk/NCBE/GMFOOD/chymosin.htmlFood Microbiology - 5 page .pdf document
http://dustman.net/wendy/mibo3500/mibo3500ch41.pdfGood Microorganisms and Food - from Canadian Bacterial Diseases Network - includes section on probiotics
http://www.cbdn.ca/english/discover/goodfood.htmlRole of microorganisms in Kimchi Fermentation - from University of Nebraska-Lincoln
http://dwb.unl.edu/Teacher/NSF/C11/C11Links/kimchi.kfri.re.kr/2-1-5.htmThe Story of Soy Sauce - from Kikkoman
http://www.kikkoman.com.au/food_services.aspMaking Sauerkraut - from Wild Fermentation
http://www.wildfermentation.com/makingsauerkraut.htmFermented dill pickles and sauerkraut - from Ohio State University
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5342.html[Back to top of page ] Fermentation
Production of Vinegar - A Case Study in FermentationPasteur and fermentationFermentation Technology - links to an overview of the fermentation process and bioreactors, from NgeeAnn, The Polytechnic of Industry, Singapore
http://www.np.edu.sg/~dept-bio/biochemical_engineering/fermentation_tutorial/fermentation_technology.htmAlcoholic Fermentation: Pathways - from Cornell University, includes history of yeast and fermentation
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/fst/faculty/acree/fs430/lectures/thk29ferment.htmlHow Food Preservation Works: Fermentation - from How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/food-preservation7.htmVinegar - a summary
http://www.harvestfields.ca/CookBooks/Vin/vinegar.htmSpecial feature: Wine and vinegar making - from the Virtual Museum of Bacteria
http://www.bacteriamuseum.org/niches/features/winevinegar.shtmlGluconobacter oxydans - from Microbe of the Week, University of Missouri - Rolla
http://www.umr.edu/~microbio/BIO221_2000/Gluconobacter_oxydans.htmlAcetobacter
http://biology.kenyon.edu/Microbial_Biorealm/bacteria/proteobacteria/Acetobacter/Acetobacter.htmBalsamic Vinegar
http://www.italiansrus.com/articles/balsamic.htmBalsamic vinegar, organic - fact sheet as .pdf
http://www.spectrumingredients.com/pdf/vinegar/Balsamic%20Org%202.02.pdfA NOTE ON CIDER VINEGAR
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/andrew_lea/vinegar.htmOther products of fermentationThe Life and Times of Louis Pasteur - A Lecture by David V. Cohn School of Dentistry, University of Louisville. Scroll down to Alcoholic fermentation
http://www.louisville.edu/library/ekstrom/special/pasteur/cohn.htmlProducts Produced by Fermentation - from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/LC/SS/ferm_tables.htmlGlycerol Production by fermentation - abstract of research article
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14538083&dopt=AbstractProduction of Citric Acid from Waste Bread - .pdf document
http://www.ansinet.org/fulltext/jbs/jbs14182-183.pdfLactic acid bacteria - their uses in food - from EUFIC
http://www.eufic.org/gb/food/pag/food18/food184.htmBackground information on Lactic acid bacteria - from Lactospore, a commercial site
http://www.lactospore.com/back.htmRole of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) in Food Preservation and Human Health – A Review - from University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
http://www.pjbs.org/pjnonline/fin14.pdfIdentification of Bacteria - lecture summary
http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/biol3010.htmLaboratory Protocol: Measurement and enumeration of bacterial cells - includes serial dilution, from University of Arizona
http://microvet.arizona.edu/Courses/MIC328/experiment1.htmlBacteriology for the molecular biologist - from College of Charleston
http://www.cofc.edu/~delliss/virtuallabbook/PreLabReadings/Ex2.htmlThe History of Penicillin - from About
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blpenicillin.htmMicrobiology's Moment, 1945-1955 - The Spath Dissertation for submission for PhD
http://home.earthlink.net/~susanspath/ch4.htmNatural Plant Chemicals: Sources of Industrial and Medicinal Materials - includes information about biotransformations
http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/docs/002-266/002-266.html
Cell chemistry
Central Dogma Directory - from MIT Biology Hypertextbook
http://web.mit.edu/esgbio/www/dogma/dogmadir.htmlFrom Gene to Protein: Translation (Protein Synthesis) - excellent Biocoach Activity, from The Biology Place, Pearson Education
http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/translation/intro.htmlDNA, RNA, Protein synthesis: The Revolution in Biology - from University of Arizona
http://www.blc.arizona.edu/INTERACTIVE/DNA3/genes2.htmlTranscription/Translation - good diagram from University of Virginia
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/trtrpict.htmlTranslation - from Brooklyn College, includes messenger RNA, polypeptide chains
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/biology/bio4fv/page/translfr.htmA Qualitative Enzyme Study Using Simple Equipment - from Princeton University through the Association for Biology Laboratory Education
http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/able/volumes/vol-12/6-nichol/6-nichol.htmEnzyme Investigations for Introductory courses - uses data provided from Shippensburg University through the Association for Biology Laboratory Education
http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/able/volumes/vol-13/6-pitkin/6-pitkin.htmTHE ACTION OF AMYLASE ON STARCH - a practical exercise, from Biotopics, UK
http://www.biotopics.co.uk/nutrition/amylex.html
Modern Biotechnology
Gene SplicingThe Tools of Genetic Engineering - from the DNA Revolution, Rutgers University
http://mbclserver.rutgers.edu/~sofer/1999DNARevolution/Class12-2.htmlRecombinant DNA Technology Problem Set - from the Biology Project, The University of Arizona
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/molecular_bio/problem_sets/Recombinant_DNA_Technology/recombinant_dna.htmlRecombinant DNA Chapter Directory - from the Hypertextbook
http://web.mit.edu/esgbio/www/rdna/rdnadir.htmlRecombinant DNA and Gene Cloning - from The Biology Pages, John Kimball
http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages/R/RecombinantDNA.htmlRecombinant DNA Flow Chart - from Kimball's Biology pages
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/M/Making_rDNA.gifThe Details:Techniques: Recombinant DNA - from ThinkQuest
http://library.thinkquest.org/24355/data/light/details/techniques/recombinantdna.htmlThe Recombinant DNA Debate - from North Dakota State University
http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/instruct/mcclean/plsc431/debate/debate1.htmThe cell factory, yeast division - an article in RTD Info magazine
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/rtdinf22/en/biotech.htmlSpeaking the Language of Recombinant DNA - from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.com/AB/IE/Speaking_Language_rDNA.htmlTransgenic Technology - from Charles Sturt University
http://www.csu.edu.au/learning/ncgr/gpi/odyssey/dolly-cloning/nuclear_transfer.htmlMechanism of Reverse Transcription
http://www.web-books.com/MoBio/Free/Ch4J1.htmPolymerase Chain Reaction - Xeroxing DNA - from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/IE/PCR_Xeroxing_DNA.html
Gene Splicing - from the Gene School at ThinkQuest
http://library.thinkquest.org/19037/therapy2.htmlSimulation of Gene Splicing - from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.com/AE/AEPC/WWC/1994/simulation_gene_splicing.htmlGene Splicing Interactive - from Biotechnology Australian Online - requires Macromedia Flash 5
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/popups/int_splicing.cfm
Applications and areas of research
Use of DNA analysis in forensic scienceApplications - from the Gene School at ThinkQuest, includes Gene Therapy, Cloning, Forensics and more
http://library.thinkquest.org/19037/applications.htmlBiology meets industry – genomics, proteomics, phenomics - from NOVA, Australian Academy of Science
http://www.science.org.au/nova/078/078key.htm
Tissue engineeringDNA Profiling Interactive - from Biotechnology Australian Online - requires Macromedia Flash 5
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/popups/int_dnaprofiling.cfmExtracting DNA in your kitchen - from Biotechnology Online
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/pdf/biotech/extracting_dna_in_your_kitchen.pdfCrime Gene Investigation - from The Why Files, Science Behind the News, University of Wisconsin
http://whyfiles.org/126dna_forensic/What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence - from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service
http://www.ncjrs.org/nij/DNAbro/intro.htmlDNA Forensics Problem Set 1 - from The Biology Project, University of Arizona
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/DNA_forensics_1/DNA_forensics.html
also available at the Australian mirror site hosted by UniServe Science
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/mirror/biolproject/human_bio/problem_sets/DNA_forensics_1/DNA_forensics.htmlDNA Forensics Problem Set 2 - from The Biology Project, University of Arizona
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/DNA_forensics_2/DNA_forensics.html
also available at the Australian mirror site hosted by UniServe Science
http://science.uniserve.edu.au/mirror/biolproject/human_bio/problem_sets/DNA_forensics_2/DNA_forensics.htmlProblem-Based Learning at the University of Delaware - see activities "Case Study Problem in Molecular Evolution" and "Whose Embryo Is It, Anyway?"
http://www.udel.edu/pbl/problems/The Mystery Spot - at Access Excellence, see activities "Who Done It?" and "Where's the CAT? A DNA Profiling Activity"
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/DNA as a forensic instrument - from University of Columbia
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-1.3/dna-forensic.htmlThe Evaluation of Forensic DNA Evidence - from National Academies Press
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/DNA/Basics of DNA Fingerprinting - from University of Washington
http://protist.biology.washington.edu/fingerprint/dnaIntro.htmlDNA Forensics: Paternity - University of Virginia
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/forenspt.htmlDNA Forensics: Crime - from University of Virginia
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/forenscr.htmlMitochondrial DNA Analysis at the FBI Laboratory - an article published in Forensic Science Communications
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/july1999/dnalist.htmTHE ULTIMATE CLUE, MY DEAR WATSON: DNA FINGERPRINTING - DNA Fingerprinting Activity, from WNet Educational Initiatives
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/nttidb/lessons/cb/dnacb.htmlDNA Fingerprinting in Human Health and Society - .pdf from Iowa State
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/NCR550.pdfHow DNA Evidence Works - from How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/dna-evidence.htmMungo Man - from the Lab, ABC Science Online, DNA being used to determine the lineage of Mungo Man
http://www.abc.net.au/science/slab/mungoman/default.htm
Gene delivery by nasal sprayAbout Tissue Engineering - from Pittsburg Tissue Engineering Initiative
http://www.ptei.org/tissueintroduction.aspTissue engineering - from Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissue_engineeringTissue Engineering - summary of research in the area of Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering from the Whitaker Group
http://www.whitaker.org/95_annual_report/tissue95.htmlWhat is Tissue Engineering - from FibroGen
http://www.fibrogen.com/tissue/Advances in the skin trade - an article in mechanical engineering magazine on-line
http://www.memagazine.org/backissues/february99/features/skin/skin.htmlArtificial Skin - from Thomson Gale
http://www.gale-edit.com/products/volumes/skin.htmTissue engineered skin - press story
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/dec02/skin.htmlFlu Vaccines - from My DNA
http://www.mydna.com/health/flu/prevent/keyvaccine.html
Production of synthetic hormones e.g. InsulinEdible Vaccines - from US National Agricultural Library
http://www.nal.usda.gov/pgdic/Probe/v5n1/lead.htmlGene Guns - undergraduate assignment from Montana State University
http://hordeum.msu.montana.edu/Bio102/Transformation/plants/Gene%20Guns.htm`Gene Gun Speeds Search for New Orchid Colors - from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.com/AB/BA/Gene_Gun_Orchid_Color.htmlGene Therapy - from Human Genome Project
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/medicine/genetherapy.shtmlGene Therapy - An Overview - from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BA/Gene_Therapy_Overview.htmlGene Therapy - The Future Is Here! - from MedicineNet
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/Art.asp?li=MNI&ArticleKey=12662&page=1Gene Therapy - from Biotechnology Australia, Human Uses
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/human/humanuses.cfmGene Therapy - from Biotechnology Australia, Uses
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/human/gtuses.cfm
Monoclonal antibodiesRecombinant DNA Technology in the Synthesis of Human Insulin
http://www.littletree.com.au/dna.htmTransfer and Cloning of the Insulin Gene - from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.com/AB/GG/transfer_and.html
Conservation BiologyMonoclonal Antibody Technology - The Basics - from Access Excellence
http://www.accessexcellence.com/AB/IE/Monoclonal_Antibody.htmlAntibodies and therapy - from Oxford University
http://users.path.ox.ac.uk/~scobbold/tig/new1/mabth.html
AquacultureShould we clone extinct species? - from Biotechnology Online
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/pdf/enviro/should_we_clone_extinct_species.pdfResurrecting extinct species - from Biotechnology Online
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/enviro/extinct.cfmCloning and Conservation
http://www.zoo.org.au/conservation/news_nov99_directors_discourse.htmCLONING: Bringing Back Endangered Species - from Applied Genetics News
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DED/is_3_21/ai_66520544Is It Possible to Clone Extinct Species? - a web-based activity from Biopoint
http://www.biopoint.com/gvsu/cloningextinctspecies.htmlIn South Africa, the Quagga Project Breeds Success - from Genome News Network
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/10_00/Quagga_project.shtmlEndangered wild sheep clone reported to be healthy - from Genome News Network
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/articles/10_01/cloned_sheep.shtmlAustralia's Thylacine: To Clone or Not to Clone? - from Australian Museum
http://www.amonline.net.au/thylacine/Thylacine clone too hard, say critics - from ABC News
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1304301.htmMuseum ditches thylacine cloning project - from ABC News
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1303501.htmShould we clone the thylacine? download this student activity in pdf from Biotechnology Australia
http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/Resources/SMS/BiotechnologyOnlineCD/PDF/enviro/WS_2.3.3.1.pdfThe Bilby: A case study - from Biotehnology Online
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/enviro/bilby.cfmAccompanying Student Activity
Saving the Bilby: Why Bother? - download this student activity in pdf from Biotechnology Australia
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/pdf/enviro/why_bother_saving_bilby.pdf
AlgaeCSIRO
Aquaculture - Information Sheet
Information SheetAquaculture in Australia
http://www.marine.csiro.au/LeafletsFolder/05aquainaust.htmlMapping the future of aquaculture
http://www.marine.csiro.au/LeafletsFolder/36aquamap.htmlGenetics and Reproduction
http://www.marine.csiro.au/LeafletsFolder/05genandrep.htmlAquaculture Home page - from NSW Fisheries
http://www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/aquacultureAquaculture - from Primary Industries and Resources, South Australia, pdf leaflets and diagrams of life cycles of marine species e.g. abalone, mussels, tuna and more
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/dhtml/ss/section.php?sectID=118&tempID=16Aquaculture Questions and Answers - scroll down page to find links, from the Bureau of Rural Science
Aquaculture QuestionsAquaculture and Pearling - from Fisheries Western Australia, includes Barramundi, Yabbies, Prawns, Marron, Trochus, Abalone and several fish species. Links to fact sheets from Department of Fisheries
http://www.wa.gov.au/westfish/aqua/Seahorse Australia Pty Ltd
http://www.seahorse-australia.com.au/
Alginate - from Danisco
http://www.danisco.com/cms/connect/corporate/products%20and%20services/product%20range/hydrocolloids/alginate/alginate_en.htmA guide to the Seaweed Industry - from FAO - pdf booklet
GuideEconomic Uses of Algae - from Smithsonian Institute
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/projects/algae/Alg-Econ.htmModern Uses of Cultivated Algae - Ethnobotanical Leaflets
http://www.siu.edu/~ebl/leaflets/algae.htmUses of Seaweeds - from the Seaweed Site, National University of Ireland
http://www.seaweed.ie/SeaweedUsesGeneral/SeaweedUses.htmlAlginates - from National University of Ireland Galway
Scientists discover "pond scum" yields potent compounds - from Oregon State University News
http://seaweed.ucg.ie/seaweedusesgeneral/Alginates.html
http://www.orst.edu/dept/ncs/newsarch/2000/Dec00/pondscum.htmGrowing Spirulina algae
http://www.spirulinasource.com/earthfoodch6c.html
Ethical issues
Genetic testing and screeningIssues - from Biotechnology Australia, includes Medicine and other human applications, Conservation and resurrection of endangered or extinct species, GM crops and food and Regulation of research, release and sale of GM products and includes downloadable student activities
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/biotec/ethics.cfmThe value of technology in providing greater choice - from Biotechnology Online
http://www.industry.gov.au/biotechnologyonline/human/freedom.cfmA Framework For Ethical Decision Making - from Ethics Connection, Santa Clara University - provides a series of questions to guide decision making http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/framework.html
Human cloning and stem cell researchGenetic Testing and Genetic Screening - from National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
http://www.georgetown.edu/research/nrcbl/publications/scopenotes/sn22.htmEthical Legal and Social issues - Societal Concerns Arising from the New Genetics - from Human Genome Project
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/elsi.shtml
Genetically modified foodsCloning Around with Stem Cells - from the Lab, ABC Science Online
http://abc.net.au/science/slab/stemcells/default.htmStem Cells: A Primer - from National Institute of Health
http://www.travisroyfoundation.org/pages/PDF/NIH-stemcells.pdfAdult stem cell research provides ethical genetic therapy - transcript of an interview with David Prentice, Indiana University School of Medicine
http://newsweekly.com.au/articles/2001jul28_stemcells.htmlThe Why Files Guide to Stem Cells - Science Behind the News, University of Wisconsin
http://whyfiles.org/127stem_cell/Human embryos & cloning - from the National Health and Medical Research Council
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/embryos/index.htm
BiodiversityGenetically Modified Foods and Organisms - from Human Genome Project
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtmlNuffield Council on Bioethics
http://www.nuffieldbioethics.org/Benefits and Risk of Genetically Modified Foods - Student article from Duke University
http://www.markets.duke.edu/student_it/mms190_fall2001_speakers/11-14-01-article.html#topWinning the food race - from Info For Health Web Site
http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/m13edsum.shtmlThe World's Food Supply at Risk - provides an alternate view to the use of biotechnologically enhanced plants
http://www.uga.edu/~ebl/sslp/risk.html
Animal cloningINDIAN AGRICULTURE AT THE CROSSROADS - from Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems supporting the use of established agriculture http://www.ciks.org/biodiversity.html
Seeds of the world - from Journey to Forever, provides an alternate view to the use of biotechnologically enhanced plants
http://journeytoforever.org/seeds.html
The mammal copiers - advances in cloning - from NOVA, The Australian Academy of Science
http://www.science.org.au/nova/043/043key.htm
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