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Web LinksGeneral links about anthropological approaches to evolution and geneticsAmerican Anthropological Association
http://www.aaanet.org/committees/ethics/ethics.htm
The AAA's website section on ethics, with the AAA's Code of Ethics, and Handbook on Ethics, and links to other associations' codes of ethics.
American Association of Anthropological Genetics
http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~aaag/
Quote: "Statement of Purpose: The American Association of Anthropological Genetics (AAAG), an educational and scientific organization, was founded in 1994. AAAG aims to: (1) promote the study of anthropological genetics, as this field is broadly defined; (2) facilitate communication between individuals engaged in the study of anthropological genetics; and (3) foster cooperation among anthropological geneticists."
The Human Genome Organization
http://www.gene.ucl.ac.uk/hugo/
The main website for the project.
UNESCO adopts international declaration on human genetic data (October 16, 2003)
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php@URL_ID=16740&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
An article about UNESCO's declaration on human genetic data.
UNESCO declaration text itself
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php@URL_ID=16632&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.htmlOnline Mendelian Inheritance in Man/Victor A. McKusick's website
http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/
Quote: "This database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere, and developed for the World Wide Web by NCBI, the National Center for Biotechnology Information. The database contains textual information, pictures, and reference information. It also contains copious links to NCBI's Entrez database of MEDLINE articles and sequence information."
The Blue People of Troublesome Creek
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/fugate.html
Based on the classic article in Science 82, November 1982 by Cathy Trost, about the Fugates of Kentucky, who had a genetic condition known as methemoglobinemia.
Blue Fugate-Related Worksheets
http://www.cofc.edu/~petersj/SMFT639_Blue_Fugate_Pedigree_Worksheet_Stud.html
A set of anthropological genetics exercises to go along with reading the original Trost article on the blue Fugates.
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/bio100/bluepeople.html
Another site with exercises based on the Blue Fugates.
Kidd Lab, Department of Genetics, Yale University
http://info.med.yale.edu/genetics/kkidd/weblinks.html
Web Links for Anthropological Genetics & Related Areas Around the World
Gene Cards
http://bioinformatics.weizmann.ac.il/cards/
Quote: "GeneCardsTM is a database of human genes, their products and their involvement in diseases. It offers concise information about the functions of all human genes that have an approved symbol, as well as selected others. You can look at a complete list of genes, or search by disease genes, or "hot genes" (most frequently requested)."
National Marfan Foundation
http://www.marfan.org/
A website devoted to information and resources for people with Marfan Syndrome and their families.
Turner Syndrome Society of the United States
http://www.turner-syndrome-us.org/
A website devoted to information and resources for people with Turner Syndrome and their families.
National Association for Down Syndrome
http://www.nads.org/
A website devoted to information and resources for people with Down Syndrome and their families.
Links to more information about the struggle against "Creationist Nonsense"National Center for Science Education: Defending the Teaching of Evolution in the Public Schools
http://www.natcenscied.org/
The NCSE is the only organization devoted to the issue of making sure that science is taught in the nation's science classrooms.
Becoming Human
http://www.becominghuman.org/
Journey through the story of human evolution in a broadband documentary experience. Brought to you by the Institute of Human Origins, a non-profit, multidisciplinary research organization affiliated with Arizona State University, dedicated to the recovery and analysis of the fossil evidence for human evolution. |
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