Biotechnology Research Project
Objectives:
To research a Biotechnology topic and create a newsletter about the topic using Microsoft
Publisher. Also you need to write an opinion statement regarding the social and or
technological impact of your topic on society.
Topics and Keywords: these help you begin your search for resources
1. Human Genome Project
2. Genomics: National Animal Genome Research Program
Medicine:
3. Gene Therapy
4. Vaccines
5. Pharmacogenomics
6. GM Factor 8 (Genetically Modified)
7. GM Insulin (Genetically Modified)
Agriculture
8. Biological Pesticides
9. Disease-resistant Plants
Genetically Modified Foods
10. Canola
11. Flavr Saver Tomato
12. Bt Corn
13. Golden Rice
14. Bananas
15. Strawberries
16. Genetically Modified Foods & Consumers
Industry
17. Bio-mining
18. Bio-pulping of wood
19. Biological waste treatment
Genetically Modified Organisms
20. Bacteria to make rennet (chymosin)
21. Bovine Somatotrophin (bST)
22. Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH)
Transgenic Organisms
23. Sheep – cystic fibrosis
24. Goats
25. Pigs & Organ Transplants
26. Coloured Cotton – growing coloured cotton (no dye required)
27. Plants to produce drugs for health care
28. Fish
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Tissue Engineering
Stem Cells
Bioinformatics
Cloning
Genetic Screening
Artificial Organs
Proteomics
Find a variety of quality sources…
Edited books and encyclopedias
Articles from prestigious journals, magazines and newspapers
which are free of bias
Quality websites that you have critically evaluated as providing
reliable material
A – Author is a highly qualified person to write on this topic or the
organization is deemed a reputable source. Examine the URL for
clues as to the quality… .gov or .edu or .org
B- Bias - Look for bias. Does the source cover multiple sides of the
issue or just one?
C- Content - make sure the content is deep enough and at an
appropriate reading level for your needs. Is there more to know?
Can the source fill an area of need for your work?
D- Date – Is the material current?
How do you find a book?
Use the On-line Book Collection (IPAC Library):
Log on to any computer
Go to Desk Tools
Find the iPac Library icon
Or
Use the Beige Catalogue computer.
Or use
http://10.155.3.34/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=#focus
Or from home
http://hip.hwdsb.on.ca/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=506#focus
Some books have been pulled to get you started. They are on the cart.
SOME BOOKS HAVE BEEN PULLED FOR YOU.
Encyclopedias:
Biotechnology set
Grolier – Go to the Virtual Library and find Grolier. (Has lexile levels from 200 to 1700
(advanced)
Internet
On-line Databases:
Virtual Library
http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/services/virtuallibrary/
ID: secondary
Password: library
Searching the Invisible Web…or where Google can’t go…
Infomine
http://infomine.ucr.edu
Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.ca
SCIRUS a free-science encyclopedia/article site.
http://www.scirus.com/
PLOS (Public Library of Science) Journals
http://www.plos.org/journals/index.php
Biotech articles
http://www.biotecharticles.com/
Find articles
www.findarticles.com
Science Daily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/articles/plants_animals/biotechnology/
actionbioscience.org
http://www.actionbioscience.org/
Some web sites to get you started:
Council for Biotechnology
http://www.whybiotech.ca/newsandevents/
Department of Energy DNA site
http://www.doegenomes.org/
Dolan DNA Learning Centre
http://www.dnalc.org/home.html
Human Genome Project
National Human Genome Research Institute
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/human/
http://www.pub.ac.za/factfile/hgp.html
Genomics: National Animal Genome Research Program
http://www.animalgenome.org/
http://www.animalgenome.org/bioinfo/
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/animals/in_focus/an_breeding_if_nagrp.html
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/IE/Animal_Genome_Mapping.html
Gene Therapy
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/medicine/genetherapy.shtml
Vaccines
http://biotech.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wired.com
%2Fwired%2Farchive%2F10.09%2Fgvaccines.html
http://biotech.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fpubs.acs.org%2
Fsubscribe%2Fjournals%2Fmdd%2Fv05%2Fi03%2Fhtml%2F03lesney.html
Pharmacogenomics
http://www.actionbioscience.org/genomic/barash.html
GM Factor 8 (Genetically Modified)
http://www.content-wire.com/biotech/biotech.cfm?ccs=132&cs=771
GM Insulin (Genetically Modified)
http://w3.ouhsc.edu/biotechhighschool/example1.html
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BA/aapost/firstcommerce.html
http://www3.iptv.org/exploremore/ge/what/insulin.cfm
Biological Pesticides
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/biopesticides/reg_of_biotech/eparegofbiotech.htm
http://www.biotech-monitor.nl/3209.htm
http://www.holisticmed.com/ge/pest.html
Disease-resistant Plants
http://www.biotech-info.net/field-testing_virus.html
http://www.biotech-info.net/disease_resistance.html
Canola
http://www.canolacouncil.org/biotechnology.aspx
http://www.biotechknowledge.com/biotech/bbasics.nsf/biotech01_canola.html
(Monsanto site)
Flavr Saver Tomato
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BA/Flavr_Savr_Arrives.html
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-75-159710980/science_technology/genetically_modified_food/clip1
http://www.soilassociation.org/web/sa/saweb.nsf/0/80256cad0046ee0c80256d1f005b0ce5?
OpenDocument
Bt Corn
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/entfacts/fldcrops/ef130.htm
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/1998/1-19-1998/btdiscon.html
http://www.biotech-info.net/butterflies_btcorn.html
Golden Rice
http://www.biotech-info.net/golden.html
http://www.goldenrice.org/
Bananas
http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:0NsVSi8lLekJ:www.bananalink.org.uk/documents/
Biotechnology_by_James_Brown.doc+bananas+and+biotechnology&hl=en
http://r0.unctad.org/infocomm/anglais/banana/technology.htm
http://www.pub.ac.za/issues/banana.htm
Strawberries
http://text.lsuagcenter.com/en/communications/publications/agmag/Archive/2003/Fall/Bio
technology+Improves+Strawberry+Varieties.htm
Genetically Modified Foods & Consumers
http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/pusztai.html
http://www.cqs.com/50harm.htm
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/genetics_modification/
http://www.bioteach.ubc.ca/Bioengineering/GeneticallyModifiedFoods/
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/gmf-agm/index_e.html
Bio-mining
http://www.biobasics.gc.ca/english/view.asp?x=797
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BA/Biomining.html
Bio-pulping of wood
http://tappsa.co.za/archive/Journal_papers/Applications_of_biotechnology/applications_o
f_biotechnology.html
Biological waste treatment
http://www.guevent.com/recycle/biotech1.html
http://www.aqua-bio.com/en/bacteria/biotech.html
Bacteria to make rennet (chymosin)
www.europabio.org/documents/cheese.pdf
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Cheese/Rennet/Rennet.html
Bovine Somatotrophin (bST)
http://www.organicconsumers.org/rBGH/spiltmilk.cfm
Bovine Growth Hormone (BGH)
http://www.organicconsumers.org/rbghlink.html
http://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/bgh.htm
http://www.ejnet.org/bgh/
Transgenic organisms
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/T/TransgenicAnimals.html
http://www.filebox.vt.edu/cals/cses/chagedor/97microbes.html
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~vista/html_pubs/irspsm91/transfor.html
Sheep – cystic fibrosis
http://www.biotech-monitor.nl/3609.htm
Goats
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/889951.stm
Pigs & Organ Transplants (xenotransplantation)
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Humanities/pschmid1/array/Gnarl3/organs.html
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/organfarm/
Coloured Cotton – growing coloured cotton (no dye required)
http://ohioline.osu.edu/oaa/oaa_6.html
http://filebox.vt.edu/cals/cses/chagedor/cotton97.html
Plants to produce drugs for health care (pharming)
http://www.agbioworld.org/biotech-info/articles/interviews/cure.html
http://www.monsanto.co.uk/news/ukshowlib.phtml?uid=8407
Fish
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2001/101_fish.html
www.agwest.sk.ca/publications/infosource/inf_feb98.pdf
http://www.nature.com/nbt/journal/v19/n6/full/nbt0601_500a.html
Tissue Engineering
http://pages2.inrete.it/mbiomed/tissueng.htm
Stem Cells
http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp
http://stemcells.alphamedpress.org/
http://www.time.com/time/2001/stemcells/
http://www.stemcellresearchnews.com/
http://www.isscr.org/public/index.htm
http://www.stemcells.ca/
http://www.nature.ca/genome/03/d/20/03d_25_e.cfm
Bioinformatics
http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/pages/bioinfo.html
http://bioteach.ubc.ca/TeachingResources/Bioinformatics/ncbitutorial.html
Cloning
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.shtml
http://science.howstuffworks.com/cloning.htm
Genetic Screening
http://kidshealth.org/parent/pregnancy_newborn/medical_problems/genetic_counseling.h
tml
Artificial Organs
http://www.biotecharticles.com/Biotechnology-products-Article/Artificial-Retina-Limband-Body-Part-Development-416.html
http://www.biotecharticles.com/Biotechnology-products-Article/Artificial-OrganDevelopment-Blood-Vessels-Bones-and-Skin-414.html
Proteomics
http://www.hupo.org/
http://us.expasy.org/sprot/hpi/
Mandatory DNA Fingerprinting
http://web.mit.edu/gtmarx/www/dna.html
http://www.victimsofviolence.on.ca/rev2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=
341&Itemid=31
Ownership of a genome
http://discovermagazine.com/2010/jan-feb/052
http://academic.udayton.edu/health/05bioethics/00ammons.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/program_adv.html
(NOVA episode)
AVOID PLAGIARISM…Citing:
 Remember…all good researchers cite any ideas they borrow from other sources.
 Use APA Style for citing in this project.
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Make sure you keep track of all resources you may want to cite or reference. We have blank
Bibliography sheets you can use to keep track of the important information as you research. Just
ask at the counter.
Use a note sheet for every major resource you use.
All the detail you need to complete a correct Works Cited is on the school’s website.
http://schools.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/library-2/
Try on-line Citation help software:
Go to KnightCite http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php
or Citation machine http://citationmachine.net/
THESE SHEETS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE LIBRARY WEBSITE UNDER
Library Lessons…Science…Biotechnology research