Genetics
Pathfinder
Livonia High School Library
December 2015
Books
Nature via nurture : genes, experience, and what makes us human
[ Book ] Call #: 155.7 RID Ridley, Matt.
Published 2003
Cloning
[ Book ] Call #: 571.8 COH Cohen, Daniel, 1936Published 2002
Frankenstein's cat : cuddling up to biotech's brave new beasts
[ Book ] Call #: 616.02 ANT Anthes, Emily.
Published 2013
High tech harvest : understanding genetically modified food plants
[ Book ] Call #: 631.5 LUR Lurquin, Paul F.
Published 2002
Biopunk: solving biotech’s biggest problems in kitchens and garages
[ Book ] Call #: 660.6 Woh Wohlsen, Marcus
Published 2012
The Facts on File dictionary of biotechnology and genetic engineering
[ Book ] Call #: R 574 STE Steinberg, Mark (Mark L.)
Published 2001
World of genetics. Volume 1, A-L
[ Book ] Call #: R 576.5 WOR K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, editors.
Published 2002
World of genetics. Volume 2, M-Z, general index
[ Book ] Call #: R 576.5 WOR K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, editors.
Published 2002
The molecules of life DNA, RNA, and proteins
[ Follett eBook ] Hodge, Russ, 1961Series: Genetics & evolution
Published 2009
To find more books, use the library catalog on the library webpage or on your desktop. If you can’t find a book
specifically on your topic, try to broaden your search: for example, if there are no books on “BT corn”, try “genetic
engineering”.
Video
NBC News Archives on Demand Streaming video from NBC.
PBS View streaming video from PBS shows, like Nova.
The Futures Channel Great short educational videos "Connecting Learning to the Real
World"
Khan Academy create a free account to access a vast library of educational video.
TeacherTube and SchoolTube YouTube for educators and students.
Vimeo
Science Flix (see under Online Databases, below)
Search the Follett Destiny library catalog for streaming video on your topic. Streaming video items will show this
icon:
and link directly from the catalog record -- you must enter the database passcode to view them.
Online Databases and E-Books
Go to the Livonia HS Library web page. Click on the “Subscription Databases” button. Log in to the
database page by entering the passcode.
Try Student Resources in Context for articles from a variety of sources.
Try Opposing Viewpoints in Context for articles about issues and controversies.
Try NOVEL Gale Databases or periodical (magazine, journal, and newspaper) articles.
Try Science Flix for video clips on science topics.
Try Gale Virtual Reference Library (Gale E-Books) for articles from a selection of books, including:
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Human Diseases and Conditions
Websites
Ag Biosafety (UNL): What is Genetic Engineering?
http://agbiosafety.unl.edu/basic_genetics.shtml
Biozone
http://www.biozone.co.nz/links.html
BT Corn and European Corn Borer
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/DC7055.html
Learn Genetics
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/
Mayo Clinic: Diseases and Conditions
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions
Medline Plus: Genetic Disorders
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/geneticdisorders.html
National Human Genome Research Institute
http://www.genome.gov/10001204
National Institute of Health: Health Information Page
http://health.nih.gov/