Resources by Personal Genetics Education Project
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Consumer genetics
In this resource students analyse the benefits and concerns regarding genetic tests being sold to consumers. Information contained in genomes and implications upon health and identity are considered as part of the activity. The ethics and laws surrounding this procedure are examined. Accompanying slide...
Genetics, History and the American Eugenics Movement
In this resource students consider why the eugenics movement took root in the USA and the role society played in promoting the ideas of eugenics leaders. The ethical implications of genomic technologies and the laws in place now to promote new advances in genetic medical treatments for diseases are outlined.
...Genome Editing and CRISPR
This resource provides students with debate and discussion style activities based upon genome editing. This process allows scientists to make changes to a specific “target” site in the genome. One of the techniques that has generated the most excitement, is called “CRISPR.” CRISPR stands for “clustered regularly...
Introduction To Personal Genetics
This interactive resource introduces students to the field of personal genetics, highlighting the potential personal and societal impacts of widespread DNA analysis. It sets the stage for discussions about developments in genetic technologies and applications for healthcare, ancestry explorations, and the criminal...
Based in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, the Personal Genetics Education Project (pgEd) promotes awareness and benefits as well as ethical, legal and social implications of personal genetics. This series of six interactive resources for teachers of secondary science will also engage students...
Personalized Medicine
This resource focuses upon a field known as pharmacogenomics – this combines pharmacology (the science of drugs) and genomics (the study of genes and their functions) to develop effective, safe medications and doses that will be tailored to a person’s genetic makeup. Personal genome sequencing is used to diagnose...
Reproductive Genetic Testing: Technology, Access, and Decision Making
A resource that looks at the genetic testing of embryos and foetuses and the ethical issues surrounding the use of these tests. In a series of activities students can explore the complex scenarios that genetic testing now provides, to choose characteristics and sex of offspring for example, and what the potential...