Human Genome Human Being Bibliography

HUMAN GENOME:
HUMAN BEING BIBLIOGRAPHY

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WEB SITES

Academic Press: The Journal of Human Evolution

http://www.academicpress.com/jhevol

Online journal by IdealFirst. The site promotes articles from The Journal of Human Evolution. The central focus is paleoanthropological work.

 

The American Journal of Human Genetics

http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJHG/journal/

Electronic version of The American Journal of Human Genetics, published by the University of Chicago for the American Society of Human Genetics.

 

Ancient Eugenics

http://www.euvolution.com/articles/ancient.htm

“Ancient Eugenics” - The Arnold Prize Essay for 1913 by Allen G. Roper, B.A.

 

The Department of Genome Analysis

http://genome.imb-jena.de/

Site by the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology in Jena, Germany.  Their purpose is to further the knowledge of genomes, particularly the human genome, through large-scale sequencing and genetic analysis. The site details existing sequencing projects.

 

Eugenics Watch

http://www.eugenics-watch.com/

A collection of articles and reports related to eugenics.

 

Eugenics

http://www.bioethicsanddisability.org/eugenics.html

Site includes website references focusing on: Enginetics information, pro eugenics, and anti eugenics.

 

Gene Almanac

http://vector.cshl.org/

Site by the Dolan DNA Learning Center includes news articles and teacher workshops.

 

Genetics

http://intl.genetics.org

Site includes a periodical record of investigations bearing on hereditary and variation.

 

The Genetics Forum

Http://www.geneticsforum.org.uk

Site founded in 1989 by scientists, lawyers and advocates from animal welfare, environmental and consumer movements concerned with long term impact of rapid development in the genetic sciences.

 

Genetics Glossary

http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/

Site includes genetics glossary and dictionary of cell biology.

 

The Genome Database

http://gdbwww.gdb.org/

Site displays the Genome Database and allows viewer look up other genomic sequencing.

 

Genome Sequencing Center

http://genome.wustl.edu/

Site by the Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University, Saint Louis. Contains data about sequencing statistics, the Human Genome Project and genetics.

 

Human Evolution

http://www.handprint.com/LS/ANC/evol.html

Site includes chart of human evolution, human fossil record, hominid brain and tools, sites and patterns of hominid dispersal.

 

Human Genome Project Information

http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/

Site offers information about the Human Genome Project and other resources: news, research and education.

 

Image Archive on the American Eugenics Movement

http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/eugenics/

Site includes social and scientific origins, research methods, traits studied, research flaws, concept popularization, marriage and sterilization laws, immigration restrictions and references.

 

Indiana University—Human Evolution

http://www.indiana.edu/~origins/links/evolinks.html

Site includes links to sites on general and human evolution, comparative genetics, anatomy and fossil record.

 

Nature Genetics

http://www.nature.com/ng/

Site includes articles and research papers on such topics as genome research and genetic engineering.

 

Nature’s Genome Gateway

http://www.nature.com/genomics/

Site with comprehensive information regarding genome papers, news and post-genomics discussions.

 

Virtual Library on Genetics

http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/genetics.html

Site includes comprehensive subject catalogue covering genetics and biosciences.

 

UCSC Human Genome Project Working Draft

http://genome.ucsc.edu/

Site contains a working draft of the human genome, as well as news articles, Human Genome Project information and gnomic links.

 

The Human Genome: A Guide to Online Information Sources

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/guide/human/

Site answers general questions about the Human Genome, Genomic databases, and lists other website links.

 

The National Human Genome Research Institute

http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/

Site by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) contains information about NHGRI and about the Human Genome Project.

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BOOKS

Bajema, Carl Jay. Eugenics: Then and Now. Stroudsburg, PA: Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross, 1976. Main HQ751 .E78 1976.

 

Benson, Keith R., Jane Maienschein, and Ronald Rainger. The Expansion of American Biology. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1991. Main QH305.2 .U6 E97 1991.

 

Bishop, Jerry E. and Michael Waldholz. Genome: The Story of the Most Astonishing Scientific Adventure of Our Time--The Attempt to Map all the Genes in the Human Body. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. Main RB155.5 .B57 1990.

 

Boven, Michiel van. Evolutionary Dynamics of a Selfish Gene. [Groningen, Netherlands]: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, [1997]. Main QH444 .B68 1997.

 

Cavalli-Sforza, L. L. The Great Human Diasporas: The History of Diversity and Evolution. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, c1995. Main GN281 .C3813 1995.

 

Cavalli-Sforza, L. L. The History and Geography of Human Genes. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, c1994. Main QH431 .C395 1994.

 

Coen, Enrico. The Art of Genes: How Organisms Make Themselves. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, c1999. Pub QH491 .C638 1999.

 

Cooper, Necia Grant. The Human Genome Project: Deciphering the Blueprint of Heredity. Mill Valley, CA: University Science Books, 1994. Pub QH445.2 .H86 1994.

 

Crow, James F. Basic Concepts in Population, Quantitative, and Evolutionary Genetics. New York: W.H. Freeman, c1986. Main QH455 .C76 1986.

 

Dawkins, Richard. The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Pub QH375 .D38 1999.

 

Drlica, Karl. Double-Edged Sword: The Promises and Risks of the Genetic Revolution. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, c1994. Pub RB155 .D76 1994.

 

Drlica, Karl. Understanding DNA and Gene Cloning: A Guide for the Curious. New York: Wiley, c1992. Pub QH442.2 .D75 1992.

 

Golding, Brian, ed. Non-Neutral Evolution: Theories and Molecular Data. New York: Chapman & Hall, 1994. Main QH371 .N66 1994.

 

Hawken, Paul. The Ecology of Commerce: a Declaration of Sustainability. New York, NY: HarperBusiness, 1993. Biodiv HD60 .H393 1993.

 

Jablonski, Nina G., ed. Theropithecus: The Rise and Fall of a Primate Genus. Cambridge, England; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993. M&O QL737.P93 T53 1993.

 

Jablonski, Nina G., W. Eric Meikle, and F. Clark Howell, editors. Contemporary Issues in Human Evolution. San Francisco, CA: California Academy of Sciences, 1996. Main GN281 .P345 1993, and Main Serials Q11 .C26 no.21.

 

Kitcher, Philip. The Lives to Come: the Genetic Revolution and Human Possibilities. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Pub QH431 .K57 1997.

 

Lee, Thomas F. Gene Future: The Promise and Perils of the New Biology. New York: Plenum, c1993. QH506 .L35 1993.

 

Lee, Thomas F. The Human Genome Project: Cracking the Genetic Code of Life. New York: Plenum Press, c1991. Pub QH447 .L44 1991.

 

Levine, Joseph S. and David Suzuki. The Secret of Life: Redesigning the Living World. New York: W.H. Freeman, c1998. Pub QH506 .L43 1998.

 

Lewin, Roger. Patterns in Evolution: The New Molecular View. New York: Scientific American Library, c1997. Pub & Main QH325 .L48 1997.

 

MacIntyre, Ross J., ed. Molecular Evolutionary Genetics. New York: Plenum Press, c1985. See Librarian for Location QH371 .M76 1985.

 

Mange, Elaine Johansen and Arthur P. Mange. Basic Human Genetics. Sunderland, MA: Sinauer Associates, c1994. Main QH431 .M278 1994.

 

Nei, Masatoshi and Sudhir Kumar. Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. See Librarian for location QH390 .N45 2000.

 

Page, Roderic D. M. and Edward C. Holmes. Molecular Evolution: A Phylogenetic Approach. Oxford; Malden, MA: Blackwell Science, 1998 (1999 printing). Main & Osher Lab QH390 .P34 1998.

 

Singh, Rama S., et al. Thinking About Evolution: Historical, Philosophical, and Political Perspectives. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Main QH366.2 .T53 2001.

 

Maynard Smith, John and Eörs Szathmáry. The Origins of Life: From the Birth of Life to the Origin of Language. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, c1999. Pub QH366.2 .M3917 1999.

 

Steen, R. Grant. DNA and Destiny: Nature and Nurture in Human Behavior. New York: Plenum Press, 1996. Pub BF341 .S74 1996.

 

White, Richard. Ontogeny, Phylogeny, and Evolution's Big Bang. Mendocino, CA: Mendocino Academy of Science, 1996. Main Serials Q11 .O25 no.57.

 

Wilkie, Tom. Perilous Knowledge: The Human Genome Project and its Implications. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1993. Pub QH445.2 .W55 1993.

 

National Research Council. Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1988. Main QH445.2 .N38 1988.

 

The Journal of Heredity. Washington, D.C.: American Genetic Association. Main S494 .A43.

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VIDEOS

Genetic Engineering. Hawkhill Video. 1 videocassette (32 min.). Pub QH442 .G46 1998.

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JOURNAL ARTICLES

Ehrlich, Paul R. “Intervening in Evolution: Ethics and Action.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 98(10), May 8, 2001: 5477-5480. Main Serials Q11 .N26.

 

Lanza, Robert. “Cloning Noah’s Ark.Scientific American 283(5), November, 2000: 66-71. Main Serials Q1 .S38.

 

Pollock, David D., et al. “A Case for Evolutionary Genomics and the Comprehensive Examination of Sequence Biodiversity.Molecular Biology and Evolution 17(12), December 2000: 1776-1778. Main Serials QH 506. M64.

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