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= Library Resources for 7th Grade Unit on Genetic Disorders =


==== The following resources are recommended for the start of your research project. Follow your teacher's instructions on how to proceed with your work. Here's one way to begin: ====


 * Browse through the five recommended books at the Circulation Desk, using indexes, glossaries and tables of contents.


 * Look for __general__ topics, like "disorders" or "genetic engineering" - or __particular__ diseases known to have genetic links, like "sickle cell anemia".


 * Explore the five recommended Websites below.


 * Choose your subject, e.g. "freckles", from browsing the recommended books and Websites.


 * For more __books__ here at school, use the Library's Online Catalog [[|Library Catalog] - type in subject, then click "Subject" or "Keyword").


 * For more __Internet resources__, e.g. articles, support groups (e.g. the "United Freckle Organization"...UFO?), "Google" your subject - try different search terms - for example, instead of "genetic disorders", try "mutations".


 * If you find a source that you want to share with classmates and your teacher (yo...for extra credit?), then turn to the Student Page below and enter your suggestion.


 * Ask your classmates for help, your teacher or Librarian - Good Luck!

= __//** Library Books /Articles **//__ =
 * 1)  __The stuff of life: a graphic guide to genetics__ [2009]. See p.145 for "Periodicals", "Websites".
 * 2) __How do we know the nature of disease__ [2005]. Chapter 5: "Heredity, Genetics, and Disease". See pp. 102-07 for suggested books and websites.
 * 3) __New book of popular science__ [2000]. Six volumes. See "Index" under "Heredity", "Genetic Diseases", "Genetics".
 * 4) __Stem cells__ [2006]. See Chapter 4 and pp. 51-60, "Adult Stem Cell Therapies".
 * 5) __Technology Review__ [Vol. 113, No. 5, October, 2010]. ""Reprogramming cells to cure diseases [p. 68], and "A family mystery, solved by a gnome: physicians can now use DNA sequencing to uncover the causes of rare genetic diseases" [pp. 76-80].

=__// Websites //__=
 * 1) UDLib/SEARCH [[|University of Delaware Library Databases for K-12 Use]]
 * 2) List of common genetic disorders [[|Genetic Disease Foundation]]
 * 3) link three
 * 4) link four
 * 5) link five