Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources
Copeland, Sara. Email Interview. 15 Mar. 2013.
Dr. Copeland specializes in screening newborns for genetic conditions. She helped me understand the positive and negative consequences of learning one's genetic information and that genetics is only one part of the picture that makes up health.
H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008. Library of Congress: THOMAS, March 2012, Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR00493:@@@L&summ2=m&>.
This website contained the entire Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. This law forbids insurance companies and employers to discriminate due to genetic information. Since it is a primary source it doesn't add to my word limit. It also lists all the actions completed by Congress to pass the law.
Human Genome Project Milestones Celebrated at White House. Human Genome Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Human Genome News (v11n1-2), November 2000. Retrieved Feb 11, 2013.
<http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/publicat/hgn/v11n1/04draft.shtml>
This photo shows the three top leaders of the Human Genome Project: Craig Venter of Celera Genomics, Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, and Francis Collins of the National Institutes of Health. This photograph demonstrates the collaborative nature of the public sector and the private sector. It showed me how both sectors came to work together towards a common goal.
Human Genome Quotes. Todayinsci, 2012. Retrieved Feb 6, 2013.
<http://todayinsci.com/QuotationsCategories/H_Cat/HumanGenome-Quotations.htm>.
This website offered a variety of quotes on the Human Genome Project from several different sources. It gave excellent perspective on different people's view on the topic. In most of the quotes the reaction to the Human Genome Project was positive, which somewhat surprised me.
Linde, Sarah. Email Interview. 4 Mar. 2013.
Dr. Linde offered insight on the HGP from a medical point of view. Even though her work doesn't focus on genetic medicine she offers a perspective from a family doctor about how the sequencing of the human genome is impacting her profession.
Macnamara, Ellen. Email Interview. 5 Apr. 2013.
Ellen Macnamara is a genetic counseling student working at the NIH. This interview helped me to appreciate the important role a genetic counselor plays in helping people understand the results of their genetic tests.
Mary meets Dolly Turns 6! Mary Meets Dolly Turn 6!, October 2011. Retrieved Feb 9, 2013.
<http://www.marymeetsdolly.com/blog/index.php?/archives/1087-Mary-Meets-Dolly-turns-6!.html>.
This photograph shows Dolly, the first animal to be cloned artificially from an adult DNA (not a twin). She looks exactly like the donor animal because she has the exact same genes as the donor.
NHGRI collaborates with Smithsonian to produce new genome exhibit, NIH News. May 21, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
<http://www.genome.gov/27548870>
This NIH news release provided background on the activities surrounding the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the sequencing of the human genome. I hope to visit this interactive exhibit, now that I know more about the Human Genome Project.
President Bush Signs H.R. 493. Digital Media Database, June 2008. Retrieved Jan 27, 2013.
<http://www.genome.gov/dmd/img.cfm?node=Photos/Events/GenInfoNonDisAct&id=79280>.
This photograph shows President Bush signing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. This law forbids insurance companies and employers to discriminate due to genetic information.
Smith, David. Personal Interview. 13 Feb. 2013.
Dr. Smith gave me great insight on the background of the Human Genome Project. Since he was one of the initiators of the project, he was able to share a lot of interesting information about the beginning stages. He also helped clarify difficult scientific concepts. He showed me some HGP memorabilia and gave me several books to review.
Secondary Sources
About NHGRI: A Brief History and Timeline. National Human Genome Research Institute, September 2012. Retrieved Feb 3, 2013. <http://www.genome.gov/10001763>.
This is the home website for the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health. It answered many of my questions about the human genome and the Human Genome Project. On one of the pages was a timeline that linked to many different sources, helping me better understand the important events that occurred during this project. It helped me greatly with putting together my own timeline.
ATCG's image with large group of people. Digital Media Database, July 19, 2005. Retrieved Jan 27, 2013.
<http://www.genome.gov/dmd/img.cfm?node=Photos/Graphics&id=85336>.
This website helped locate pictures that were related to my Human Genome Project topic. This picture explains how base pairs are organized -- ATCG -- and how they determine how you look and your risk of disease. All the people at the top of the picture are different heights and sizes because of the way their DNA is arranged.
Cloning Fact Sheet. Human Genome Project Information, 2009. Retrieved Feb 3, 2013.
<http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.shtml>.
This website provided a lot of additional information on the Human Genome Project, including the legal and ethical aspects. It also talked about their ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) program, which is the biggest bioethical program in the world.
Cracking your Genetic Code. Dir. Sarah Holt. Producer. Sarah Holt. 2012. Dec 21, 2012.
This movie gave me great insight on the way DNA is sequenced in labs and how it can be then stored and accessed online. The movie showed several patients with different diseases and how breakthroughs in medicine aided by the sequencing of the human genome can help to create medicines that target these specific DNA mutations. One of the main concerns about sequencing the genome is that people may have access to your genetic information.
Double Helix with Stethoscope. Digital Media Database, August 2007, Retrieved Jan 27, 2013.
<http://www.genome.gov/dmd/img.cfm?node=Photos/Graphics&id=85334>.
I thought this picture was interesting because it implies that in the future doctors will be able to create personal medications by knowing your DNA sequence. This way the drug will be better targeted at the disease and more fitted to the individual.
Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues. Human Genome Project Information, August 2011. Retrieved Jan 27, 2013.
<http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/elsi.shtml>
This website provided a lot of additional information on the Human Genome Project. On the particular page I used it discussed the Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI) that arose from the Human Genome Project. The HGP puts away 3% to 5% of their budget to address these issues.
Graphics and Logos. National Institutes of Health, unknown publication date( page has been temporarily removed due to a transition to a new logo). Retrieved Jan 23, 2013.
<http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/ocpl/resources/graphicsandlogos.htm>.
This website provided a lot of photographs of the labs and scientists from NIH. I was amazed at all the different laboratories and discoveries going on there. The website also gave me general information about NIH and how they contributed to the Human Genome Project.
Human Genome Cartoon. boydfuturist, 2011. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
<http://boydfuturist.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/human_genome.jpg>.
This cartoonist is trying to illustrate how only God should know the make up of human beings. Through knowledge about the human genome, we now have the opportunity to change the way God had originally created us.
"Human Genome Project." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2011. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. Retrieved Jan 23, 2013.
<http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOver&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activity&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CCV2644031139&userGroupName=westmd_wcl&jsid=1c0607f9480653c03c5c4dfd94639e74>.
I found this website through a library portal and it served as a good source for my timeline. It listed many important dates that I included in my timeline.
"Human Genome Project." U*X*L Encyclopedia of U.S. History. Sonia Benson, Daniel E. Brannen, Jr., and Rebecca Valentine. Ed. Lawrence W. Baker and Sarah Hermsen. Vol. 4. Detroit: UXL, 2009. 731-736. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web,
20 Jan. 2013. Retrieved Dec 22, 2012.
<http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOver&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activity&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CCX3048900293&userGroupName=westmd_wcl&jsid=ea6f2321314e1d29affce0d2e47cc989>.
This website covers a variety of topics about the Human Genome Project. It provides numerous sources ranging from newspaper articles and magazines to videos and photographs. It helped clarify my understanding of the history of the Human Genome Project and served as a good base for my information.
"Human Genome Project." U*X*L Encyclopedia of Science. U*X*L, 2009. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web,
Feb. 2013. Retrieved Jan 30, 2013.
<http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOver&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activity&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CCV2644301067&userGroupName=westmd_wcl&jsid=8076bb660602cbd09791dc2320b8c120>.
This website gave me a lot of information on how the sequencing of the human genome will affect our future. Some of the possible advantages of the sequencing is the use of molecular medicine. Using detailed genome maps doctors will be able to find genes associated with certain diseases and hopefully find a way to cure them.
Illustratie - Silhouet vrouw hand bezit op de schaal om te wegen objecten in evenwicht. 123RF, 2013. Retrieved Feb 6, 2013. <http://nl.123rf.com/photo_9117742_silhouet-vrouw-hand-bezit-op-de-schaal-om-te-wegen-objecten-in-evenwicht.html>.
This picture represents the moral and ethical side of the Human Genome Project. Although there may be many positive consequences to scientific discovery, there may also be some negative consequences. I chose this illustration of a scale because the negative side should never outweigh the positive side.
Image search DNA molecule. Science daily, June 2010. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
<http://images.sciencedaily.com/2010/06/100607101652-large.jpg>.
This picture of a DNA molecule gives a visual idea of the structure of the double helix. I thought the rainbow coloring helped viewers see bases inside the chromosomes better.
Image search human genome. Nature, 2012. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
<www.nature.com/news/specials/humangenome/images/humangenome_main.jpg>.
I thought this picture was very interesting because it compared a DNA double helix structure to a light bulb. Also the background of the image shows small pictures pieced together to make a part of another double helix.
Image search Human Genome logo. Carthage, unknown publication date. Retrieved Feb 6, 2013.
<http://personal.carthage.edu/ppfaffle/hgp/HGPlogosm.jpg>.
This image is the logo of the Human Genome Project.
Image search human-genome-ten-years. National Geographic, unknown publication date. Retrieved Feb 6, 2013.
< http://image.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/178/cache/human-genome-ten-years-in_17889-600x450.jpg>.
The National Geographic site has a lot of amazing photography on numerous topics. The picture of the man in front of the computer shows what scientists may be able to achieve in just a few years.
Nucleic Acid. Digital Media Database, June 12, 2010. Retrieved Jan 27, 2013.
<http://www.genome.gov/dmd/img.cfm?node=Photos/Graphics&id=85209>.
This is a diagram of a DNA molecules. Because of my 1200 word limit I was unable to go in-depth about the double helix and how it works. I included this diagram so that people could learn more about specific components of DNA.
Scientists Viewing Engineered Cartilage Integrated Into Native Cartilage. NIH, June 25, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
<http://images.niams.nih.gov/detail.cfm?id=239>
This image depicts scientists conducting research. I used this photo to show the scientists reactions towards the decoding of the Human Genome Project.
"The Catholic Moral Tradition and The Genome Project and Diversity Project." Life issues, 2002. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013. <http://lifeissues.net/writers/fle/cmt/cmt_humangenome1.html>.
This website shared the Catholic Church's moral stance on the Human Genome Project. I was surprised to learn that the Catholic Church was so open to using the Human Genome because they are usually very conservative. It really helped me see their opinion on the topic.
"The human genome project and the Catholic Church." NCBI, 1991. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11651133>.
This website discusses the Catholic Church's moral beliefs and reactions towards the Human Genome Project and provided insight into one of many perspectives.
Transportation Technology R&D Center. Argonne National Library, November 2011. Retrieve Feb, 18, 2013.<http://www.transportation.anl.gov/>.
This picture is the Department of Energy logo. It was included in my Key Players section because the DOE was one of the main companies that started the Human Genome Project.
Topal, Eric. The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care. New York: Basic Books, 2012.
This book provided real life examples of the impact of the Human Genome Project on medicine. It also told stories of how the HGP has helped people around the world. This book was very scientific so Dr. Smith helped me understand the important concepts.
Copeland, Sara. Email Interview. 15 Mar. 2013.
Dr. Copeland specializes in screening newborns for genetic conditions. She helped me understand the positive and negative consequences of learning one's genetic information and that genetics is only one part of the picture that makes up health.
H.R.493 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008. Library of Congress: THOMAS, March 2012, Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR00493:@@@L&summ2=m&>.
This website contained the entire Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. This law forbids insurance companies and employers to discriminate due to genetic information. Since it is a primary source it doesn't add to my word limit. It also lists all the actions completed by Congress to pass the law.
Human Genome Project Milestones Celebrated at White House. Human Genome Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Human Genome News (v11n1-2), November 2000. Retrieved Feb 11, 2013.
<http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/publicat/hgn/v11n1/04draft.shtml>
This photo shows the three top leaders of the Human Genome Project: Craig Venter of Celera Genomics, Ari Patrinos of the Department of Energy, and Francis Collins of the National Institutes of Health. This photograph demonstrates the collaborative nature of the public sector and the private sector. It showed me how both sectors came to work together towards a common goal.
Human Genome Quotes. Todayinsci, 2012. Retrieved Feb 6, 2013.
<http://todayinsci.com/QuotationsCategories/H_Cat/HumanGenome-Quotations.htm>.
This website offered a variety of quotes on the Human Genome Project from several different sources. It gave excellent perspective on different people's view on the topic. In most of the quotes the reaction to the Human Genome Project was positive, which somewhat surprised me.
Linde, Sarah. Email Interview. 4 Mar. 2013.
Dr. Linde offered insight on the HGP from a medical point of view. Even though her work doesn't focus on genetic medicine she offers a perspective from a family doctor about how the sequencing of the human genome is impacting her profession.
Macnamara, Ellen. Email Interview. 5 Apr. 2013.
Ellen Macnamara is a genetic counseling student working at the NIH. This interview helped me to appreciate the important role a genetic counselor plays in helping people understand the results of their genetic tests.
Mary meets Dolly Turns 6! Mary Meets Dolly Turn 6!, October 2011. Retrieved Feb 9, 2013.
<http://www.marymeetsdolly.com/blog/index.php?/archives/1087-Mary-Meets-Dolly-turns-6!.html>.
This photograph shows Dolly, the first animal to be cloned artificially from an adult DNA (not a twin). She looks exactly like the donor animal because she has the exact same genes as the donor.
NHGRI collaborates with Smithsonian to produce new genome exhibit, NIH News. May 21, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
<http://www.genome.gov/27548870>
This NIH news release provided background on the activities surrounding the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the sequencing of the human genome. I hope to visit this interactive exhibit, now that I know more about the Human Genome Project.
President Bush Signs H.R. 493. Digital Media Database, June 2008. Retrieved Jan 27, 2013.
<http://www.genome.gov/dmd/img.cfm?node=Photos/Events/GenInfoNonDisAct&id=79280>.
This photograph shows President Bush signing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008. This law forbids insurance companies and employers to discriminate due to genetic information.
Smith, David. Personal Interview. 13 Feb. 2013.
Dr. Smith gave me great insight on the background of the Human Genome Project. Since he was one of the initiators of the project, he was able to share a lot of interesting information about the beginning stages. He also helped clarify difficult scientific concepts. He showed me some HGP memorabilia and gave me several books to review.
Secondary Sources
About NHGRI: A Brief History and Timeline. National Human Genome Research Institute, September 2012. Retrieved Feb 3, 2013. <http://www.genome.gov/10001763>.
This is the home website for the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health. It answered many of my questions about the human genome and the Human Genome Project. On one of the pages was a timeline that linked to many different sources, helping me better understand the important events that occurred during this project. It helped me greatly with putting together my own timeline.
ATCG's image with large group of people. Digital Media Database, July 19, 2005. Retrieved Jan 27, 2013.
<http://www.genome.gov/dmd/img.cfm?node=Photos/Graphics&id=85336>.
This website helped locate pictures that were related to my Human Genome Project topic. This picture explains how base pairs are organized -- ATCG -- and how they determine how you look and your risk of disease. All the people at the top of the picture are different heights and sizes because of the way their DNA is arranged.
Cloning Fact Sheet. Human Genome Project Information, 2009. Retrieved Feb 3, 2013.
<http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/cloning.shtml>.
This website provided a lot of additional information on the Human Genome Project, including the legal and ethical aspects. It also talked about their ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI) program, which is the biggest bioethical program in the world.
Cracking your Genetic Code. Dir. Sarah Holt. Producer. Sarah Holt. 2012. Dec 21, 2012.
This movie gave me great insight on the way DNA is sequenced in labs and how it can be then stored and accessed online. The movie showed several patients with different diseases and how breakthroughs in medicine aided by the sequencing of the human genome can help to create medicines that target these specific DNA mutations. One of the main concerns about sequencing the genome is that people may have access to your genetic information.
Double Helix with Stethoscope. Digital Media Database, August 2007, Retrieved Jan 27, 2013.
<http://www.genome.gov/dmd/img.cfm?node=Photos/Graphics&id=85334>.
I thought this picture was interesting because it implies that in the future doctors will be able to create personal medications by knowing your DNA sequence. This way the drug will be better targeted at the disease and more fitted to the individual.
Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues. Human Genome Project Information, August 2011. Retrieved Jan 27, 2013.
<http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/elsi.shtml>
This website provided a lot of additional information on the Human Genome Project. On the particular page I used it discussed the Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI) that arose from the Human Genome Project. The HGP puts away 3% to 5% of their budget to address these issues.
Graphics and Logos. National Institutes of Health, unknown publication date( page has been temporarily removed due to a transition to a new logo). Retrieved Jan 23, 2013.
<http://www.nih.gov/icd/od/ocpl/resources/graphicsandlogos.htm>.
This website provided a lot of photographs of the labs and scientists from NIH. I was amazed at all the different laboratories and discoveries going on there. The website also gave me general information about NIH and how they contributed to the Human Genome Project.
Human Genome Cartoon. boydfuturist, 2011. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
<http://boydfuturist.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/human_genome.jpg>.
This cartoonist is trying to illustrate how only God should know the make up of human beings. Through knowledge about the human genome, we now have the opportunity to change the way God had originally created us.
"Human Genome Project." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 4th ed. Detroit: Gale, 2011. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 10 Feb. 2013. Retrieved Jan 23, 2013.
<http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOver&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activity&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CCV2644031139&userGroupName=westmd_wcl&jsid=1c0607f9480653c03c5c4dfd94639e74>.
I found this website through a library portal and it served as a good source for my timeline. It listed many important dates that I included in my timeline.
"Human Genome Project." U*X*L Encyclopedia of U.S. History. Sonia Benson, Daniel E. Brannen, Jr., and Rebecca Valentine. Ed. Lawrence W. Baker and Sarah Hermsen. Vol. 4. Detroit: UXL, 2009. 731-736. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web,
20 Jan. 2013. Retrieved Dec 22, 2012.
<http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOver&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activity&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CCX3048900293&userGroupName=westmd_wcl&jsid=ea6f2321314e1d29affce0d2e47cc989>.
This website covers a variety of topics about the Human Genome Project. It provides numerous sources ranging from newspaper articles and magazines to videos and photographs. It helped clarify my understanding of the history of the Human Genome Project and served as a good base for my information.
"Human Genome Project." U*X*L Encyclopedia of Science. U*X*L, 2009. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web,
Feb. 2013. Retrieved Jan 30, 2013.
<http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOver&query=&prodId=SUIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&mode=view&displayGroupName=Reference&limiter=&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&action=e&catId=&activity&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CCV2644301067&userGroupName=westmd_wcl&jsid=8076bb660602cbd09791dc2320b8c120>.
This website gave me a lot of information on how the sequencing of the human genome will affect our future. Some of the possible advantages of the sequencing is the use of molecular medicine. Using detailed genome maps doctors will be able to find genes associated with certain diseases and hopefully find a way to cure them.
Illustratie - Silhouet vrouw hand bezit op de schaal om te wegen objecten in evenwicht. 123RF, 2013. Retrieved Feb 6, 2013. <http://nl.123rf.com/photo_9117742_silhouet-vrouw-hand-bezit-op-de-schaal-om-te-wegen-objecten-in-evenwicht.html>.
This picture represents the moral and ethical side of the Human Genome Project. Although there may be many positive consequences to scientific discovery, there may also be some negative consequences. I chose this illustration of a scale because the negative side should never outweigh the positive side.
Image search DNA molecule. Science daily, June 2010. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
<http://images.sciencedaily.com/2010/06/100607101652-large.jpg>.
This picture of a DNA molecule gives a visual idea of the structure of the double helix. I thought the rainbow coloring helped viewers see bases inside the chromosomes better.
Image search human genome. Nature, 2012. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
<www.nature.com/news/specials/humangenome/images/humangenome_main.jpg>.
I thought this picture was very interesting because it compared a DNA double helix structure to a light bulb. Also the background of the image shows small pictures pieced together to make a part of another double helix.
Image search Human Genome logo. Carthage, unknown publication date. Retrieved Feb 6, 2013.
<http://personal.carthage.edu/ppfaffle/hgp/HGPlogosm.jpg>.
This image is the logo of the Human Genome Project.
Image search human-genome-ten-years. National Geographic, unknown publication date. Retrieved Feb 6, 2013.
< http://image.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/178/cache/human-genome-ten-years-in_17889-600x450.jpg>.
The National Geographic site has a lot of amazing photography on numerous topics. The picture of the man in front of the computer shows what scientists may be able to achieve in just a few years.
Nucleic Acid. Digital Media Database, June 12, 2010. Retrieved Jan 27, 2013.
<http://www.genome.gov/dmd/img.cfm?node=Photos/Graphics&id=85209>.
This is a diagram of a DNA molecules. Because of my 1200 word limit I was unable to go in-depth about the double helix and how it works. I included this diagram so that people could learn more about specific components of DNA.
Scientists Viewing Engineered Cartilage Integrated Into Native Cartilage. NIH, June 25, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
<http://images.niams.nih.gov/detail.cfm?id=239>
This image depicts scientists conducting research. I used this photo to show the scientists reactions towards the decoding of the Human Genome Project.
"The Catholic Moral Tradition and The Genome Project and Diversity Project." Life issues, 2002. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013. <http://lifeissues.net/writers/fle/cmt/cmt_humangenome1.html>.
This website shared the Catholic Church's moral stance on the Human Genome Project. I was surprised to learn that the Catholic Church was so open to using the Human Genome because they are usually very conservative. It really helped me see their opinion on the topic.
"The human genome project and the Catholic Church." NCBI, 1991. Retrieved Jan 28, 2013.
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11651133>.
This website discusses the Catholic Church's moral beliefs and reactions towards the Human Genome Project and provided insight into one of many perspectives.
Transportation Technology R&D Center. Argonne National Library, November 2011. Retrieve Feb, 18, 2013.<http://www.transportation.anl.gov/>.
This picture is the Department of Energy logo. It was included in my Key Players section because the DOE was one of the main companies that started the Human Genome Project.
Topal, Eric. The Creative Destruction of Medicine: How the Digital Revolution Will Create Better Health Care. New York: Basic Books, 2012.
This book provided real life examples of the impact of the Human Genome Project on medicine. It also told stories of how the HGP has helped people around the world. This book was very scientific so Dr. Smith helped me understand the important concepts.