NOTE: Genetic modification or engineering is considered to be the overarching term, and gene editing is a subset.
Other GM crops grown commercially include: potato (USA), squash/pumpkin (USA) alfalfa (USA), eggplants (Bangladesh), sugar beet (USA, Canada), papaya (USA and China), oilseed rape (4 countries), maize (corn) (17 countries), soya beans (11 countries) and cotton (15 countries).
Framing GM crops as a food security solution (Elsevier Science Direct database)
Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S. - Recent trends (US Department of Agriculture)
Types of Non-Coding DNA
Scientific American: Still evolving, after all these years
Nature: Are humans still evolving?
The Guardian: Study shows humans are evolving faster than previously thought
The Human Genome Project is responsible for therapies for a wide range of diseases, including inherited eye diseases, neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's and Huntington's disorders, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and non-inherited diseases such as cancer and HIV. It can also assist with common conditions in older age include hearing loss, cataracts and refractive errors in eyes, back and neck pain, osteoarthritis, diabetes, depression, dementia (including Alzheimer's Disease) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
If necessary, put your disease in with a group of similar one eg Neurodegenerative, Cardiovascular, Respiratory or Cancer (those with a genetic connection, eg breast cancer).
Purpose: Reason the information exists
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NOTE:
Zotero can be set to the same Harvard AGPS (Australia) style that CiteAce uses, called 'Melbourne Polytechnic - Harvard'. Please read the instructions carefully.
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From Mrs Allen:
1. START EARLY
2. ASSIGNMENT BREAKDOWN
a. First 10% - General Reading (This is where your ideas are shaped, read 3-6 sources of VARIETY)
b. 10% - 40/50% - Active Notetaking (This is where you collect & collate evidence & info)
c. 40-50% - 80% - Organisation of Ideas (This is where you construct the structure of your essay, and allocate the number of words for each part).
d. 80% - 100% - Writing (This is where you write the assignment as streamlined as possible)
The world’s largest biomedical library, NLM maintains and makes available a vast print collection and produces electronic information resources on a wide range of topics.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information. Used by university medical students.
British international charitable organisation formed to organise medical research findings to facilitate evidence-based choices about health interventions. Used by university medical students.
The NCBI advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.
An open access, transparent peer-reviewed general medical journal.
Search for news articles which come from trusted news outlets, such as the Associated Press (AP) and The Atlantic, and other sources chosen for use in the classroom.
Web-based medical and health news service.
The world’s largest collection of open access research papers
An inclusive journal community which believes all rigorous science needs to be published and discoverable, widely disseminated and freely accessible to all
A free distribution service and an open archive for scholarly articles in the fields of science
An American website that aggregates press releases and publishes lightly edited press releases about science
Breaks down the stories behind the most interesting news and photos on the Internet.
A network of not-for-profit media outlets that publish news stories on the Internet that are written by academics and researchers
The NCBI advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.
Regarded as a 'porthole' site, SciTech Daily offers the best intelligent, informed science and technology coverage and analysis you can find on a daily basis, sourcing a huge range of great writers and excellent research institutes.
Gateway to the best Science news sources.
A global science gateway comprised of national and international scientific databases and portals.
Google Scholar's searches are set to cover scholarly material more often than 'regular' Google. Google Scholar's searches are set to cover scholarly material more often than 'regular' Google. Read the article below on the advantages an disadvantages of using it.
TIP: To get PDFs only, type in 'filetype:pdf'. It's great!
Google Books can be very frustrating because often much of the book is missing and you are expected to purchase it to read the full content. So after you put in your search term you are interested in (eg biodiesel), and get some results up, you should then go immediately to the search box (on the left - above 'About this box') and type in a particular word or term you are interested in (eg CO2 emissions OR methanol) you should get a number of pages pop up. Choose one that looks useful - you should get some good results this way!