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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPharmacogenetics Using Genetics to Treat Disease
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Career & Technical Ed, Science, Biochemistry, Health Science & Medical Technology and 5 additional..This case study investigates the applications of genetics to medicine by exploring one of the first examples of a pharmacogeneti...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSelecting the Perfect Baby The Ethics of "Embryo Design"
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Psychology, Health Science & Medical Technology, Professional Development, Technology and 3 additional..This dilemma case is based on the true story of Jack and Lisa Nash, whose daughter Molly was born with a rare genetic disorder, ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkNot Exactly... The Complexity of a Human Genetic Disease
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, ScienceThis case study follows a young couple that is consulting with a genetic counselor about their plans to have a child. Because of...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhich Little Piggy Went to Market? Bioinformatics and Meat Science
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Biochemistry, Science, Health Science & Medical Technology, Agriculture & Natural Resources and 4 additional..In this case study, a scientist is contacted by a friend from a meat processing plant who is looking for a test to determine the...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExperimental Design and Statistical Analysis Bt Corn, Lignin, and ANOVAs
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Education, Child Development & Family Services, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth's Resources, Professional Development and 5 additional..This case is based on a research paper about the lignin content of genetically modified corn published in the American Journal o...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJosie An Interdisciplinary Case Study of Madness
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Psychology, Professional Development, Life Sciences, History-Social ScienceIn this interdisciplinary case, students meet Josie, the main character, who suffers from a variety of symptoms. Students must g...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPKU Carriers How Many Are in Your Hometown?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, ScienceIn this interrupted case study, students read about a college student with phenylketonuria (PKU). Students learn how diet affec...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Sickeningly Sweet Baby Boy A Case Study of Recessive Inheritance in Inbred Populations
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Chemistry, Professional Development, Life SciencesWhen a newborn develops symptoms eerily similar to those of an older sibling who died shortly after birth, his Mennonite parents...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPoor Devils The Plight of the Tasmanian Devils
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Science, Professional Development, Ecology & Ecosystems and 6 additional..Cancer is usually thought to be a disease that affects individuals. But could cancer evolve to become infectious? This case foll...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBreast Cancer Risk Using Real Medical Histories to Rank Genetic and Environmental Influences
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Health Science & Medical Technology, Chemistry, Professional Development and 3 additional..This case study takes a combined directed and discussion approach to explore risk factors for breast cancer. After a preparatory...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBut I'm Too Young! A Case Study of Ovarian Cancer
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Cells, Life SciencesIn this ???????clicker case, students are introduced to Abby, a college student who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. As ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Case of Baby Joe Chronic Infections in an Infant
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesThis interrupted case study follows the declining health of an infant who suffers from recurrent infections and finally is diagn...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkImmunological Malfunction?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Professional Development, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Life SciencesThis case study was developed to complement the study of the immune system and to emphasize the crosstalk that occurs at the cel...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMake a Life to Save a Life
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Cells, Life SciencesIn this clicker case, students learn about meiosis through the real-life story of a couple who used pre-implantation genetic s...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Death of Baby Pierre A Genetic Mystery
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life Sciences, Evolution and AdaptationThis directed case study on a genetic disorder was developed for an exam on genetics for a general biology course. The case is ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Physiology of a Neurodegenerative Disease Huntington's Disease
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Cells, Biochemistry, Science and 3 additional..In this case, a young woman learns that her uncle has been diagnosed with Huntington s disease. She talks with her fellow gradua...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe 'Wolfman' and the Chromosomal Basis of Heredity
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesThis clicker case tells the story of Danny Gomez, a Mexican circus performer, and his family in order to teach basic principle...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBringing Back Baby Jason To Clone or Not to Clone
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Science, Biochemistry, Health Science & Medical Technology and 4 additional..This dilemma case, designed for use in an undergraduate genetics course, explores the basic genetic concepts underlying the clon...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSonic Hedgehog Genetic Abnormalities and Tissue Donations
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Learning Theories, Professional Development, Cells, Life SciencesIn this case study about a baby born with the genetic condition holoprosencephaly, students explore the Sonic hedgehog gene, s...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGiving Birth to Someone Else's Children? A Case of Disputed Maternity
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesMost students have heard about situations in which the paternity of a child is questioned, but maternity? This case was designed...Views: 0Favorites: 0