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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPharmacogenetics Using Genetics to Treat Disease
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Health Science & Medical Technology, Technology, Biochemistry, Career & Technical Ed 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: Health Science & Medical Technology, Technology, History-Social Science, Life Sciences 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: Biochemistry, Science, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThis 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: Health Science & Medical Technology, Technology, Biochemistry, Science 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: Earth & Space Science, Education, Child Development & Family Services, Earth's Resources, Mathematics 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, Life Sciences, History-Social Science, Professional DevelopmentIn 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: Biochemistry, Science, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentIn 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: Life Sciences, Professional Development, ChemistryWhen 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, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Life Sciences, Professional Development 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: Health Science & Medical Technology, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living Things, Life Sciences 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: Life Sciences, Cells, Professional DevelopmentIn 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: Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThis 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: Human Anatomy & Physiology, Structure and Function in Living Things, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThis 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: Life Sciences, Cells, Professional DevelopmentIn 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: Evolution and Adaptation, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThis 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: Biochemistry, Science, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Cells 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: Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThis 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: Health Science & Medical Technology, Technology, Science, Biochemistry 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, Cells, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentIn 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: Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentMost students have heard about situations in which the paternity of a child is questioned, but maternity? This case was designed...Views: 0Favorites: 0