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Human Genome Project
Explore many aspects of this fascinating, important project, which has the goal of mapping all of the genes in human DNA.
( http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/home.html )
Evolution
Extensive links to wide range of evolution topics, including journals, books, academic departments and laboratories, organizations, and molecular evolution
( http://mcb.harvard.edu/BioLinks/Evolution.html )
Evolution and Behaviour
Extensive links to information about a wide range of topics on evolution and behaviour.
( http://www.hbes.com )
Evolutionary Psychology
Leda Cosmides and John Tooby examine in-depth the idea of evolutionary psychology, including psychology's past and present, adaptive problems, nature and nurture, and many other evolutionary psychology topics.
( http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/primer.html )
Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology
Provides abstracts of chapters written by a number of leading evolutionary psychology experts; topics include mate choice, issue in evolutionary psychology and culture, moral behaviour, family violence, evolutionary cognitive psychology, and many other topics.
( http://cogweb.english.ucsb.edu/Abstracts/Crawford_Krebs_98.html )
Evolutionary Psychology Resources
Lots of links to information about a wide range of evolutionary psychology topics.
( http://cogweb.english.ucsb.edu/EP/ )
Landmarks in the History of Genetics
Examine key events in the history of genetics beginning with Darwin's and Mendel's discoveries in the mid-nineteenth century.
( http://cogweb.english.ucsb.edu/EP/DNA_history.html )
Heredity Resources
Extensive links to web sites with information about heredity, including U.S. and international research programs.
( http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/links.html )
Genetic Journals and News
Links to a number of journals with information about genetics, such as Nature, Journal of Genetic Counseling, and others, as well as news articles about genetics are provided.
( http://www.pedgen.med.uni-muenchen.de/medgen/journals.html )
Genetic Disorders
Links provided to many web sites with information about a wide range of genetic disorders.
( http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and _Conditions/Genetic _Disorders )
Prenatal Testing and Down Syndrome
Guide for parents who are faced with prenatal tests. Includes links to web sites about Down Syndrome.
( http://www.ds-health.com/prenatal.htm )
Amniocentesis
Read about what amniocentesis is, its risks, the procedure, and many other aspects of amniocentesis.
( http://www.w-cpc.org/pregnancy/testing.html )
Obstetric Ultrasound
Explore many dimensions of obstetric ultrasound, such as why and when it is used in pregnancy. Images and videos of the fetus using obstetric ultrasound are included.
( http://www.ob-ultrasound.net/ )
Choronic Villus Sampling
Examine what this involves and alternatives to the procedure.
( http://www.w-cpc.org/pregnancy/testing.html )
Genetic Counselling
Includes educating and teaching resources, books, genetics and health news, journals, prenatal counseling, pediatric counseling, and other aspects of genetic counseling.
( http://www.pitt.edu/~edugene/resource/ )
Infertility Resources
Includes information about infertility treatments, products, professional services, education, and resources.
( http://www.ihr.com/infertility/ )
Infertility Awareness Association of Canada
Visit this site for information on infertility in Canada
( http://www.iaac.ca/ )
Abecedarian Project
Read about the Abecedarian Project that is designed to intervene in the lives of children in low-income families.
( http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~abc/ )
Genes and Parenting
A discussion of The Nurture Assumption by Judith Harris.
( http://www.edweek.com/ew/vol-18/04parent.h18 )







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