Everything you've ever wanted to know about genes, from genetic disorders to eugenics, to DNA, to genes and your health--and more. (
http://www.dnalc.org/home.html
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention publication with up-to-date health alerts and information on ways to stay healthy. (
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/
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Website for the National Institutes of Health Genome Research Project. Having completed mapping the human genome in 2003, research is now aimed at improving human health and fighting disease. Includes information on research, grants, health, and policy and ethics. (
http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/
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An excellent site that includes videos, articles, and interactive programs about the brain's anatomy, the unhealthy brain, ways to stimulate the brain, and much more. (
http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and-human-body/human-body/brain-arti...
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Describes this school-based study of health-related behaviors in grades 7-12 that has been followed into young adulthood to explore social, behavioral, and biological linkages in health trajectories; includes information about publications and presentations based on the contemporary study. (
http://www.cpc.unc.edu/addhealth/
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