• A GERMAN SCIENTIST WHO WON THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR WORK IN GENETICS:
  
  Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
  
   
• There are certainly other financial incentives besides the Nobel Prize that seek to stimulate research in this area. One of them is the Archon X Prize for Genomics. The winner gets $10,000,000!
  
  Here's the link to the organization's website.
  Click => X Prize
  
  And here's a shorter YouTube movie of the promotional video for the prize.
  Click => X Prize
  
  Obviously, companies are interested in both the scientific and business potential of this field.
  
  Here's a link to an article that asks whether the "personal" use of having your genome sequenced makes any sense.
  Click => When DNA means do not ask
  Alternative link (image)
  
  Here's the link to the website of a company named Complete Genomics, which appears to be offering some very high-powered science and technology in the area of DNA sequencing.   
  Click => Complete Genomics
  
  On  09 April 09, the BBC had video-based story about the work of Complete Genomics. There are three interesting movies.
  Click =>  BBC
  
  And here's a movie that demonstrates a link between media design and genetics education!
   
• ESSAY
  Please write a short essay that explains whether you think genome research is important in Biotech and the reasons for your opinion.
  Click => HERE
   
• TIMELINE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
  Here's a nice multimedia  It's also from the BIO.org website.
  Click => Timeline of Biotechnology
   
• GLOSSARY (with listening sections)
  Click => U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute's Glossary of Genetic Terms
   
• GRAPHICS
  Click => Access Excellence of the U.S. National Health Museum
   
• NEWS
  Click => www.biospace.com
  

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