Links to related resources

USDA Resources

• Agricultural Research Service
• ARS Pacific West Area Office
• Western Regional Research Center in Albany, CA.
• ARS National Programs
• ARS National Program 302 Action Plan
• USDA/CRIS
• ARS Research Position Evaluation System
• ARS Office of Scientific Quality Review
• ARS TEKTRAN

UC Berkeley Resources

• Plant & Microbial Biology Department
• The PMB Department Postdoc site contains a wealth of information for new PGEC employees hired through the University.
• UC Berkeley home page
• UC Berkeley campus map
• UC Berkeley Library
• UCB email accounts: requires a UCB employee number.
• Peggy Lemaux's Outreach web page

Science references

• The Arabidopsis information resource
• Maize Genome Database
• Journals - Cell, Development, Nature, Plant cell, Plant Journal, Plant Physiology, Planta, Science.

Links to various outreach resources on the Web

Science News

• Discovery Channel Online
• The DNA Files
• U. of Wisconsin: The Why? Files
• BBC world service - Science
• BBC news - Science and Technology
• NY Times: Science News

Information on genetics and molecular biology science - in depth

• ChannelOne, UK: Science Homework
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Ask a Scientist
• U. of Arizona - The Biology Project
• The Exploratorium and a link about fruit fly mutants
• U. of Illinois cell biology: visualize a plant cell and all its components
• Eureka Science - I can do that is a fun site to learn more about DNA and Genetics

Interactive Science

• Designer Genes has fun science for kids
• TheTech:DNA is an Instructional Manual
• Explorescience and an introduction to genetics: fun with mouse genetics doing own virtual crosses
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Coolscience for kids
• CSHL's DNA Learning Centerwith a slide show helping to understand molecular and genetic principles
• The Gene School is a really good teaching tool and fun!

General Science

• Genetic Science Learning Center at the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics from the Utah Natural History Museum and U. of Utah School of Medicine. Has projects to do at home and a primer for some basic genetics.
• University of Illinois Extension has The Great Plant Escape detective story.
• Public TV's Family Science Show Newton's Apple is a forum for all things scientific
• California Academy of Sciences our own science museum in Golden Gate Park.
• Cells R Us , from a single cell to millions

Information on Biotechnology

• National Centre for Biotechnology Education, University of Reading
• USDA: National Agricultural Library: Biotechnology. Read Agriculture Secretary Glickman's comments on Biotechnology.
• UC Berkeley, Plant & Microbial Biology Dept: Biotech Outreach
• European Initiative for Biotechnology Education (EIBE)

History of Crops

• Seeds of Change Garden: introduction to garden history, suitable for a beginner
• UC Davis: a lecture series on the web on the history of crop plants

Human Genetics

• Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Research on mutant genes and hereditary diseases.
• DOE and LBL's Human Genome Project
• US Dept. of Health & Human Services: Understanding Gene Testing

Link sites

• Frank Potter's Science Gems, Life Science
• Biology on the Net from University of the Western Cape in Capetown, South Africa.
• U. of Kansas Medical Center: Genetics Education Center. This site has a lot of good links to sites that help understand genetics and human disease.
• Genlink's Education Links to Science Resources
• The Human Genome Project Info Page has a compilation of links.