Looking for useful information about genetics and genomics? These resources and tools will help you gain a better understanding of current topics in genomics, the technology driving advances in genetics and genomics, and the effects of genomics in our lives and on our society.
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Cold Spring Harbor’s animated primer of 75 experiments that made modern genetics

Hands-on programs, web sites, and resources from Cold Spring Harbor, preparing you to thrive in the gene age

GeneEd’s resources in genetics education and discovery, with labs and experiments, and career information

Archive of publications relevant to large-scale, data-rich biology including genomics, from the Nature Publishing Group

Online information and resources, and a behind-the-scenes video of the Smithsonian Institution’s exhibit on human evolution

Primers, images, posters, and educational resources from the U.S. Department of Energy Human Genome Project

University of Utah site with virtual labs and popular topics in genetics & health, ecology, and genetic technology; in English or Spanish

Fact sheets, genomic careers information, National DNA Day, and a talking glossary in English or Spanish, from the National Human Genome Research Institute

The Tech Museum of Innovation website and about the genetic revolution. Submit questions to a geneticist, explore on-line exhibits, visit the video gallery, and easy-to-understand articles

A searchable database of all mammals living in North America, in English or Spanish, from the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History

An online site of the Welcome Trust Sanger Institute to stimulate interest in and discussion of genetic research, including resources with animations, activities, a glossary, and links