Helpful Links for Molecular Bioarchaeology Students


 

Index

1.Basics
2. Animations
3. Ancient DNA
4. Forensics
5. Fun Stuff
6. The Human Genome Project
7. Resources and References
8. Journal Links


BASICS

DNA for Dummies

An article from Businessweek with some helpful definitions.
http://www.businessweek.com/1997/10/b35174.htm

DNA is like Coke

I your mind likes analogy this is a great site. Learn about the structure of DNA and just how big the genome is for humans and other organisms. Includes an interesting reference section and a history of DNA research at the end.
http://www.cbs.dtu.dk/dave/roanoke/bio101ch10c.htm#DNA is like Coke

The Genetics Science Learning Center

Genetic basics from a biochemistry slant.
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/

The Gene School

Set up for secondary school students there is some interesting information here. Try the quiz to test your knowledge.
http://library.advanced.org/28599

Genetics Basics

Lots of great information including kitchen electrophoresis and DNA extraction. Also find out how DNA makes a firefly glow.
http://gslc.genetics.utah.edu/basic/index.html

On-line Biology Textbook

This an excellent reference for the structure and function of DNA. The journal Science reports that author J. Kimball updates the site fanatically, so all the latest developments in science will be available. http://www.ultranet.com/~jkimball/BiologyPages

What the Heck Is PCR?

This textual description should be used in conjunction with the PCR animation (see ANIMATION LINK)
http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~jbrown/pcr.html

Blazing a Genetic Trail

Includes a discussion of genetic and a useful glossary of terms.
www.hhmi.org/GeneticTrail

DNA from the Beginning

A very interesting page from I linked into from Svante Paabo’s home page.
http://vector.cshl.org/dnaftb/31/problems/

 

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ANIMATIONS

The Gene Almanac

This site features animations and is especially helpful in understanding PCR.
http://vector.cshl.org/resources/BiologyAnimationLibrary.htm

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ANCIENT DNA

Jan's web site

Excellent site with lots of useful and interesting links.
http://www.comic.sbg.ac.at/staff/jan/ancient/titel.htm

Mitochondrial DNA and human evolution

A nice paper by Cann et al. on origins.
http://artsci.wustl.edu/~landc/html/cann/

Ancient DNA

This site includes a brief discussion of aDNA but even more interesting the school which offers advanced degrees in Ancient DNA (this is rare).
http://phoenix.jr2.ox.ac.uk/CGG/ancdna.html

Ancient DNA and Whiskey

Who says molecular biologists are no fun?
http://hem.spray.se/gother/sida1.html

Ancient DNA Paper

A paper by Hofreiter et al from Nature May 2001examines the study and DNA and its many difficulties.
http://www.eva.mpg.de/genetics/HofreiterAncDNA_NatRev2001.pdf

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FORENSICS

Kruglick’s Forensic DNA Links

Very helpful for forensics.
http://www.kruglaw.com/f_dna.htm

Forensic Science Service Online

The ultimate site for forensic junkies.
http://www.forensic.gov.uk/forensic/entry.htm

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FUN STUFF

DNA from A2Z

Neat site with lots of weird and wonderful things. Send a DNA-o-gram to your friends
http://dna2z.com/a2z/

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THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT

The Human Genome Project Information Page

This site provides informative .pdf files including a dictionary of genetic terms. Also available Powerpoint slides.
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/

To know ourselves

An update to the 1992 Primer on Molecular Genetics produced by the Human Genome Project.
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/publicat/tko/index.html

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RESOURCES AND REFERENCES

This is a big resource list of links which may help with projects and papers.
http://www.hoflink.com/~house/MolecularGen.html

Genetics Glossary

Large site of genetic terms, will be a huge asset when dealing with your first few technical papers.
http://helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/ab.htm

Biotech Chronicles

A brief history of biotech discoveries, including essays on genetics and DNA research, profiles of influential individuals who have helped build the biotechnology industry, and time lines.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/BC/

The DNA Files

Includes links to the CDC, forensic and evolutionary DNA.
www.dnafiles.org/resources/index.html

Journal Links from About.com

http://archaeology.about.com/msubjnla.htm?once=true&

ARCHNET’s WWW Virtual Library

Since coming under new ownership ArchNet isn’t what it used to be. However, it still has some useful links.
http://archnet.asu.edu/archnet/

All Academic

This searchable index lists articles from over 200 refereed journals and has a browseable list of 350 academic journals listed by discipline or alphabetically. Also listed with search results is an abstract with information on the author/s and their speciality.
http://www.allacademic.com/

Adobe’s PDF Search Engine

Adobe has provided a search service which locates .pdf files on the internet. An excellent way to search for articles. BEWARE, not all hits are acceptable peer reviewed articles.
http://searchpdf.adobe.com/

Northern Light

A more academically minded search tool. Their site claims that their aim “according to our CEO, David Seuss, is ‘to index and classify all human knowledge to a unified consistent standard and make it available to everyone in the world in a single integrated search."
http://www.northernlight.com/

Searchedu.com

This site was set up by Maxbot.com to search sites with the .edu suffix. This includes all educational institutions in the States. While not all information found will be peer reviewed it is likely more reliable than random web hits. Also includes links to on-line dictionaries, converters and calculators.
http://www.searchedu.com/

Evaluating Internet Information

This site’s aim is to help students and teachers alike evaluate the content of website information. If you have questions about the validity of information you have run across on the web this site may help you answer some of those questions.
http://milton.mse.jhu.edu:8001/research/education/net.html

American Antiquity Bibliographic Style Guide

Most professors in the SFU department of Archaeology insist upon the use of American Antiquity Referencing Style. While you can still buy a copy from the general office, the SAA offers an on-line .pdf version updated in 1999.
http://www.saa.org/Publications/Styleguide/styframe.html

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JOURNAL LINKS

Archaeology Magazine

Not the best reference for papers but a good launching point for projects.
http://www.archaeology.org/

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

Sometimes runs articles on ancient DNA. Also includes a huge list of other journals you might want to search.
http://www.pnas.org/

American Journal of Human Genetics

Runs a surprising number of articles on ancient DNA.
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/AJHG/journal/

Journal of Archaeological Science

http://www.idealibrary.com/servlet/toc/jasc

Journal of Anthropological Archaeology

http://www.idealibrary.com/links/toc/jaar

Annual Review of Genetics

http://genet.annualreviews.org/

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