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ERIC Number: EJ630177
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-7685
Biology in 'silico': The Bioinformatics Revolution.
Bloom, Mark
American Biology Teacher, v63 n6 p397-403 Aug 2001
Explains the Human Genome Project (HGP) and efforts to sequence the human genome. Describes the role of bioinformatics in the project and considers it the genetics Swiss Army Knife, which has many different uses, for use in forensic science, medicine, agriculture, and environmental sciences. Discusses the use of bioinformatics in the high school classroom. (Contains 34 references.) (YDS)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Biology, DNA, Genetics, High Schools, Medicine, Science Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Forensic Science; Human Genome Project