INBIO 104 Genetic Testing

I thought that this website was a good source of describing what genetic testing is, what the uses for it are, and the implication of it.

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/NIH/ Another website I found on the basics of genetic testing.

I think genetic testing is amazing - it can prevent so many health issues!

Overview of genetic testing and how technology has led to many advances in genetic testing. Many links that are related to genetic testing with this website.

Research on Genetic Testing and FAQ's: "Genetic research is leading to the development of more genetic tests that can be used for the diagnosis of genetic conditions. Genetic testing is available for infants, children, and adults. Genetic tests can be used to diagnose a disease in an individual with symptoms and to help measure risk of developing a disease. Adults can undergo preconception testing before deciding to become pregnant, and prenatal testing can be performed during a pregnancy. Results of genetic tests can help physicians select appropriate treatments for their patients."

this was useful in learning more about the disease, the methods of testing and the impact it has on an individual with the disease.

This is where I got much on my preliminary research on cystic fibrosis

This website we used in our presentation. It is the website of a direct-to-consumser genetic testing company, that markets $100 online genetic tests. We felt that this would be a great tool in our presentation to show the class how easy these tests can be to getr as well as the possible effects of genetic testing this way.

This is a website on Genetic Testing but relating it specifically to breast cancer..i think that this would be a nice type of genetic testing topic to talk about since its so widely popular and women all over the world deal with breast cancer everyday

we incorporated this clip into our presentation to start a discussion of the ethics of direct to conumer companies