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A Science Primer: Microarrays - A primer on microarrays - tools for analyzing gene expression that consists of a small membrane or glass slide containing samples of many genes arranged in a regular pattern. (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/About/primer/microarrays.html
A Science Primer: Molecular Genetics - A primer on molecular genetics including: the basics of cell organization and cell division, how the genome contains all the biological information that a cell needs, and the different methods scientists are using to obtain and study DNA. (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/About/primer/genetics.html
A Science Primer: Molecular Modeling - A primer on molecular modeling - methods for identifying a protein's shape, or structure, which is key to understanding its biological function and its role in health and disease. (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/About/primer/molecularmod.html
A Science Primer: Pharmacogenomics - A primer on pharmacogenomics - the study of all of the many different genes that determine drug behavior, and pharmacogenetics - the study of inherited differences (variation) in drug metabolisim and responses. (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/About/primer/pharm.html
A Science Primer: Phylogenetics - A primer on phylogentics - how scientists are reconstructing evolutionary pathways using computerized applications. (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/About/primer/phylo.html
A Science Primer: SNPs - A primer on Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) - small genetic changes or variation that can occur within a person's DNA sequence. (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/About/primer/snps.html
A to Z List of Cancers - Provided by the National Cancer Institute (National Cancer Institute)
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/alphalist
A Video Journey Into Nanotechnology - An animated video describing the promise of nanotechnology in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases, including cancer. To view this video you will need Windows Media Player or Apple Quicktime installed on your computer, which you can download for free for either a PC or a Macintosh. A text version of this video is also available. (National Cancer Institute)
http://nano.cancer.gov/resource_center/video_journey.asp
Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer: Questions and Answers - A fact sheet that explains types of adjuvant therapies (treatment given in addition to primary therapy). Discusses side effects, risks, and benefits of adjuvant therapy. (National Cancer Institute)
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Therapy/adjuvant-breast
Age of Optimism - The story of German scientist, Robert Koch, and how he succeeded in staining the tuberculosis bacteria with two dyes which finally brought the microbe into view on March 24, 1882. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/tuberculosis/Understanding/history/histor
ical_optimism.htm

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