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Useful Resources for this Seminar

Nature Education References:

Nature Education is an online free access source of scientific papers written for students. You will find them informative and easy to read.

Useful Web Sites

Fertility Associates

Interactive Biological Clock (From Fertility Associates as used in the seminar)

Centre for Genetics Education

Your Genes Your Health - a multimedia guide to genetic disorders

NZ Down Syndrome Association

Huntington Disease Association of NZ

Cystic Fibrosis NZ

Muscular Dystrophy Association of NZ

Ethics

Pray, L.A. (2008) Embryo screening and the ethics of human genetic engineering. Nature Education 1(1)

Genes, Society and the Future (University of Otago and NZ Law Foundation Project)

Ethics Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology

Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology

Genes, Society and the Future (University of Otago and NZ Law Foundation Project)

Antenatal Down Syndrome Screening in NZ - Report 2007

Who gets born? A report on the cultural, ethical and spiritual issues raised by pre-birth testing. The Bioethics Council of New Zealand

Erez, A., Plunkett, K., Sutton, V. R., & McGuire, A. L. (2010). The right to ignore genetic status of late onset genetic disease in the genomic era; Prenatal testing for Huntington disease as a paradigm. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, 152A(7), 1774-1780.

Māori attitudes to assisted human reproduction Dr Marewa Glover of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences School of Population Health is the author of a study into Māori attitudes to assisted human reproduction. Dr Marewa has kindly provided a copy of this report for use by students and schools.

Tikanga Māori, Mātauranga Māori & Bioethics The Bioethics Council of New Zealand

Level 3 Achievement Standards linking to this seminar:

Level 3 Achievement Standards linking to this seminar:

  • AS 90714 Biology 3.2 Research a contemporary biological issue
  • AS 90715 Biology 3.3 Describe the role of DNA in relation to gene expression
  • AS 90718 Biology 3.6 Describe applications of biotechnological techniques

About the Presenters

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Richard Fisher - Fertility Associates

Bert Stewart - Fertility Associates

Jenny Eaton - ADHB

Jacquie Bay - LENScience