Biomedicine

Techniques, procedures, and equipment aspects of biology in medicine.

Resources in this category:

Gene Therapy
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/medicine/...

A guide from the Human Genome Project to the basic issues surrounding gene therapy including: methods, current research status of treatments, news, and ethical issues. Also includes a substantial list of links to scientific, policy, and consumer information.

Gene Therapy for Cancer
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/7_18.htm

This fact sheet from the National Cancer Institute answers 12 basic questions about gene therapy, including information about its use in treating cancer.

Genetics Home Reference
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/

This site from the National Library of Information provides "consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions." Content includes a basic handbook on genetics, genetic testing, and gene therapy; a database of information on genetic conditions (which can be searched or browsed); and resource links covering education, policy, and patient support.