People
        Jorge Piedrahita, Ph. D of Texas A&M University -- Dr. Piedrahita was nice enough to allow us tour his lab and talk to his assistants, who were very informative.  We got to ask lots of questions, and we even got to agar-test the results of a restriction enzyme on DNA.  Thanks to all at Dr. Piedrahita's lab, and thanks to Dr. Mark Westhusin, also of Texas A&M, for connecting me with him.
        Robin Leach, Ph. D of University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center -- Mrs. Leach corresponded back and forth with us, answering a lot of questions that we had.  Thanks a bunch!
        Thanks also to the many friends and family members who helped support this site, as well as helping to proofread it and making useful suggestions.

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Programs and Utilities Used Within Site
        Discus, by Kevin W. Paulisse and William F. Polik -- Forum
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General Resources - Books and Websites used throughout the site
BOOK:
Using HTML 3.2, Special Edition, Third Edition 
By Mark R. Brown and Jerry Honeycutt 
Indianapolis, IN; Que Corporation, 1997
BOOK:
Human Genetics Concepts and Applications, Second Edition 
By Ricki Lewis 
Dubuque, IA; Wm. C. Brown Publishers, 1997
BOOK:
Concepts of Genetics - 5th Edition 
By William S. Klug & Michael R. Cummings 
Upper Saddle River, NJ; Prentice Hall, 1994
WEBSITE:
"San Antonio Public Library Catalog and Information Databases" 
No By Line Given 
Updated August 27, 1998 
<http://www.saplweb.sat.lib.tx.us/>
WEBSITE:
"DNA Learning Center" 
By Mark V. Bloom, Ph.D. and the DNALC Staff (15 people) 
Updated August 28, 1998 
<http://vector.cshl.org/>
WEBSITE:
"Access Excellence" 
By Genentech, Inc. 
Updated August 25, 1998 
<http://www.gene.com/ae/>
WEBSITE:
"BioChemNet" 
By Dyann K. Schmidel, Ph.D. 
Updated August 24, 1998 
<http://schmidel.com/Bionet/>
WEBSITE:
"The Natural History of Genes" 
By The University of Utah School of Medicine, The Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, and The Utah Museum of Natural History 
Updated April 28, 1998 
<http://raven.umnh.utah.edu/>
WEBSITE:
"The Virtual Cell" 
By Matej Lexa 
Updated January 30, 1997 
<http://ampere.scale.uiuc.edu/~m-lexa/cell/cell.html>
Textbook - Books and Websites used only in the Textbook area throughout the site
BOOK:
Genetics & Human Health 
        Page 23 
By Faith Hickman Brynie 
Brookfield, CT; Milbrook Press, 1995
General DNA
BOOK:
The Secret of Life 
        Page 10 
By Joseph Levine and David Suzuki 
Boston, MA; WGBH Boston, 1993
General DNA
BOOK:
Visions 
        Pages 139, 142, 244 
Michio Kaku 
New York, NY; Anchor Books/Doubleday, 1997
About Genetic Engineering and the Future of it.
BOOK:
Does It Run In the Family 
        Pages 10-11, 150-151 
Doris Teichler Zallen 
New Brunswick, NJ; Rutgers University Press, 1997
Chromosome/Gene information
BOOK:
Biology Discovering Life, Second Edition 
        Chapter 9:  "Continuity of Life: Cellular Reproduction" 
        Chapter 15: "Macromolecules" 
        Chapter 20:  "Molecules and Genes" 
By Joseph S. Levine and Miller R. Kenneth 
Lexington, MA; D. C. Heath and Company, 1994
College Biology Textbook 
BOOK:
Biology for Christian Schools, Second Edition 
        Chapter 2: "The Chemistry of Life" 
        Chapter 3: "Cytology Part I:  Introduction to Cells," 
        Chapter 4: "Cytology Part II: Cellular Processes" 
        Chapter 5: "The Continuity of LifePart I:  Genetics" 
By Willam S. Pinkston, Jr. 
Greenville, SC:  Bob Jones University Press, 1994
High School Biology Textbook
BOOK:
Blueprint for Life Journey Through the Mind and Body 
        Pages 42-49 
By the Editors of Timelife Books 
Alexandria, VA:  Timelife Books, 1993
DNA Structure and Function
WEBSITE:
"Virtual Mitosis" at Virtual Genetics, University of Cincinatti 
By Kraig Schario 
Updated August 15, 1997 
<http://www.biology.uc.edu/vgenetic/mitosis/mitosis.htm>
Mitosis
WEBSITE:
"Understanding Gene Testing" at Access Excellence 
By the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
Updated August 25, 1998 
<http://www.gene.com/ae/AE/AEPC/NIH/index.html>
Understanding Genes
WEBSITE:
"Cells and Organelles" 
By Tom Jacobs 
Updated September 2, 1997 
<http://www.life.uiuc.edu/bio100/lessons/cells_and_organelles.html>
Cellular Biology
WEBSITE:
"The ESG Cell Biology Hypertextbook Homepage" 
Supervised by Prof. Vernon Ingram 
Update Date Not Listed 
<http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/7001main.html>
Basic Biology
ARTICLE:
"Rainbow of Bluebonnets" 
        Pages 1D and 10D 
Tracy Hobson Lehmannn 
San Antonio Express News, Saturday, April 11, 1998
Selective Breeding and Maroon Bluebonnets
Manipulating DNA
       Cloning
BOOK:
Clone 
By Gina Kolata 
New York, NY; W. Morrow & Co., 1998
Cloning
WEBSITE:
"Slouching Toward Creation -- Peering into the face of cloning" at Time Magazine/Pathfinder News 
Edited By Janice Castro 
Update Date Not Listed 
<http://www.pathfinder.com/time/cloning/>
Cloning of Dolly
WEBSITE:
"A Clone is a clone is a clone..." at Wired.com News 
By Kristi Koale 
Updated July 22, 1998 
<http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/13912.html>
Honolulu Technique 
WEBSITE:
"Mice cloned for first time" at MSNBC News 
By Charlene Laino 
Updated July 22, 1998 
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/18213.asp>
Honolulu Technique 
WEBSITE:
"Mouse Clones: The Series" at Lycos News 
No By Line Provided 
Updated July 22, 1998 
<http://www.lycos.com/envirolink/news/stories/3434.html>
Honolulu Technique 
       Genetic Mapping/Testing/Fingerprinting
BOOK:
The Human Genome Project - Cracking the Code Within Us 
By Elizabeth L. Marshall 
New York, NY; Franklin Watts, 1996
Genetic Mapping
WEBSITE:
"Human Genome Project Information" 
By Betty K. Mansfield and the HGMIS Staff (8 people) 
Updated July 31, 1998 
<http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/>
Human Genome Project
WEBSITE:
"DNA Proof Often Contradicts Victims in Criminal Cases" 
By Dave Harmon, Austin-American Statesman 
Update Date Not Listed 
<http://www.austin360.com/news/09sep/27/dna27.htm>
DNA Profiling
ARTICLE:
"Missing in Action" 
        Pages 47-53 
By Ralph Wetterhahn 
Popular Science, August 1998
DNA Fingerprinting
       Genetic Engineering
BOOK:
Genetic Engineering - Progress or Peril 
By Linda Tagliaferro 
Minneapolis, MN; Lerner Publications Company, 1997
Genetic Engineering
WEBSITE:
"Scientists Develop New Cloning Technique" at NewStandard 
By Alison Fitzgerald 
Updated January 21, 1998 
<http://www.s-t.com/daily/01-98/01-21-98/a05sr031.htm>
Cloning & Genetic Engineering
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