http://library.thinkquest.org/04apr/00774/
This site contains sections with information about all aspects of genetic engineering. It contains sections on the basic information about DNA/genes, the method used to modify an organism's genetic makeup, how the technology is utilized, controversy over this topic, a glossary for unfamiliar terms, and quizzes throughout to see how much you have learned by looking at this site.

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=444436&in_page_id=1770&in_a_source=

sheep that are 15% human.

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dp5/genetic.htm

http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-article-display?id=SNJ1316-0-7344&artno=0000094089&type=ART&shfilter=U&key=%22genetic%20engineering%22&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N

http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-quick-search?id=SNJ1316-0-7344&type=text&gov=N&res=Y&ren=N&lnk=N&wcn=N&method=relevance&newsearch=Y&pos=1&num=25&keyword=%22genetic+engineering%22&x=30&y=12&auth_checked=Y

What about genetically modified humans? Opinion polls show that Americans are enthusiastic about the prospects for curing cancer or whatever disease, with breakthrough discoveries that research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will bring us--well, just any day now. If only we invest enough in mission- and disease-oriented research, popular opinion seems to say, we can solve the problems. We can create wonderful babies for otherwise infertile couples by removing eggs and sperm and combining them. Along the way, at some point in the future, we will presumably have techniques to make better humans. In principle, we should be able to engineer the genetic composition of each individual, and therefore the population, by selecting only those genes and then those individuals that we want to have live and eliminating the rest--through fetal surgery, selective implantation, or targeted abortion. While the discussion usually centers on the medical procedures, these manipulations are also fundamentally about genetic engineering. There are choices of which genes and which combinations of genes (which individuals) to allow to live.

http://www.fofweb.com/Science/default.asp?ItemID=WE40
Text Citation: Barber, Nigel. "ethical issues of the Human Genome Project." Encyclopedia of Ethics in Science and Technology. Facts On File, Inc., 2002. Facts On File, Inc. Science Online. www.fofweb.com.

Last night I tried to post three blogs, and they never posted. That upsets me. I tried, but, alas, technology will hate me forever.
(My foot is on the bar of the desk with all the computers on it, and I can feel the vibrations of everyone typing)

Today is slightly surreal. I'm not especially aware of my surroundings, but I've got a million thinks going on in my head. Its hard to concentrate, I can't think straight, I have to differenciate between what I was thinking about and what actually happened. It's an odd feeling...as if all outside sound is muffled around my head. I can't hear or see correctly, and I can't bring myself to do anything I should be doing.

A room so small
you'd never believe
the thought that births
within it.
The walls stand bare
(for the most part)
with posters to cover
its blankness
and a blanket of
color
across the windows
to give it life.

Life is the feeling
the tone
the mood
(and any other literary term
we've discussed before)
of our small room...
unnoticable
and unbothered
(just the way
we like it).

In the morning,
we have visitors
(those who miss
the yesteryear)
and they talk
of thinks so deep
that I couldn't possibly
join
(however much
I may wish to)
I listen
every morning.

To be honest, I haven't given much thought to particular resolutions this year, but I have high hopes for change and oppurtunity. I couldn't possibly tell you all I want to achieve in ten minutes, but if I were to sum it all up into one idea, I would say only that I wish to have a more open mind and a less isolated view on life.

It bothers me that I know absolutely nothing. I have a very limited knowlege about just about everything, and it's limiting every oppurtunity that comes my way. There are people I know that are so interesting I could sit and just listen for hours on end, but all I ever do is listen. I rarely contribute because I have no idea what I'm talking about, or perhaps I'm afraid that whatever I have to say isn't significant enough. I feel that most people don't take me seriously because I rarely have anything to say that strikes them. I'm not interesting.

This year, I plan to change that. Everything I've ever loved and wanted to learn about, I'll finally stop procrastinating and pick up a book on the subject. Any question I'd never asked because of my (unapparent) shyness, I promise to ask. Any conversation I have, I promise to contribute because anything I have to say is worth hearing.

And now...

Reading this over, I promise to become more confidant in my capabilites. Listening is sometimes the best thing as well, and maybe the things I do know already will somehow interest people if I just find the confidance to speak.

The scene opens with three friends walking along a dark street lit dimly by streetlamps and the headlights of cars that pass. It is made immediately clear that these three girls, though entirely different, are the best of friends. Bray McFarlyn, stubborn, defiant, and carefree, leads the trio to an unknown destination. Jordan Peraino and Skye Braden follow without question for some time. It is apparent the Bray often leads them on mysterious adventures. The girls talk about normal teenage things that reveal each characters history. After a while, Skye, being the most nervous and paranoid of the three, begins to worry about their whereabouts while Jordan, being the “blonde” of the group (though she is brunette) continues to be blissfully ignorant.
Skye sees first that Bray has lead them to the back entrance of the movie theatre, and she panics because she suddenly knows Bray’s intention. Here we find out that Bray is a bit of a trouble-maker and does not like to abide by the rules. She has attempted to sneak into the theatre before and was nearly arrested the last time. Skye and Jordan argue angrily with Bray and try to convince her to do something else with them. If Bray goes out of line again, she will most definitely be arrested. However, Bray is incredibly stubborn and refuses to admit that she is ever wrong. She pushes the back door to the theatre open, and an alarm goes off. Security officers round the corner and see Bray, Skye, and Jordan. In an act of desperation, Bray points in the other direction and screams “FIRE!”. They run for it.