A great source for biological collections and databases
accessible via the Web. Toxicology and risk assessment,
biotechnology, and biological journals are also listed.
National Human Genome Research Institute. Available
on-line. URL:
http://www.genome.gov/. Accessed May 20, 2003.
The Human Genome Project (HGP) is an international
research effort to determine the DNA sequence of the
entire human genome. You can find many resources
here on the progress of this endeavor, including fact
sheets, educational curricula, and teaching modules.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Threatened and
Endangered Animals and Plants. Available on-line.
URL:
http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html. Accessed May
20, 2003.
This Federal Website lists the laws governing endan-
gered and threatened species in the United States and
contains listings of all species that are listed or pro-
posed for listing in the United States. It also contains
world-related species information and a wealth of
information on a species level.364 Appendix II