Bone marrow transplantation

The New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry
Information about becoming a bone marrow donor in New Zealand.
http://www.nzblood.co.nz/?t=90

Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide
An organisation that finds compatible bone marrow donors for people all over the world.
http://www.bmdw.org

More amazing things blood stem cells can do…
A detailed overview of haematopoietic stem cells from the National Institutes of Health.
http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/scireport/chapter5.asp

Designer babies – fact or fiction?

What do New Zealanders think about PGD?
A brief summary of a major report into New Zealanders’ views of PGD, produced by the University of Otago.
http://www.otago.ac.nz/news/news/2006/01-08-06_press_release.html

New Zealand research into ethical uses of PGD
Otago Daily Times article on research at the University of Otago by Professor Sheila McLean.
http://www.otago.ac.nz/law/genome/news/SheilaODT.pdf

Can PGD be used to ‘design’ babies?
A discussion of the science and ethics of creating ‘designer babies’ by Nicolas Agar, a senior lecturer at Victoria University.
http://www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/agar.html

USA news reports on PGD
TV news reports and photos of PGD testing from the St Louis Infertility Centre, USA.
http://www.infertile.com/treatmnt/treats/pgd.htm

Embryonic stem cells and Alzheimer's disease

Inside the Brain: An Interactive Tour
This interactive tour gives information about what Alzheimer’s disease does to the human brain.
http://www.alz.org/brain/overview.asp

Public Understandings of Biotechnology in New Zealand: Factors Affecting Acceptability Rankings of five Selected Biotechnologies
This is a full copy of the report, “Public Understandings of Biotechnology in New Zealand: Factors Affecting Acceptability Rankings of five Selected Biotechnologies”
http://www.lincoln.ac.nz/story_images/613_RR266LH_s2662.pdf

Melanoma research in New Zealand

The Melanoma Foundation of New Zealand
The Melanoma Foundation of New Zealand provides a host of information about melanomas, including a quiz to determine your risk level.
http://www.melanoma.co.nz/

Molemap NZ
Molemap is a comprehensive screening test based on the fact that early detection and removal is the body's best defence.
http://www.molemap.co.nz

Teachers’ TV: Cancer and the genome
A 15-minute video featuring Sarah Walsh, a young woman living with melanoma cancer. Doctors explain what is happening to the cells in her body.
http://www.teachers.tv/video/2900

Mole melanoma information
What to look for if you’re worried about developing a melanoma.
http://www.dermatology.org/molemelanoma/watch2.html

Stem cell therapy – a bird-brain idea?

The brain
A brief introduction to the various parts of the brain and their function. This site contains an interesting comparison of fish, frog, bird, and human brains.
http://health.howstuffworks.com/brain3.htm

Canary brains and stem cell research
This article gives more detail of Nottebohm’s work with canaries and the impacts this has had.
http://www.michaelspecter.com/ny/2001/2001_07_23_brain.html

Stem cells

Meet Stem Cell Guy
A series of colourful animations following the differentiation of Stem Cell Guy.
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/stemcells/scintro/

Stem cell basics
An overview of stem cells from the National Institutes of Health.
http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics/

Timeline for bone marrow transplants

The New Zealand Bone Marrow Donor Registry
Information about becoming a bone marrow donor in New Zealand.
http://www.nzblood.co.nz/?t=90

Bone Marrow Donors Worldwide
An organisation that finds compatible bone marrow donors for people all over the world.
http://www.bmdw.org

Xenotransplantation

Xenotransplantation Gamma
A resource produced by the Royal Society of New Zealand as part of its Gamma series for secondary schools. This list of titles provides a link to the PDF version of the Xenotransplantation Gamma.
http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/Site/TeachersStudents/Resources_for_schools/gamma/Xeno.aspx

Pig cell treatment may start again
News article published in the New Zealand Herald, 25 August 2006.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=314&objectid=10397941

Living Cell Technologies seeks approval to continue pig cell treatment in NZ
News article published on http://www.scoop.co.nz, 17 April 2007.
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0704/S00038.htm

Four patients and their clinical trials
Stories of four people who have had xenotransplants, as well as resources on animal welfare and animal rights. Produced by the PBS network in the United States.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/organfarm/four/#rp