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PGED’s resources raise awareness and spark curiosity, reflection, and dialogue about personal genetics. Explore our library of lesson plans, videos, conversation guides, and more!
Genome Editing and CRISPR
Recently developed techniques to easily modify DNA, known as “genome editing,” are bringing many new possibilities as well as…
Direct-to-Consumer Testing in the Genomic Age
Technological developments are making it possible to read a person’s entire genetic code, or genome, more rapidly and at…
Genome Editing and CRISPR
This pgEd presentation gives an overview of the rapidly evolving field of genome editing and one of its newest…
Rare Diseases: When New Treatments Come with Big Hopes & a Big Price Tag
Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a rare genetic disorder, characterized by a loss of motor function. Researchers have developed treatments…
Using Primary Resources to Examine the History of Eugenics
This lesson uses primary source documents to explore issues of race, gender and class in the 20th century. It…
Genetics, History, and the American Eugenics Movement
New genetic technologies are allowing us to assess and alter our own DNA and that of other living things,…
