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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!
DNA, Crime and Law Enforcement
The collection and analysis of DNA is an important tool in law enforcement. This lesson explores the challenge of…
Difference, Not Deficit: Reframing the Conversation Around Genetics, Deafness, and Disability
Public engagement requires us to interrogate our language and the thinking behind it. What ideas are embedded in our…
Genetics, Jobs and Your Rights
The lesson explores the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), called the “first civil rights legislation of the 21st century”…
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,…
Discussing Genetics: Exploring Human Sex Variation through Athletics
Athletics events (commonly referred to as track and field in the US) are often divided into men’s and women’s…
Genetics, History and the American Eugenics Movement
This lesson provides students with a historical overview of the American eugenics movement and highlights some of the advances…
