Australian Gene Ethics Network - Non-profit federation of groups & individual persons in Australia promoting critical discussion & debate on the environmental, social & ethical impacts of genetic engineering technologies. Go

Genetic Engineering Organization - Geenor attempts to increase public awareness about genetic engineering through on line articles & software. Go

HumGen - Human Genetics - University of Montreal - CRDP. Access to a wide range of information: credible, relevant policy statements on topics related to human genetics around the world. Go

Who Owns the Human Genetic Code? An Annotated Bibliography - Article on whether or not the United States Patent Office should issue patents on gene sequences. Go

Center for Genetics & Society - A pro-choice organization working for sensible policies on genetic engineering technology. Excellent resources & links. Go

ELSI - Human Genome Project - Primarily a collection of links to sites exploring the ELSI. Go

Human Genome Project: Ethical, Legal, & Social Issues - Explores the ethical, legal, & social issues (ELSI) surrounding availability of genetic information, as it pertains to privacy & the potential for discrimination. Go

HumGen - Canadian-based site gives access to national, regional & international, policy statements on topics relating to human genetics. Go

Eubios Ethics Institute - A non-profit group founded by Darryl Macer in Christchurch, New Zealand & in Tsukuba Science City, Japan. Site gives links, general information & conference abstracts. Go

Centre for Law & Genetics - Resources on the Commercialisation of Genetics & its legal consequences. Go

Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology & Industrial Property Rights - Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development (NFSD): ethical & ecological aspects of industrial property rights in the context of genetic engineering & biotechnology. Go

GMO Compass - Informs about the benefits & risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The site aims to make an essential contribution to the general GMO debate within the whole European Union. Go

Planet Earth Issues - Collection of articles about environment, race, and genetic issues. Go

Biotechnology/Biosafety links from the Third World Network Go

San Francisco State University: Genetic Engineering & Its Dangers - Essays, links to resources & a bibliography compiled by Dr Ron Epstein at the Philosophy Department. Categories include ethical & religious questions, biowarfare, and genetic engineering on humans. Go

National Human Genome Research Institute: ELSI Research Program - The Ethical, Legal, & Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program funds & manages studies related to the ethical, legal, & social implications of genetic & genomic research, & supports workshops, research consortia, & policy conferences related to these topics. Go

Agrifood Awareness Australia - Industry initiative, established to increase public awareness of, & encourage informed debate about, gene technology. Go

New Scientist - GM Organisms - Links to articles, some free & some archived. Go

Critical Genetics Project - Information about the scientific basis of genetic engineering & related aspects of biotechnology. Go

Biotechnology: Gateway to Environmental Destruction - A brief argument against the use of biotechnology in agriculture & the creation of genetically modified foods. The argument consists of eleven main assertions supported by detailed research. Go

The Food & Drink Federation Foodfuture Programme - Aims to improve public understanding of genetic modification. The programme has initiated wider discussion of the technology - the perceived benefits & disadvantages as well as the ethical & moral concerns. Go

Counterbalance.org: Genetics & Ethics - A Christian site that attempts to address the ethical, religious, & moral issues raised by a broad range of applications of genetics research. Go

Genetic Engineering - Paradise on Earth or a Descent into Hell? - By Keith Parkins. Long article, with a enormous list of references at the end. Go

Embracing Change with All Four Arms - This paper sets out to defend human genetic engineering with a new bioethical approach, post-humanism. Go

Council For Responsible Genetics - Advocacy & coalition building form the core of the CRG's work in our program areas of genetic discrimination, patenting of life forms, & food safety & environmental quality. Go

Would You Have Allowed Bill Gates to be Born? - Bioethicist Arthur Caplan supposes Bill has Asperger's syndrome, and comments on the perils of prenatal genetic testing that involves not life & death but attributes such as personality & sociability, genius & geekiness. Go