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Sunny delight     Sun-Worshipers Rejoice! DNA repair allows life in the sun. Researchers have identified a mechanism that allows most people to bask - at least occasionally - in the sun. From DNA Repair: Something New Under the Sun http://whyfiles.org/shorties/dna_repair.html

Scottish sheep shocker     What's up with the ultimate copying machine? Exhibit looks like a tabloid newspaper, but provides credible scientific background about the 1997 scientist in Scotland who grew "impossible" sheep from one cell of another sheep. From Hello Dolly! http://whyfiles.org/034clone/

Field of Genes     Agriculture enters the Brave New World - helpful or hazardous? As American farmers spring into their spring planting, they are taking part in a quiet agricultural revolution. From Agricultural genetic engineering http://whyfiles.org/062ag_gene_eng/

Genetic technology     After our genes are all mapped, what's next? Did Thomas Jefferson father an illegitimate child with his slave Sally Hemings? Yes, genetic evidence carried on the Y chromosome demonstrated that Jefferson indeed had a fruitful liaison with Hemings. From Genetics moves on http://whyfiles.org/075genome/

Blazing a Genetic Trail     Colorful web book describing the excitement in biomedical research as scientists discover the causes of baffling diseases: abnormal genes. Includes: family studies; the Human Genome Project; and how to conquer hereditary diseases like cystic fibrosis. From HHMI's Blazing a Genetic Trail: Research on Mutant Genes and Hereditary Diseases. http://www.hhmi.org/genetictrail/