"Transgenic melon." Image from Genetics. Ed. Richard Robinson. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2010 accessed through Science In Context

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This is an online guide to the library instruction session for your HR 202 Genetics, Ethics and Society assignment. This guide will direct you to library resources useful for research on genetically modified organisms. Please contact me if you have any questions about our library session or for other assistance researching your topic. 

All information is not created equally. Look at the two sources of information on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and complete the evaluation form.

• GMO Answers
• WanttoKnow.Info

When assessing any research consider:

• author credentials
• funding sources
• theoretical paradigm

Look at 

• new journals
• gray literature (.gov, .org, .edu sites)
• newspapers or magazine stories
• blogs and wikis
• open access journals

From The critical assessment of research:traditional and new methods of evaluation by Alan Bailin and A. Grafstein, 2010, Oxford: Chankdros.

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