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NIGMS > Minority Programs Update > Fall 2001 > Three New Science Education Booklets Available |
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Three New Science Education Booklets
Available NIGMS recently published three new science education booklets: The Chemistry of Health, The Structures of Life, and Genetic Basics. All of the booklets are geared toward an advanced high school or early college-level audience and include questions testing comprehension at the end of each chapter.
The Structures of Life (60 pages) focuses on structural biology. The booklet contains a general introduction to proteins, a chapter each on X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and a chapter on structure-based drug design. It also features "Student Snapshots" designed to inspire young people to consider careers in biomedical research. Genetic Basics (68 pages) includes descriptions of how genes work, "strange but true" exceptions to the traditional rules of genetics, why basic research is important and worthwhile, some of the connections between genes and diseases, and the excitement of genetics research in the 21st century. In addition to the new science education booklets, NIGMS has developed a recurring feature publication, Findings, which highlights the research of NIGMS-funded scientists. Each issue of the publication also contains a roundup of recent, clinically relevant NIGMS-funded research studies and a crossword puzzle containing terms used in the feature stories. All of these publications can be found, and ordered, on the NIGMS Web site at http://www.nigms.nih.gov/news/publist.html. Free copies can also be requested by contacting:
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