Search tips
If you start at a broad source like Kahn Academy or wikipedia, leave it at that: a start! Use what you learn there to refine your search in proquest, jstor, and other databases and websites.
Search for your terms in quotations to search as a phrase, adding keywords you're interested in: i.e. "genetic transformation" agriculture or "gene regulation" cancer
You will find scholarly journal articles (a.k.a. peer reviewed articles) on these topics. These articles can be long and are written for a specific expert audience. they can be 20-30 pages. Fret not! You can glean enough information by reading the abstract and introduction. If you are still intrigued or want more from the article, read the conclusion (if there is one) and then skim the article paying special attention to the topic headings and graphs or other visuals and their captions.
- Research RoadmapMake a copy of this worksheet to help guide you while you are researching.
Databases
- Health and Wellness This link opens in a new windowThis database has a lot of scientific studies and medical trade journals that have a lot of commentary on examples of genetic transformation and gene regulation.
- Proquest This link opens in a new windowSearch for "genetic transformation" along with a keyword of an aspect that makes you curious like agriculture or medicine.
- JStor This link opens in a new windowIncludes archives of over one thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Summaries
- Science Direct: Genetic TransformationThis site offers some information on genetic transformation along with overviews of many different scholarly sources. Do not purchase articles linked on this site! If there is one you are interested, please email the librarian to access.
- Scitable: Gene RegulationThis site from the science journal Nature offers an overview on gene regulation.
- Use quotations to search for the phrases "genetic transformation" and "gene regulation"
- Add the phrase "white paper" to find more examples
- Use advanced search (under settings) to limit your search to a specific domain (i.e. .edu or .gov)
- Use the minus sign to exclude words or phrases from your search (i.e. "genetic transformation" -"golden rice")
Websites
- Genetic Home ReferenceCreated by the National Library of Medicine, this source provides information on genes and genetic diseases. Click on the "additional information & resources" and "sources for this page" links at the bottom of each entry to find more articles on the topic.
