Topics in this area include cloning, gene therapy, genetics in the court room, and agricultural applications. The risks and benefits of genetic testing are outlined, and students can access links about genetic testing, diseases, and counseling. Throughout the general information and application areas are quick genetic facts about that topic, links to more in depth information, and reader's poll questions. The interactive area allows students to follow along with experiments that are illustrated with color photographs, take a ten question quiz, and answer all of the poll questions. They can also find and print out twelve word games using genetics vocabulary in this section.
Students can do an experiment studying enzymes by placing a slice of pineapple on Jello.
They can see, both in their own experience and in the photographs, that the enzymes in the pineapple change the protein in the Jello resulting in its change from solid to liquid. There are fifteen questions in the reader's poll, and after each question is answered, the up to the minute results are displayed. The students can then see how prevalent their opinions are. Students may access a bulletin board where they can post, read,or answer questions from others who have visited this site. Teachers can find additional links in the interactive section.