Christin E. Arnini
Ashburner, Michael,
Drosophila, a Laboratory Manuel,
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, 1989. (Contains 137 Laboratory protocols for
Drosophila
study, ranging from salivary gland chromosome staining, to karyotypping tissue-culture cells. )
Contolina, Nancy, “DNA Sequencing Simulation”,
The Science Teacher, Journal of the National Science Teachers Association,
Published: Arlington, VA, April 1996
Demerec, M. (editor),
Biology of Drosophila,
Hafner Publishing Company, New York, 1950. (This is a comprehensive reference text containing information on topics such as chromosomes, embryology, development, morphology, and collection and Lab techniques.)
Freifelder,David,
Essentials of Molecular Biology,
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, Mass, 1993. ( This is a good background information text suitable for teachers who would like some indepth discussion of DNA: replication, repair, transcription, translation, recombinant techniques, and mutagenesis.)
Fyrberg, Eric, (editor),
“Drosophila melanogaster,
Practice and Uses in Cell and Molecular Biology”, Vol 44 Journal,
Methods in Cell Biology,
Academic Press, San Diego, Calf, 1994. (This is a large scale collection of information on many aspects of
Drosophila
work, including care and feeding, analysis of Lab results, and extensive printed, and also electronic reference section— two of which are noted as follows: 1.
DIN,
(Drosophila Information Newsletter), is an electronic newsletter addressing
Drosophila
techniques and genetics, and the sharing of scientific information. It’s distributed quarterly by e-mail. Via Internet To : LISTSERVIUBVM.UCS.INDIANA.EDU Subject: SUB DIS-L2
. Fly Base
is a electronic database with the most current published information about
Drosophila .
The easiest access is by using Gopher from BOOMBOX.MICRO.UMN.EDU, or contact them by e-mail to:
flybasemorgan.harvard.edu
Griffiths, Anthony et al,
An Introduction to Genetic Analysis,
W.H. Freeman and Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1996. (This is a good genetics resource text for teachers. It covers DNA, chromosomes, mutations, recombinant technology, population genetics, and developmental genetics, all with a focus on landmark experiments and analysis.)
Gonick, Larry,
The Cartoon Guide to Genetics,
Harper Perennial,New York, 1991. (This is a fun cartoon book on Mendelian genetics principles which high school students might find informative, and amusing.)
Hoagland, Mahlon,
The Way Life Works,
Times Books, Random House Publishers, New York, 1995. (A beautifully illustrated and simply worded book, which discusses in a thematic and conceptual way: patterns in life, energy, DNA, biochemical reactions, and evolution. Middle school through college level students could find this book interesting and informative.)
Lawrence,Peter,
The Making of a Fly,
Blackwell Scientific Publications, London 1992. (A book on developmental biology of
Drosophila
which discusses first in a simplified introduction, then detailed description: egg, patterning in the embryo, cell allocation, and selector genes, and other topics in fly development.)
Levine, Joseph, and Suzuki, David,
The Secret of Life,
WGBH Educational Foundation, Boston, 1993. (A companion to the excellent PBS Nova series, “The Secret of Life”, which discusses DNA, biotechnology, and bioethics.)
Lindsley,Dan,
The Genome of Drosophila melanogaster,
Academic Press Inc, San Diego, California, 1992. (The bible/dictionary of
Drosophila
genetic elements, a.k.a. “The Red Book”, contains an alphabetized list of all mutants, alleles, and loci current up to the end of 1989. Also contains detailed genetic and chromosomal maps.)
Morgan, Thomas, H.,
The Genetics of Drosophila,
Garland Publishing, Inc., 1925, Reprinted New York 1988. (Thomas Hunt Morgan, 1866-1945, was the original fruit fly authority, and this book describes the results of his experimentation and study. It is interesting to read this as a historical piece, and an important beginning to the use of
Drosophila
in genetics research.)
Nash, Madeleine, “Jeepers! Creepy! Peepers!”,
Time Magizine,
April 3, 1995. (A brief article, readable for high school students, that describes fruit flies which were genetically engineered to develop extra eyes on heads and legs.)
Newton, David, E., James Watson & Francis Crick:
Discovery of the Double Helix and Beyond,
Facts on File Publications, New York, 1992. (Presents in a style readable for high school students, the story of the discovery of the structure of the DNA molecule by Watson & Crick.)
Ransom, Robert,
A handbook of Drosophila development,
Elsevier Biomedical Press, New York, 1982. (This is a collection of the work of nine scientists from the USA, Scotland, France, Germany, and Switzerland. It offers detailed scientific discussion of gametogenesis, embryogenesis,imaginal discs, development of body structures.)
Shorrocks, Bryan,
Invertebrate Types: Drosophila,
Ginn and Company, London, 1972. (This small text is readable for high school students, and discusses topics as field ecology, genetics, behavior, laboratory methods, and identification.)
Watson, James; Gilman, Michael; Witkowski, Jan;
Recombinant DNA, second edition,
Scientific American Books, New York, 1992. (A good reference book for teachers. Discusses: DNA, PCR, gene cloning,movable genes, applications and implications of recombinant DNA technology.)