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What’s important to you? Mental health, drugs, new medicines, human genetics, animal testing, fertility or sexual health? Ever had an argument with a friend, or got to know something interesting from them? Ever been surprised by what other people think? Find out about other people’s opinions through our activities, resources and links.

Life in the frame Young people from ‘Children of the 90s’, who won a caption contest attended a three day summer school at At-Bristol called ‘Life in the Frame’.
View our "Life in the Frame" Electric December 2005 entry

Rainforest medicines Use these pages to take a closer look on line at the true value of rainforests, and investigate the journey of medicines from rainforest plants to our pharmacy shelves. Listen to other people's opinions, play games, advise Governments, and test yourself with the rainforest quiz!

Pub Quiz
Test your alcohol knowledge.
 

Browse the ‘Postcards from the future’ gallery created by Children of the 90’s 'Children of the 90s' were asked to imagine that they have travelled 50 years into the future to the year 2054 and send back a postcard to their friends and family living in 2004. Describing the weird and wonderful changes they imagine might have taken place, and drawing what they think the future might look like.

Electric December Do you want to read the news from the future? Have a browse through The Supernova - the red-hot-top, tabloid on-line newspaper delivered to your electronic door fresh from 2054! To see films from the future that young people have created use the digital tabloid format developed as part of the Electric December website.

Genome games glossary Interested in the rapidly moving field of human genetics? What are the ethical and social issues that relate to it? Trouble understanding all the complicated Jargon? See our online glossary for all the key terms you need to help understand some of these issues or print out your own version.

Taking Ages multimedia performance Drama took centre stage from 10 - 13 March 2004, when performance students from the City of Bristol College ran their own devised piece of theatre production on a bio-medical theme to audiences of over 100 local teachers and secondary school pupils. Having explored controversial topics including cloning, genetic testing for disease, eating disorders and plastic surgery, the students used recorded responses from questions posed to the community to form the basis of their performance.

Media and Performance students form the City of Bristol College collaborated to create a multimedia performance for you to view.

Find out more about some of the issues in this performance:

Cloning

BioEthics Education Project. Provides information about different types of cloning.

Human Cloning website. Fairly pro-cloning, includes essays written by different people on their opinions of human cloning and its benefits.

Website of the Genetics Science Learning Center at the University of Utah. Includes online games and quizzes as well as lots about the science of cloning.

Americans to Ban Cloning website. Contains anti-cloning information regarding the US Human Cloning Prohibition Act of 2003.

BBC Science Clone Zone. Information on cloning - the techniques and the ethical issues.

BBC Religion and Ethics website. Debates the ethics of human cloning.

Friends of the Earth campaign to ban cloning.


Genetic Testing for Disease

BioEthics Education Project. Provides information about Genes and Health.

BBC Health - introduction to genetic disorders and information on genetic testing for disease.

Understanding Gene Testing. US Department of Health and Human Services. Discusses the science and the implications of genetic testing.

Human Genetics Commission. Information on topics such as ‘Genetics and Employment’ and ‘Genetic Profiling at Birth’.

British Council of Disabled People. Debate surrounding pre-natal genetic testing for disabilities.

University of British Columbia Biotech webpage on the ethics of genetic testing for disease. Includes classroom activities.


Eating disorders

The National Centre for Eating Disorders. This webpage has a number of articles on eating disorders that can be used for extra information for students.

BBC Health- webpage on eating disorders. Contains medical advice and information on weight issues and eating disorders.

NOVA online website. Details six personal stories of living with eating disorders.

Mind Body & Soul. Online resource about healthy eating aimed at KS4 pupils.

Cancer

Cancer Research UK website. Provides information on different types of cancer as well as advice on reducing the risk of cancer and drug research.

Quit Smoking website. Information on how smoking is linked to lung cancer.
http://www.quit-smoking-stop.com/lung-cancer.html

Forest website - a pro-smoking organisation. This webpage looks at their views on smoking and health.

BBC Inside Out website. Details of a bogus cancer treatment exposed.


Plastic surgery

American Association of Plastic Surgeons website.

BBC One Life website. The realities of cosmetic surgery.

Kids Health website. Information on plastic surgery for teenagers.

CancerBACUP. Information on plastic surgery for woman who have had surgery to treat breast cancer.


Interested in having your say?
Want a chance to see what others think? Would you like to make your own comments on citizen science issues? These are the links for you.
Human cloning, genetic testing, curing HIV/AIDS in the developing world, plastic surgery and animal rights are just a few of the current controversial science-related issues that at some point we’ll all need to make choices about. The listed websites will keep you up to date with the issues and allow you to input your opinions.

GM Nation is the official website for the Genetic Modification (GM) public debate. Use this site to read the findings of the debate, which took place in June 2003, and to find out more about the issues surrounding GM.

Spiked is an online publication with the modest ambition of making history as well as reporting it. Spiked stands for liberty, enlightenment, experimentation and excellence. A website devoted to discussing and debating interesting issues.

The Dana Centre website is the place to visit if you care about how the science behind the headlines affects you and your environment. If you want to challenge leading experts face to face, provoke discussion and real engagement with the key issues of the day and enter into an online discussion forum.

Aftershot Cheers! A phrase we are all familiar with, however with an average 12% of males and 7% of females between 16-19 years showing signs of alcohol dependency, where is the balance? What are the social and biological effects of drinking alcohol?

Alcohol information sheets [PDF]

Links
www.doh.gov.uk/alcohol
Information from the department of health

www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/alcohol
The science of alcohol from the BBC

www.portman-group.org.uk
Promoting responsible drinking

www.hopeuk.org
Drug education and prevention

www.alcoholconcern.org.uk
Useful statistics on lots of topics to do with alcohol from alcohol concern

www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
Dealing with drink problems

 

Drugs on the brain Drugs: The facts These resources provide up to date information about the effects of drugs on the brain and the Law that surrounds their use. Use the expert and audience cards to get to grips with the facts and look at the audience questions to stimulate some thought provoking issues.

Drugs information sheets [PDF]

Links
www.talktofrank.com
Drugs are illegal. Talking about them isn’t

www.ukna.org
Narcotics Anonymous - Members of NA support each other to stay drug free. Locate your nearest group and read the 12 step programme

www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk
Government website which aims to give young people aged 14-16 , the low down on health in a fun and interesting way.

www.knowthescore.info
Drugs advice and information

 

Ethics, medicine and me Could you make a decision on who should receive treatment or not? Ethics committees are responsible for this and these resources give you a chance to take on that role. How would you make a decision? Would it be dependent on rights or consequences? Use these resources to broaden your understanding of the role of ethics in policy, medicine and how it would affect you.

Ethics Information sheets [PDF]

Links
http://www.hfea.gov.uk/
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority regulates all clinics providing IVF, donor insemination or the storage of eggs, sperm or embryos. Find the information leaflets that they produce for patients and doctors here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news
Search the BBC’s extensive news archives for stories about infertility and assisted conception issues

http://www.mannotincluded.com/
A controversial new company which sells sperm to people over the internet.