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HONR 101: FYS You and Your Genome

This is a class guide for Sarah Mordan-McCombs' Fall 2025 class.

Search Suggestions

Using the DePauw Library Discovery Search:

  •  On the Libraries home page, try searching these phrases to discover general books for background information:
    • The common name of your disease or alternate name variation (Example: Parkinson's is also called Shaking Palsy, Paralysis agitans, Hypokinetic rigid syndrome, or primary parkinsonism)
  • Try keywords like: genetic disease; genetic disorder; genome; genetic mutation
  • Results will offer print books (limit to Roy O. West) as well as e-books and article citations
  • Look for medical textbooks:
    • In Roy O. West General Collection:  Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: RC46 .H333 2015

Magazines of Note:

  • Scientific American, The Economist, Wired, New Scientist, Science News
  • Don't forget you have access to digital newspapers -- see "Digital Newspaper Access" tab on left-hand side

 

Use these library subscription databases to access articles

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