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DNATwist: A Web‐Based Tool for Teaching Middle and High School Students About Pharmacogenomics
Author(s) -
Berlin D S,
Person M G,
Mittal A,
Oppezzo M A,
Chin D B,
Starr B,
Klein T E,
Schwartz D L,
Altman R B
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1038/clpt.2009.303
Subject(s) - pharmacogenomics , web application , computer science , world wide web , medical education , psychology , medicine , pharmacology
DNATwist is a Web-based learning tool (available at http://www.dnatwist.org) that explains pharmacogenomics concepts to middle- and high-school students. Its features include (i) a focus on drug responses of interest to teenagers (e.g., alcohol intolerance), (ii) reusable graphical interfaces that reduce extension costs, and (iii) explanations of molecular and cellular drug responses. In testing, students found the tool and topic understandable and engaging. The tool is being modified for use at the Tech Museum of Innovation in California.