Special learning resources
Explore research tools and printable learning resources. Our main article library and existing genetics tools remain free.
Research workspace: PCR primer designer
Paste a DNA sequence, choose a product-size preset and compare primer pairs selected by Primer3. View binding positions, inspect predicted melting temperatures and save your design. Optional automatic specificity checks search locally hosted human GRCh38.p14 genome and RefSeq transcript references and show predicted products alongside the design. Search thresholds and coverage are explicit. Research use only; experimental validation is required.
Prepare for study or journal club with the worksheets below. Each has two printable pages with source-tracking prompts and space for handwritten notes.
Choose a worksheet
- Study worksheet – Turn one genetics article or topic into a focused study session, then check what you remember. Two printable pages.
- Journal-club reading worksheet – Prepare a two-page discussion brief that separates a paper's findings, limitations and interpretation. Two printable pages.
- Paper-comparison worksheet – Compare two papers addressing a shared question and explain why their findings may agree or differ. Two printable pages.
How to use the worksheets
- Choose a worksheet and a published article or pair of papers.
- Open the worksheet, then use Print this worksheet. You can print on paper or save a copy as PDF.
- Keep findings separate from interpretation, identify what remains uncertain, and record sources you want to check.
Free articles, optional special resources
Our main article library and existing genetics tools remain free. When available, a completed short rewarded ad grants 24 hours of access to special learning resources. The offer explains the reward before you choose. No advertiser click or purchase is required.
These worksheets are educational reading aids, not clinical decision tools or accredited continuing-education activities. Write on your printed copy; the worksheet pages do not collect answers. Do not include patient identifiers or personal medical information.