This activity will allow you to broaden your knowledge of use of your selected technology in a variety of different applications, including tissue typing for organ transplantation, maternity/paternity testing, evolutionary studies, and early human migration pattern studies. Begin by reviewing genetic testing methodologies introduced in the "Genetic Testing Methodologies Used in Determining Relatedness of Survivors" document. Please perform the following steps in numerical order.

1. Select one of the four biochemical analysis technologies: HLA typing, mitochondrial DNA analysis, Y chromosome short tandem repeat analysis, or autosomal short tandem repeat analysis. Perform a search using only the name of the technology. Don't select an application of that technology. This will give you a sense of the multitude of ways in which this technology is currently being used.
2. After developing some background from your first search, combine the name of the technology and a potential area of application (e.g. evolution), to see what type of documents you find. Perform any other searches you believe appropriate.
3. Using the information you find, write a document outlining the following:
   • Your selected biochemical technology.
   • Different ways in which this technology is being used.
   • Manner in which this technology is being used for your selected applications.
   • Findings of scientists in your selected application.
   • Anticipated future role of scientific evidence in better understanding/confirming findings thus far.
4. Be certain to include a bibliography of web resources used in your document. Two different web page citation formats can be found at http://www.uni.uiuc.edu/~dstone/searchevalandcit.html .

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