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Biochemistry
Botany
- California
Academy of Science Diatom Resources
Diatoms have delicate, ornate cell walls composed of silicon dioxide.
These aquatic protists' shells - glassy boxes that appear to be jewels
when viewed through a microscope - are the basis for their taxonomy.
This site contains many taxonomic databases and other resources assembled
by the California Academy of Sciences, whose collection includes more
than 59,000 samples. An illustrated key covers more than 70 genera of
diatoms. There's also a diatom glossary, a database of genus names,
and a roster of the 472 type specimens in the academy's collection.
You can also read a primer on diatom biology or catch up on the latest
news articles on diatoms.
- Scott's
Botanical Links
At Scott's Botanical Links, a sprawling collection of reviewed and rated
links, you can read about famous botanists, locate photos of plants,
or learn how to propagate them. Scott Russell, a botanist at the University
of Oklahoma, Norman, adds a new site to the list every day or two. The
content runs from highly technical DNA databases to general how-to's
on plant care, and the searchable archives stretch back to 1996.
- USDA Plants Database
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Cell Biology
- WWW
library of cell biology
- BugScope
Project
The Bugscope project is an educational outreach program for K-12 classrooms.
The project provides a resource to classrooms so that they may remotely
operate a scanning electron microscope to image "bugs" at
high magnification. The microscope is remotely controlled in real time
from a classroom computer over the Internet using a web browser.
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Curriculum
- Forensics
in the Classroom
Forensics units developed by Court TV in conjunction with the American
Academy of Forensic Sciences and the National Science Teachers Association.
Each unit includes, a unit overview, nationally recognized standards
that apply, a list of required materials, pages containing forensics
terms and FAQs, introductory and background information, student handouts
that introduce the storyline and direct the associated lab activities
and procedures, the complete mystery, instructions on how to create
a final Investigative Finding Report, desired outcomes for the unit,
additional sources of forensics information, extension activities for
additional labs and research along with information on how this material
can be applied to other subject areas. The activities also provide different
ways for you to assess student progress – via successful completion
of lab experiments and an official Crime Lab Report write-up. The program
also features a "Forensics Basics" sheet, which outlines the
evolution of Forensic Science and explains how it is used today to help
solve cases.
- DNA
Chips: A Genetics Lab in the Palm of Your hand
Teachers guide contains lesson plans and activities
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Evolution
General Biology
- Access Excellence
Top site in biology education. Reviewed lesson plans, on-line interactive
mysteries, discussion forums, downloadable graphics, etc.,
- BioInteractive
This site provides on-line simulations in neurobiology, biotechnology,
physiology and other areas. These simulations are also available on
FREE CD's which can be ordered from the site.
- The Biology
Project
HIV epidemiology simulation, tutorials on immunology and AIDS, case
studies, genetics tutorials
- Science Controversies
on-Line Partnerships in Education
SCOPE is establishing on-line, intellectual communities focused on current
controversies in science that concern leading research scientists and
also connect to the interests of the general public.
- Nature
Songs
- Bio
Topics and Animations
THIS IS GREAT! Investigations into just about every biological concept.
- Howard Hughes
Medical Institute
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Genetics
- BBC
Genetics
- BioQuest
Bioinformatics tools
Project collection of teaching and learning resources involving the
analysis of molecular sequence and structure data.
- Biotechnology Education
Program
Offers lessons & learning activities on acids & bases, diffraction,
DNA fingerprinting, & criminal evidence, electrophoresis & other topics
related to genetic engineering & testing.
- CaseIt
CaseIt is a free simulation which models gel electrophoresis and western
blots. The manual includes cases which students solve (e.g., do I have
the gene for breast cancer? Is george the father?, Who killed the dog,
etc.,)
- DNA Learning Center at
Cold Spring Harbor
simplified bioinformatics tools for high school students, current news
and tutorials
- DNAinteractive
Once you login to myDNAi, you will be able to personalize and host your
own web page and create lessons for use in your classroom using the
debut version of Lesson Builder.
- FlyNome
Fear of intimacy, celibate, heartless, numb, drop dead. Highlights from
a Cosmo article on today's dating scene? Maybe, but they're also the
names of fruit fly genes. Mixing entomology with etymology, the FlyNome
site explicates the stories behind these and some 80 other quirky monikers
for Drosophila genes.
- Genetic
Lesson Plan Ideas
Lots of links to lesson plans and resources from reliable sources.
- Genetics Education
Center
Resources, lesson plans, etc on human genetics.
- Genes and
Disease
- The
Gene Scene
A nice simulation where students look at the importance of populations
and genetic diversity
- Human
Genome Project Education Resources
- Human
Genome Project Exploring Our Molecular Selves Educational Kit
- Karyotypes
- MendelWeb
- Southwest
Biotechnology and Informatics Center
Has interactive simulations for forensics, bioinformatics, outbreak,
protein explorations and pcr.
- Partnership for
Plant genomics education
Lab Protocols, downloadable software (Virtual DNA Fingerprinting and
Germ Wars), and photos of plant transformation. In the Virtual DNA fingerprinting
program, students are placed in a virtual laboratory where they must
utilize molecular biology techniques to solve a forensic mystery. Over
the course of seven episodes, students collect evidence, extract DNA,
perform a southern blot, use PCR, and finally solve the crime. Germ
Wars explores facets of biotechnology, plant genetics, and microbiology.
This software investigates the microbial world, revealing how people
and plants defend themselves against microbe invasion as well as describing
what happens when those defense systems fail.
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Immunology
Physiology
- Brain Museum
The Brain Museum has images of whole brains of more than 100 mammalian
species from humans to dolphins to tree shrews, and stained thin sections
for 15 species. Brain nomenclature and how to infer the brain structure
of extinct animals from impressions inside fossil skulls is included.
- The
Brain's Inner Workings
Introduces the physical, chemical, & electrical events that occur
in the normal brain and provides clues to what goes awry in mental illness.
A video, narrated by Leonard nimoy, shows how cells of the brain function,
how messages pass through a cell neuron, & more. The video is accompanied
by a guide for teachers and one for students.
- MedLine Plus
MEDLINE Plus is a health information service of the National Library
of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. For health information,
it doesn‚t get any better.
- National
Institute of General Medical Sciences
- BBC
interactive Brain Map
- BBC
interactive Human Body
- InnerBody.com
This is a good site for looking into human systems good links.
- Sheep
Brain Dissection: The anatomy of Memory
- On-line
dissection links
- Visible
Human
The Visible Human Project® is the creation of complete, anatomically
detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female
human bodies.
Professional Organizations
Zoology
- Animal
Diversity Web
- Fertilization
- Moths
of North America
Visitors to the Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas might glimpse a handsome
silk moth hunting for a willow on which to lay her eggs. This site holds
a rich vein of information on the distinguishing marks, life history,
and conservation status of these nocturnal insects. The handy moth resources
include county-by-county range maps, species checklists for the lower
48 states of the United States, and distribution data for northern Mexico.
If you are having trouble identifying a specimen, illustrated accounts
profile more than 100 common species and can help you pin down the name
of your catch.
- PrimateLit
If you need to find the most recent studies on the social life of the
Philippine tarsier, Jane Goodall's early papers on nest building in
wild chimpanzees, then PrimateLit, a well-stocked bibliography of primate
books, papers, reports, abstracts, and dissertations hosted by the University
of Wisconsin, Madison may be just what you're looking for. Each record
provides the basic citation information and allows you to easily locate
other works by the same author or covering the same subject, geographical
area, species, or taxonomic group. You can search the latest entries
or prowl the "ancient" literature, which extends back to 1940.
- Sea Urchin
Embryology
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