| These are resource links, not, required reading. They are
here to help you further understand topics of your own choice.
Cell and Molecular Biology text online, developed by students at MIT,
that covers most of the material in this course: http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/chapters.html
Chapter 2 The Chemical Basis of Life Web Resources:
The Periodic Table http://www.shef.ac.uk/~chem/web-elements/biol/periodic-table.html
http://www.webelements.com/
a web periodic table, with information and links to data about the biological
significance of each element. Click on an element to explore its properties:
Properties of Water http://cwis.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/modules/water/info_water.html
each image is a link allowing you to view enlarged graphics or short movies.
The Biology Project http://www.arizona.biology.edu
Chapter 3 The Molecules of Cells Web Resources:
The Biology Project http://www.arizona.biology.edu
(click on biochemistry for overview)
The Lipid Page http://www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol/library/lipids/index.html
search image is a link allowing you to view enlarged graphics (click on
the gif image).
Monosaccharide Browser http://bmbwww.leeds.ac.uk/designs/monosac/home.htm
Web source of information about sugars. Suggested starting point:
D-Glucose http://bmbwww.leeds.ac.uk/designs/monosac/ald_6_2.htm
Jack Browns molecular images http://www.cc.ukans.edu/~micro/picts.html
: images of proteins and DNA in various representations.
Chapter 4 A Tour of the Cell Web Resources:
Cells Alive http://www.cellsalive.com/
A large collection of light micrographs showing a wide variety of cells
and featuring time-lapse photography. Includes many video clips and animations.
The Virtual Cell http://ampere.scale.uivc.edu/~m-lexa/cell/cell.html
Select an action from the list on the right (e.g. cut, view EM), then click
on the image of the cell to see the result of your action. This is a good
way to explore features of the cell.
Course Tutorial in Cell Biology http://lenti.medumn.edu/~mwd/cell_www/cell.html
Detailed on-line course materials for a cell biology course. Look at individual
pages on all aspects of cell structure and function. by Mark Dalton.
Or try http://www.cbc.umn.edu/~mwd/cell_www/cell.html
First Cell by Carl Zimmer(from Discover Magazine, Nov. 1995)
http://www.enews.com/magazines/discover/magtxt/110195-7.htm/
The evolution of membranes may have been the critical evolutionary step
that made life possible.
The Mother of all Blood Cells by Peter Radetsky. (from Discover
Magazine, March 1995).
http://www.enews.com/magazines/discover/magtxt/030195-2.html
Stem cells, found in bone marrow, are the source from which all our red
cells, white cells, and platelets are constantly produced. Until recently,
no one was able to get them to grow and divide outside the body. The rewards
and applications of successful stem cell growth in vitro are phenomenal
-- read about it here!
Chapter 5 The Working Cell Web Resources: Energy,
Enzymes & Catalysis Problem Set http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/energy_enzymes_catalysis/energy_enzymes_catalysis.html
from the University of Arizona.
Chapter 6 How Cells Harvest Chemical Energy Web Resources:
Introduction to Glycolysis Home Page
http://bmbwww.leeds.ac.uk/designs/glyintro/home.htm
from the University of Leeds, UK. Includes "step by step glycolysis" with
animations, and a "do-it-yourself" glycolysis kit.
Metabolism Problem Set http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/metabolism.html
from the University of Arizona.
Chapter 7 Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food
Introduction to spectrum and pigments
http://www.gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookPS.html
Chapter 8 Cellular Basis of Reproduction and Inheritance
The Biology Project http://www.arizona.biology.edu
(click on mitosis & meiosis)
Try some of the quiz questions.
Make a karyotype from a chromosome spread online
http://www.biology.washington.edu/bsa/karyotypeS.html
Chapter 9 Patterns of Inheritance Web Resources:
The Biology Project http://www.arizona.biology.edu
(click on genetics)
Virtual Fly Lab http://vflylab.calstatela.edu/edesktop/VirtApps/VflyLab.html
Do your own Drosophilia crosses on line
A Classroom Guide to Yeast Experiments http://www.phys.ksu.edu/gene/chapters.html
Chapter 12 DNA Technology Web Resource
Try the DNA tutorial from the DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor
http://vector.cshl.org
Try some bioinformatics with the tutorials from The Whitehead Institute
http://www.wi.mit/bio/pub/hsteachers.html
The Human Genome Web Resources:
Primer on Human Genetics and the Human Genome Project http://www.gdb.org?Dan?DOE/intro.html
good overview from the Department of Energy.
Human Gene Map is posted on the web http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2556473475-ac2
see what genes have been identified. DOE Human Genome
Project http://www.er.doe.gov/production/ober/hug_top.html
& http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis
links to many other sites.
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man(OMIM) http://www.ncib.nlm.nih.gov/Omim
Chapter 13 Human Evolution Web Resources:
Lucy http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/8853/index.html
Evaluate fossil evidence from Lucy http://www.cen.uiuc.edu/~priestle/aa/
determine how similar she was to hominoids.
You dont need a list of every relevant site on the World Wide Web,
by following the links on the above sites you can eventually reach every
Biology site in the world. If you have unlimited time try the Biological
Sciences Resource Index ( http://bio444.beaumont.plattsburgh.edu/Biosciences.html
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