Biology Websites
Smithsonian: Algae research |
Red
tide fact sheet |
Tree of Life
Web Project |
Seed
evolution |
Animal Behavior
Society Web Site |
Association of Zoos &
Aquariums |
Periodic Table of the Elements WebElements Caloric Confusion Marie and Pierre Curie and the Discovery of spontaneous radioactivity Marvelous Molecules A Close Look at Water How Ionic Compounds Dissolve Hydrogen Bonding of Water Properties of Water The Biology of Water The Nature of Water Water Science for Schools pH and Indicators Big Molecules Fire and Spice Macromolecules of Life The Biology of Carbon |
Biochemistry of Carbohydrates What Is Cellulose? Why Beans Give You Gas Biochemistry of Lipids Cholesterol Cyberlipid Center Sugars and Fats Amino Acid Basics Biology of Amino Acids Aspartame, a Sweet-Tasting Dipeptide Proteins Are the Body's Worker Molecules Proteins and Proteonomics RCSB Protein Data Bank Does eating turkey make you sleepy? Discover How Proteins Function Science Friday: Protein Folding |
Biosphere 2 |
The Earth's Biosphere |
To Know Ourselves A Revolution in Progress: Human Genetics and Medical Research The Human Genome Project: Exploring Our Molecular Selves Gene Therapy - Human Genome Project Cracking the Code of Life Biotechnology Industry Organization—Bioethics |
American Journal of Bioethics Online Cloned and Genetically-Modified Animals The Next Pig Thing Harvest of Fear Jefferson's Blood |
Labor and Delivery American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Fetal Alcohol Syndrome March of Dimes |
Thalidomide Victims Association of Canada Thalidomide Windows on the Womb National Institute of Child Health and Development |
Lifeblood Molecule of the Month: Serum Albumin A Summary Study of Blood Red Gold: The Epic Story of Blood Molecule of the Month: Hemoglobin Life Cycle of the Erythrocyte Genes and Blood Type About Blood and Cellular Therapies |
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1930 Blood Typing Game Molecule of the Month: Thrombin Blood Coagulation National Heart, Blood, Lung Institute - Blood Diseases and Resources Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Aplastic Anemia Foundation Leukemia Society of America |
CancerQuest Oncolink American Cancer Society Cell Biology and Cancer Molecule of the Month: p53 Tumor Suppressor National Cancer Institute on Smoking and Cancer Mayo Clinic Medicinenet Colon Cancer Information |
Causes and Prevention of Cancer Chemotherapy and You; A Guide to self-help during Cancer Treatment Treating and Preventing Cancer with Vaccines Project Zero: The Project to End Prostate Cancer Skin Cancer Updates An Introduction to Skin Cancer National Cancer Institute on Colon Cancer |
The Heart and Circulatory System Cardiovascular System Heart Information Center The Heart: An Online Exploration Introduction to Anatomy - Circulatory System & Blood WISC-Online American College of Cardiology |
Medline Plus High Blood Pressure American Heart Association Vital Signs: Understanding Cardiovascular Disease State-of-the-Art in Artificial Hearts Lymphatic System Lymph and Immunity Lymphatic System: Spleen and Other Organs |
Henrietta's Dance Glossary of Genetic Terms The Cell Cycle & Mitosis Tutorial Mitosis |
Online Onion Root Tips Animated Cell Cycle The 'Immortal' Story Of One Woman's Cells |
Membrane Structure Gallery of Membrane Proteins Cell Membrane Tutorial The Fluid-Mosaic Membrane Model as a Scientific Fact New Clues to How RNA Exits the Nucleus The Nucleus Golgi Complex: Structure and Function Endoplasmic Reticulum: Structure and Function How the Scanning Electron Microscope Works |
How Lysosomes and Peroxisomes Are Produced Mitochondrion Reconstructed by Electron Tomography Mitochondria: Architecture Dictates Function Mitochondria Research Society The Secrets of a Cell's Skeleton at 8-Angstrom Resolution Cytoskeleton Tutorial Microtubules Keeping Warm: Evolution to the Rescue |
Inside A Cell Inside the Cell Cell Basics What Is a Cell? Cells Alive CancerQuest: Cell Structure Virtual Cell Animation Collection |
Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes, & Viruses Tutorial Structure and Function of Organelles The Micropolitan Museum Dennis Kunkel, Microscopy - Education Microscopy Cell Biology Animation |
Cystic Fibrosis CFTR - cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Glossary of Genetic Terms Karyotyping Activity Human Karyotypes for Teaching National Down Syndrome Society—Welcome to NDSS BRCA1 and BRCA2: Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing - National Cancer Institute BRCA gene test for breast cancer - MayoClinic.com |
NCBI Human Genome Resources New Methods in Karyotyping What Can Our Chromosomes Tell Us? The Meaning of Sex, Genes, and Gender NOVA: How Sex Is Determined SRY: Sex determination—Genes and Disease—NCBI Bookshelf Klinefelter Syndrome Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Prognosis Klinefelter's Syndrome: MedlinePlus |
PBS:
Cnidarians |
Jelly fish: links,
info, and photos NOAA's Coral Reef Information System (CoRIS) - What are Coral Reefs? |
Oceanic
Research Group: Echinoderms |
Declining
Amphibian Population Task Force |
Your Digestive System and How It Works Human Anatomy Online: Digestive System Fundamental Physiology and Anatomy of the Digestive System Digestive System Running through the Human Digestive System The American Dental Association Pregastric Digestion Physiology of Taste Sympathetic nervous control of gastric motility Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable bowel syndrome - MayoClinic.com |
Research in the News: Ulcers Small Intestine Molecule of the Month: Trypsin Fats and Ols in Human Nutrition The Liver: Introduction and Index The Large Intestine American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Control of Digestive System Function GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) Morphometry of myenteric neurons in stomach |
Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids The DNA Molecule Is Shaped Like a Twisted Ladder The Molecules of Life Molecule of the Month: Transfer RNA Molecule of the Month: DNA The Structure of the DNA Molecule DNA and Mutations |
DNA Structure Tutorial The Secret of Life DNA Interactive Composition of Life DNA Anatomy Introduction to DNA Structure TIME 100: James Watson & Francis Crick DNA Structure and Function |
Center
for Cancer Research: replication and cancer DNA Replication A Science Odyssey: You Try It: DNA Workshop |
Cell
Biology Animation by John Kyrk DNA Replication - St. Olaf College—A private liberal arts college DNA Replication Fork - Harvard Home |
Synthetic Opiates and Opiods Addiction's Path Why Can't the Brain Shake Cocaine The Science of Addiction Alcohol News & Addiction News & Illegal Drugs News |
National Institute on Drug Abuse Addiction - A Whole New View The Limits of Love |
Ohio
State: Oldest complex organic molecules isolated Carnegie Institution: Learning to Live With Oxygen Early Oxygen |
Caltech:
Early oceans 2-Billion-Year-Old 'Window' to Planet's Past Found Earth's First 3.7 billion years |
Ecosystems Ecosystems, Biomes, and Habitats NatureWorks: Ecosystems Endangered Ecosystems Scientific Facts on Ecosystem Change Ecosystems – US Environmental Protection Agency |
Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Nature Conservancy News Room – The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Biomes and Ecosystems Environmental Biology Sequence – Ecosystems |
Endocrine System Pathophysiology of the Endocrine System Endocrine System The Endocrine Society Molecule of the Month: Estrogen Receptor Martin Rodbell: Discovering How Cells Respond to Signals Steroid Hormones and Receptors Hypothalamus and Pituitary Gland Molecule of the Month: Growth Hormone Acromegaly Table of Vertebrate Hormones Stress System Malfunction Could Lead to Serious Life-Threatening Disease Adrenal fatigue: Is there such a thing? – MayoClinic.com NRDC: Endocrine Disruptors |
American Thyroid Association Thyroid Disorders Steroids of the Adrenal Cortex National Adrenal Diseases Foundation NIDDK Health Information Is diabetes a public-health disorder? American Diabetes Association The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1986 Melatonin Hormone Control: The Hypothalamus Environmental Agents: Endocrine Disruptors Estrogen Dominance Panic Attacks and Biochemistry: The HPA Axis (what?) |
Evidence Supporting Biological Evolution Fossil Horses in Hyperspace Evolution and the Fossil Record Vertebrate Flight Exhibit The Beast of Bodin Moor The Embryonic Zoo Evolution: Library: Whale Evolution Evidence for Evolution: the Origin of Whales |
Evolution and Phylogenetics Malaria, Algae, Amoeba, and You: Unraveling Eukaryotic Relationships Earth on the Edge The Sixth Extinction PBS Evolution Library |
A History of Evolutionary Thought A Chronology of Evolution The Darwin-Wallace 1858 Paper |
Ernst Mayr: Genetics and Speciation Songbird Shows How Evolution Works |
American Dietetic Association USDA Food and Nutrition Information Vegetarian Nutrition International Food Policy Research Institute UN Food and Agriculture Organization Malnutrition Unraveling the Enigma of Vitamin D |
The Killer in Your Yard Vitamins and Minerals The Biology of Obesity Obesity Could Break Your Heart Burn Rate Health Weight Planner (BMI calculator) U.S. EPA Pesticide Programs |
Fruit
Facts |
Major
types of fruits |
UC
Berkeley: Into to Fungi |
Fungi Perfecti: a biography of Paul Stamets |
Variations to Mendel's First Law of Genetics Sickle Cell Anemia Blood Types Tutorial |
Pleiotropic Effects and Lethal Genes Quantitative Genetics |
Summary
of gene regulation in Eukaryotes |
Dartmouth
College: A video demonstration of how the lac operon works |
Gene
therapy summary The U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science website gives a comprehensive overview of gene therapy and discusses recent developments in gene therapy research. Also discussed are ethical issues surrounding gene therapy and information about the Human Genome Project. American Society of Gene Therapy The ASGT website offers a definition of gene therapy and its applications, as well as the ASGT's mission in promotion of gene therapy research. This webpage includes a long list of recently published news articles about gene therapy. National Cancer Institute: Gene Therapy and Cancer A Q&A about gene therapy for cancer. Discusses gene therapy's application to cancer, the viruses used in gene therapy, and risks of treatment. |
The
University of Utah's overview of gene therapy with interactive animations |
MendelWeb Glossary of Genetic Terms Mendel's First Law Punnett Squares Mendel's Second Law Dihybrid Cross Problem Set Linkage Understanding Gene Testing |
Beyond Discovery: The Path from Research to Human Benefit Mendelian Laws Apply to Human Beings Human Chromosome Launchpad Color Blindness Problem Set Human Gene Mutation Database Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man |
Phenylketonuria Home Page National Organization for Albinism and Hyperpigmentation Huntington's Disease Society of America A Pedigree of Hemophilia in the Royal Families of Europe Genetic Pathology Gallery Chromosome Deletion Outreach |
Fragile X FRAXA Research Foundation National Down Syndrome Society Turner Syndrome Society |
Restriction Enzymes Background Paper Molecule of the Month: Restriction Enzymes Molecular Genetics: Piecing It Together What the Heck Is PCR? |
Polymerase Chain Reaction Current Sequencing Technologies Gel Electrophoresis |
Ohio State
University: Gymnosperms |
Palm
and Cycad Association of Australia Gymnosperms.org Herbs at
a glance: ginkgoes |
Physiological Homeostasis Of Pools, Balance, Equilibria, and Homeostasis |
Cleavage--How Are the Building Blocks of the Embryo Produced? From Sperm and Egg to Embryo The Thin Blue Line HCG Pregnancy Test The Visible Embryo Embryo Development Overview Embryo Images Pregnancy Week by Week |
Medline Plus Fetal Development Cloning Conundrum The Roots of Aging Does Chromosome 4 Hold the Secret to Human Longevity? National Institute on Aging Beyond the Myths of Aging North American Menopause Society Secret Life of the Brain: Aging Brain |
Becoming Human Rediscovering Biology: Human Evolution Human Evolution |
Human Evolution: Fossil Evidence in 3D Smithsonian Institution Human Origins Program Origins of Modern Humans |
Globio Climate Change |
Global Warming: Early Warning Signs |
Human Anatomy Online: Male Reproductive System Male Reproductive System Images of the Sperm—Van Leeuwenhoek and Homunculi Testicular Transplant First Project Aware Human Anatomy Online: Female Reproductive Function Female Reproductive System The Ovarian and Uterine Cycles |
Fertilization Causes of painful intercourse Anatomy of the Penis, Mechanics of Intercourse FDA Birth Control Guide Birth Control Problem Set A Patient's Guide to Male Infertility Science Friday - Fertility Treatments/Multiple Births Resolve: The National Infertility Association Making Babies The Truth about Impotence |
Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals Edward Jenner and the Discovery of Vaccination Molecule of the Month: Lysozyme Innate (Nonspecific) Immunity Complement Anatomy of a Splinter Defending the Body from Within Understanding the Immune System Molecule of the Month: Antibodies How Lymphocytes Produce Antibody What the Heck Is an Antibody? Understanding the Immune System The Immune System What the Heck Is an MHC Molecule? Immunoglobulins: Structure and Function |
Cloning an Army of T Cells for Immune Defense Cellular Immunity The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1996 The Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte The Vaccine Page Immunization Influenza Vaccine Fighting Back What the Heck Is an Allergy? American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Poison Ivy: An Exaggerated Immune Response to Nothing Much Primary Immunodeficiency AIDS, HIV, and the Immune System Molecule of the Month: Caspases Xenotransplantation Heart Transplantation |
Emerging Infectious Disease NOVA: BioTerror Bad Bug Book Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The Big Picture Book of Viruses Institute for Molecular Virology An Electronic Introduction to Molecular Virology Mad Cow Comes to Town Microbes: What They Do and How Antibiotics Change Them Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth Introduction to Bacterial Structure Infectious Disease Animations Bacterial Divide and Multiply Laboratory of Molecular Parasitology Parasitic Disease Information |
Malaria Foundation International HIV in Action Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection HIV Knowledge Base World AIDS Day Photo Gallery Simulating the Spread of HIV FamilyDoctor.org: Sexually Transmitted Diseases STD Prevention Sexually Transmitted Diseases Problem Set Secrets of the Dead: The Syphilis Enigma Genital Warts Pubic Lice Pandemic Influenza |
Site
dedicated to the handling of scorpions |
Iowa
state university: entomology webpage |
Lichens of
North America |
Lichen
Biomonitoring Lichen
Lore, lichens in history How
will forest management practices affect lichens American
Bryological and Lichenological Society |
Basic Energy Concepts Molecule of the Month: ATP What the Heck Is an Enzyme? No LFS, No Cry Molecule of the Month: Glycolytic Enzymes Introduction to Enzymes The Chemistry of Health The Citric Acid Cycle Glycolysis |
Mitochondrial Mysteries Demystified Oxidative Phosphorylation Mechanism of Mitochondrial Electron Transport and Proton Pumping Glycolysis Tutorial Cytochrome Oxidase Glycolysis Glycogen Phosphorylase |
Pharmacology of Colchicine Interactive Mitosis Tutorial Mitosis Mitosis |
Animal Cell Mitosis The Cytokinetic Mafia Home Page The Radiation Information Network Meiosis Tutorial |
Osmosis and Osmoregulation Osmosis |
Membrane Transport Tutorial Phagocytosis |
Overview of mollusks |
The Cephalopod
Page |
Muscular System Lumen Dissector Muscle List Muscle Biochemistry Muscle Physiology Muscle Physiology Molecule of the Month: Myosin Mechanism of Filament Sliding |
Actin Myosin Crossbridge 3D Animation Myosin Motor Units From Sausages to Wrinkles Anabolic Steroid Abuse Androstenedione and Its Effects on Strength Training Creatine, The Next Ergogenic Supplement? |
Society for Neuroscience Neurobiology Types of Neurons (Nerve Cells) Basic Neuronal Functioning Molecule of the Month: Potassium Channels Channel Gating during an Action Potential Understanding the Transmission of Nerve Impulses Lights, Camera, Action Potential! Molecule of the Month: Acetylcholinesterase Calcium and Nerve Impulses Making Connections - The Synapse How Do Nerve Cells Communicate Messages? Groups of Nerves Divisions of the Nervous System Nervous System The Nervous System Virtual Anatomy Textbook: The Nervous System |
Effects of Mercury on the Nervous System The Autonomic Nervous System Spinal Cord Repair Brainy Women The Whole Brain Atlas The Charles A. Dana Foundation The Ventricular System and CSF Secret Life of the Brain Lobes of the Brain The Brain: Right down the Middle Sleep and learning American Academy of Neurology Multiple Sclerosis National Institute of Mental Health Alzheimer Brain Tour |
Mirror
Neurons |
Kimball's
Biology Pages |
Intro
to transpiration and its atmospheric effects |
Plant
Nutrients |
Life over Time History of Life The Origin of the Universe, Earth, and Life |
The Cosmic Clock From Primordial Soup to the Prebiotic Beach Were Bacteria the First Forms of Life on Earth? |
Environmental
Literacy Council: pH Scale and Acid Rain |
Water Properties:
pH |
Arizona
State University: Why study photosynthesis Photosynthesis
as an energy source for humans Union
of Concerned Scientists: Solar energy as an alternative energy resource |
NASA:
summary of the electromagnetic spectrum Chlorophyll
and health BBC
news: The oldest evidence of photosynthesis on Earth |
List
of plant hormones List of plant hormones with basic information about each. Hormones included are Abscisic Acid, Auxins, Cytokinins, Ethylene, and Gibberellins. Tropisms Experiments by Darwin's and Boysen-Jensen on phototropism and the coleoptile. Learn about the discovery of auxin and view the pictures that demonstrate hormonal control in plants. |
The
Ripening Advantage A commercial site concerning the role of ethylene in post harvest handling of fruit for sale. |
Jane Goodall Institute Smithsonian:
Great Apes and other Primates University
of Arizona: Primate features |
Smithsonian:
Human Ancestry The
Cave of Lascaux: Paleolithic art National
Geographic: Japanese Macaque culture |
World's
oldest organism Disarming Harmful bacteria Probiotics UC
Berkley website: general description of bacteria |
UC
Berkley website: general description of archaea |
The Respiratory System Respiratory System Introductory Anatomy - Respiratory System Molecule of the Month: Carbonic Anhydrase American Lung Association Breath of Life Respiratory Problems CT Lung Fly Through How we breath |
The Lungs Molecule of the Month: Hemoglobin Blood Gases CDC Tobacco Information and Prevention Source Smoking and Cancer Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Lung Development Activity |
Becoming a Scientist Findings People Doing Science Timelinescience Animal Diversity Web The Tree of Life Web Lift to Any Taxon Ecological Society of America Basic vs. Applied Research Discovery, Chance, and the Scientific Method |
Introduction to the Scientific Method The Importance of Understanding Science The Scientific Method Quiz Bioethics.net Roundtable: Science and Faith Science and the Psychology of Beliefs Scientific Notebook: Science and Creationism Health Insight - Consumer's Guide Herbal supplements: What to know before you buy Tips For The Savvy Supplement User |
Michigan
State University |
Missouri
Botanical Garden: byrophytes |
Seeing, Hearing, and Smelling the World Monell Chemical Senses Center Converging Pathways of Pain Research Pain and Why It Hurts Synaesthesia/Sense of Touch Physiology of Taste Olfaction - A Review Olfaction Fire and Spice EarWorks Virtual Tour of the Ear |
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Cochlear Fluids Research Laboratory Sound and Fury The Vestibular Disorders Association Noise Pollution Clearinghouse Special Senses: Eye and Ear Cow's Eye Dissection Webvision Receptive Field Tutorial National Eye Institute American Academy of Ophthalmology The Foundation Fighting Blindness |
Helping Young People Delay Sexual Intercourse Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
Journal of the American Sexually Transmitted Disease Association HIV InSite |
Structure of Bone Tissue Bone Biology for Kids The eSkeletons Project Inner Body Skeleton Tutorial The Skeletal System Skull Module Access Excellence: Living Skeleton |
Knee, Shoulder, Hip Hypermuscle: Muscles in Action American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Medem: Bone, Joint, and Rheumatic Conditions NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center National Osteoporosis Foundation Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology |
Anatomy of the Skin Dermatology Cinema (Skinema) Introduction to the Skin |
American Academy of Dermatology Introduction to Skin Cancer Health Effects from Increased Exposure to Ultraviolet-B due to Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Information on UV Radiation |
Technological
inspiration from sponges |
Research shows natural compound in marine sponges reduces cancer cell motility |
Replacement Parts: Creating Artificial Tissues and Organs that Work The Bionic Body The Why Files Guide to Stem Cells Membranes BBC: The Human Body |
The Virtual Body Human Anatomy Online Atlas of the Human Body Visible Human Browsers |
Kimball's
Biology Pages |
The Barcode
of Life |
BBC
news: Early life thrived in lava flows |
An
Interview with Stanley Miller |
Types
of leaves |
Identify
a tree by its leaves |
HistoWeb Histology Epithelium and Simple Glands Epithelial Tissue Connective Tissue Proper Connective Tissue Questions and Answers about Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue Muscle Tissue |
Muscle Tissue Muscle Physiology Muscle Biochemistry Nervous Tissue Neural Tissue Eric H. Chudler's Home Page Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine Patches for a Human Heart |
DNA Replication Steps of DNA Replication DNA Workshop Nuts and Bolts of DNA Replication Molecule of the Month: DNA Ligase DNA Replication Molecule of the Month: DNA Polymerase Molecule of the Month: RNA Polymerase Deciphering the Genetic Code |
DNA Words Are Three Letters Long Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1968 Molecule of the Month: Transfer RNA Role of the Ribosome Molecule of the Month: Ribosome Translation Protein Synthesis What Makes a Firefly Glow? DNA-RNA-Protein |
Drinking Water and Health Fluid and Electrolyte Balance Osmoregulation Introductory Anatomy - Excretory & Reproductive Systems Virtual Fetal Pig Dissection - Excretory System Urinary System Your Kidneys and How They Work Kidney Physiology |
What I need to know about Urinary Tract Infections Antidiuretic Hormone (Vasopressin) Clinical Correlates of pH Levels NIDDK American Journal of Kidney Diseases |
Center for Disease
and Prevention: HIV/AIDS |
Helpful viruses Scientists are trying to genetically engineer viruses for use in building high-tech materials. Warts fact sheet A fact sheet by familydoctor.org with information on warts, their cause, and how to get rid of them. |
Summary of
water's chemical properties from the U.S. Geological Survey |
Rocky Mountain Institute
's water resources |