Biology-Related
Links
If you find a link problem,
please contact Jo Wu, jwu@fullcoll.edu
Biology Place:
http://www.biology.com.
You need the password from your textbook.
Online Biology
Book, MJ Farabee. http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html
Effective Study
Habits (great resource!) http://www.iss.stthomas.edu/studyguides/
Careers in Biology:
Chemistry:
- Chemistry Tutorial Set, Biology Project,
U. Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/tutorials/chemistry/main.html
- Chemistry of Water and Macromolecules,
Online Biology Book. http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/bio181/BIOBK/BioBookCHEM2.html
- Biochemistry Large Molecules Problem
Set, Biology Project, U. Arizona.
- http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/large_molecules/large_molecules_problems.html
- Chemistry Review,
Hypertextbook, MIT. http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/chem/chemdir.html
- Large Molecules Chapter, Hypertextbook, MIT. http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/lm/lmdir.html
- Structure of Miniantibodies, Andreas Plückthun, Biochemisches Institut.
http://www.unizh.ch/~pluckth/Slides/Miniantibodies/index.htm
Cells:
Microbiology:
Microscopy Techniques:
Mitotic cell division:
Meiotic cell division:
Glossary of Genetic
terms:
Karyotypes and Cytogenetics:
Trisomies and Monosomies
Mendel's principles and work:
Practice problems in genetics:
- Genetics Practice Problems. http://BugLady.clc.uc.edu/biology/bio105/geneprob.htm
- Practice Problems on Mendalian Genetics,
MIT. http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/mg/problems.html
- Monohybrid (One-gene) Crosses, Biology
Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/monohybrid_cross/monohybrid_cross.html
- Practice problems by Ray. http://www.dsuper.net/~missus/ray/genprob.htm
- Sex-Linkage Problem Set I, Biology
Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/sex_linked_inheritance/sex_linked_inheritance.html
- Sex-Linkage, MIT. http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/mg/sexlinkage.html
- Human Genetics, Biology Project, University
of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/human_genetics/human_genetics.html
- Blood Types Tutorial and Problems,
Biology Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/blood_types/Intro.html
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/blood_types/blood_types.html
- Color Blindness Problems, Biology Project,
University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/color_blindness/color_blindness.html
- Dihybrid (Two-Gene) Crosses, Biology
Project, University of Arizona. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/dihybrid_cross/dihybrid_cross.html
- Solving Pedigree Problems for Genetics Classes, Nicholas Kosuk, U. Washington.
http://mendel.genetics.washington.edu/~nlkosuk/pedigree_instruction/
- Pedigrees, MIT. http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/mg/pedigrees.html
- Practice Pedigree Problems, Questions 4,5,10 of Human Genetics, Univ. Arizona.
- Linkage and Gene Mapping, MIT. http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/esgbio/mg/linkage.html
- Heredity: What are the chances?. http://hyperion.advanced.org/2879
Predict the phenotypes of offspring resulting from a set
of human parents with known traits.
Specific Genetic Diseases:
Molecular
Biology Concepts
Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
Techniques
Cloning and Molecular
Analysis of Genes
Biotechnology - Transgenic Organisms:
Biotechnology - Genetically Engineered
Plants
- Engineering a better banana, CNN, July
1998. http://cnn.com/TECH/science/9807/24/t_t/banana.science/index.html
- More nutritious and bug resistent, genetically
engineered foods could be in stores soon, CNN, Dec 1998. http://cnn.com/FOOD/news/9812/09/biofarming.reut/
- Agricultural Biotech Products on the Market
(long list of current and future products), BIO.http://www.bio.org/whatis/foodwelcome.html
- Eat your genes: how safe are Genetically
Modified Foods crops? series of articles in Nature journal. http://www.nature.com/cgi-bin/wbsp-index.cgi?panel=right&def=3714a4d4.def&deflist=36b4e839.def:36b35541.def:36b0da16.def:36aec53c.def:36a4f0a2.def:369ec097.def:3695afd1.def:367d93e8.def:367d92b8.def:367552fa.def:370c86f2.def:366becc6.def:366a2a69.def:3661
- PLANTS, ANIMALS & TRANSGENICS: A Tomato
By Any Other Name. The DNA Files.
http://www.dnafiles.org/about/pgm9/index.html
Listen to the radio program at http://www.dnafiles.org/about/pgm9/hear.html
- Dr. Gerald R. Fink, Whitehead Institute
for Biomedical Research at MIT, speaks about "Green Genes"
- Looking for ways to produce stronger, healthier, more marketable
plants with DNA technology. http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/WYW/fink/fink_1.html
- Field of Genes: Transgenic Crops, The Why Files. http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/062ag_gene_eng/1.html
- Background Information about Transgenic Crops (series of
articles), Monsanto Company. http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/mediacenter/background/default.htm
- Agricultural Biotechnology: An Important New Tool For The
21st Century. http://www.monsanto.com/monsanto/mediacenter/background/99apr27_promo4.html
- Wholesome, Holistic and Holy: Controversies over Biotechnology
and Food. http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/IE/wholesome.html
- Genetically Modified Food Debate (lots of links). http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/Science/Genetically_Modified_Food/
Xenotransplantation
Genetic Testing and Screening:
Prenatal Genetic Testing and Screening:
Gene Therapy:
Human Genome Project:
Other Genome Projects:
Cancer
Forensics:
Ethics:
Behavior:
Reproductive
Technology
Cat Color Genetics:
Animal Genetics:
Online Activities
Biology News
Scientific
Method:
Development:
Anatomy:
Evolution:
Animal
Behavior:
Nutrition:
Health:
Web Tools:
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Dennis
Kunkel's Microscopy, U Hawaii. http://www.pbrc.hawaii.edu/~kunkel/.
My personal favorite!