Biology 6/e Web Links

http://wow.nrri.umn.edu/wow/index.html WATER ON THE WEB: Water has never been this fun! This site is designed to assist both instructors and students, using environmental and real lake data to explore basic science concepts. (Keywords: Water, Lake, River, Ocean, Precipitation)

http://vector.cshl.org/dnaftb/html/credits.html DNA FROM THE BEGINNING: DNA can now make sense! This site will teach you the basic concepts of DNA using animation, an image gallery, video interviews, problems, biographies, and links to other sites. (Keywords: DNA, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genes, Heredity)

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/index.html MICROBE ZOO: You'll never think about a zoo in the same way after you visit this site! This microbe zoo has all of the same zoo sites but shows all of the different microbes found at the zoo. Pretty neat stuff! (Keywords: Microbe, Disease, Symbiosis)

http://www.cellsalive.com/ CELLS ALIVE!: Now you can actually watch cells through your computer screen. Bacteria cells and cancer cells divide right before your eyes. You can even watch an HIV virus travel through a lymphocyte! This site makes learning about cells a lot easier with many visual aids. (Keywords: Cell, Bacteria, Virus)

http://www.roche-hiv.com/infoactive/lifecycle/flash/main.html Really cool HIV site! You can watch animations to see how the HIV virus can cause so much damage. Animations start at the binding and entry to the virus, and end when the virus is able to infect other cells. (Keywords: HIV, Virus, DNA, RNA)

http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/cell/ VIRTUAL CELL: This excellent site takes the user inside a cell to see structure and talk about function.

http://flybase.bio.indiana.edu/ FLYBASE: The gold standard for Drosophila researchers. It contains links and information about a wide variety of fly-related research.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/mutant_flies/mutant_flies.html MUTANT FRUIT FLIES: This exhibit from the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco provides a brief introduction to mutations, and some nice images of several mutant fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster).

http://morgan.rutgers.edu/MorganWebFrames/htmldocs/contents.html This tutorial is a very good introduction to basic information on Mendelian genetics. The material is divided into six categories and contains a great deal of graphics. The site is maintained by the Waksman Student Scholars of the Waksman Institute at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Recommended: Chime plug-in.

http://vector.cshl.org/dnaftb/html/credits.html DNA FROM THE BEGINNING: DNA can now make sense! This site will teach you the basic concepts of DNA using animation, an image gallery, video interviews, problems, biographies, and links to other sites. (Keywords: DNA, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Genes, Heredity)

http://www.protocol-online.net/molbio MOLECULAR BIOLOGY PROTOCOLS: Great DNA labs! Click on this link to get step-by-step instructions through helpful labs dealing with DNA, RNA, Protein, Carbohydrates, and much more! (Keywords: DNA, RNA, Protein, Carbohydrate, Genetics)

http://www.esp.org ELECTRONIC SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING: This link connects you to many other sites dealing with Molecular Biology, Genetics, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Ecology, Evolution, and Medicine. A great site to do some research! (Keywords: Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Ecology, Evolution, Medicine, Chemistry) This URL opens to ESP, Electronic Scholarly Publishing

http://www.lsic.ucla.edu/ls3/tutorials/ TUTORIALS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: A team at UCLA has developed these online tutorials to provide students with an introduction to molecular biology. The material is divided into three sections: processes (introduction to transcription, translation, and gene splicing), techniques (sequencing and PCR) and model systems (Lac operon and lambda life cycle). The tutorials consist primarily of animations that provide a brief introduction to each topic with a minimum of text information. Required: Shockwave plug-in

http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/index.html This site is maintained by Genentech, Inc., "a pioneer biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and markets human pharmaceuticals for significant unmet medical needs." There is a lot of interesting information here about biotechnology (click here for an introduction to the topic), including Biotech Chronicles, which provides the history of biotechnology including timelines, introductions to pioneering biotech scientists, and discussion of major historical events. There is also an introduction to the Human Genome Project, a career center (providing information to students interested in pursuing a career in biotech), Science Updates (weekly updates from laboratories around the world), and a nice image library of various molecular processes (e.g., DNA replication).

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/index.html THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY: An excellent site with information about animal origins and other interesting activities.

Ecology and Behavior

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/ MICROBIAL ECOLOGY: This is an interesting site that provides all sorts of information about microbes. Particularly interesting is the Microbe Zoo which shows how bacteria and viruses are all around (and in) us. (For example, check out what's in a cow's rumen, part of the Animal Pavilion exhibit.)

http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/index.htm This is a really nice site with information about many global biomes, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Although the frames are sometimes not easy to view, the information is nicely presented. (Keywords: Environment, Nature, Ecosystem)

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/science/projects/worldmap/ BIODIVERSITY AND WORLDMAP: This comprehensive site discusses biodiversity on a global scale. (Keywords: Biodiversity, Ecology, Biology)

http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/Key_Topics/Key_Topics.html BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY: This site contains fantastic pictures from the Antarctic with topics ranging from geological evolution to climate change. Highly recommended! (Keywords: Evolution, Climate, Science, Biology, Antarctica)

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino/nino-home.html EL NIÑO THEME PAGE: Everything that you ever wanted to know about El Niño from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Fantastic images and a very easy site to navigate! (Keywords: Climate, Weather, El Niño)

http://library.thinkquest.org/17456/ SHADES OF GREEN: This entrant to the Think Quest competition introduces the user to the world's forests. Topics include forest types, forest life, importance of forests, threats to forests, and forests through time. The site also contains an interactive forest walk where users can stop and explore various aspects of a temperate forest. (Keywords: Nature, Forest, Trees, Plants)

http://www.great-lakes.net/ GREAT LAKES INFORMATION NETWORK: This is a tremendous resource for anyone interested in ecological issues involving the Great Lakes of North America. (The five Great Lakes comprise one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water supply and nine-tenths of that of the U.S.) GLIN is a partnership of a number of organizations interested in maintaining the quality of the Great Lakes and provides this website to further that end. Most of the material on the site consists of well-annotated links to other sites that pertain to the Great Lakes. Links are arranged by topic and include ecosystems, environment, education, and economy. Another similar and complementary site is the Great Lakes Ecopage maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This site has specific information about quality of and pollution in the lakes and a great archive of Great Lakes' images. (Keywords: Great Lakes, Water, Ecology, Environment, Pollution)

http://www.nwf.org NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION: This site brings nature to you! (Keywords: Wildlife, National Wildlife Federation, Conservation, Nature)

http://www.naturesongs.com NATURE SONGS DIGITAL RECORDING FROM NATURE: Now you can find your favorite bird! Click on an icon and you can actually listen to wide array of bird and nature sounds. Next time you don't know what you're hearing in nature, naturesongs.com has what you're looking for. (Keywords: Birds, Nature, Songs)

http://www.seaworld.org SEAWORLD/BUSCH GARDENS ANIMAL INFORMATION DATA BASE: Can't get to SeaWorld or Busch Gardens? Well, now you can with a click of your mouse. This site has information on all the SeaWorld animals, how they are trained, research that has been done, and much more! It even breaks information down into categories such as behavior, diet, scientific classification, habitat, and reproduction. (Keywords: Dolphin, Animals, Behavior, Whale)

http://www.whales.org.au/policies/levasseur/ DOLPHIN INTELLIGENCE: This site has three experiments studying the intelligence of dolphins. If you're a dolphin lover or just fascinated by these creatures, check it out! (Keywords: Dolphin, Behavior, Intelligence)

http://www.fi.edu/city/water/ WATER IN THE CITY: This site from the Franklin Institute provides an interesting spin on the water cycle. (Keywords: Water, Rain, Precipitation, Evaporation)

http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/ccgg/ CARBON CYCLE-GREENHOUSE GASES: Another great site from the NOAA that contains a wealth of data on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. (Keywords: Greenhouse, Ozone, Global Warming, Environment, Pollution)

http://www.combat-fishing.com/streamecology.html ECOLOGY OF A STREAM- A TALE OF BALANCE: Although somewhat politicized, this site has a good account of food webs in a stream ecosystem. (Keywords: Ecology, Stream, River, Water, Angler, Ecosystem)

http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Science/environmental_processes.html ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES: This site contains information and pictures about many topical environmental issues. (Keywords: Pollution, Weather, Global Warming, Environment, Ozone)

http://library.thinkquest.org/11226/ CHEMICAL CAROUSEL: A Trip Around the Carbon Cycle: This is a rather text-heavy trip around the carbon cycle. There is a lot of very good information if you have time to read it! (Keywords: Biochemistry, Ecology, Carbon Cycle)

http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/ CLIMATE MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS LABORATORY: Another site from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration that contains data pertaining to several biogeochemical cycles. (Keywords: Climate, Weather, Atmosphere, Precipitation, Biochemistry)

http://wow.nrri.umn.edu/wow/index.html WATER ON THE WEB: Water has never been this fun! This site is designed to assist both instructors and students, using environmental and real lake data to explore basic science concepts. (Keywords: Water, Lake, River, Ocean, Precipitation)

http://endangered.fws.gov/index.html ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM: From the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, this site contains a wealth of news and information about endangered species around the country and the globe. A really nice site! (Keywords: Endangered, Wildlife, Conservation)

http://www.ecotourism.org/ ECOTOURISM EXPLORER: As an up-and-coming industry, ecotourism combines our desire to travel with our commitment to environmental responsibility. This site gives an overview of the ecotourism industry and provides information to anyone who might be interested in traveling responsibly. (Keywords: Conservation, Ecology, Travel, Environment, Pollution)

http://www.unep-wcmc.org/ WORLD CONSERVATION MONITORING CENTER: The Center focuses on the "management of information on the conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources." This site has a great deal of useful information in the form of databases that can be accessed online. The databases are specific for particular countries, species, and protected areas. Also very interesting is the searchable database of threatened animals of the world. You can search taxonomically (e.g., by class, order, family, species, or common name) by country, and/or category of threat. There are also a number of tables providing summary statistics for particular types of animals. (Keywords: Conservation, Animals, Endangered)

http://endangered.fws.gov/index.html ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST: This sobering site, maintained by a group called Environmental Education on the Internet, provides current information about endangered and extinct species. While this is an unsettling topic, this site does a terrific job of compiling the information and suggesting ways that we can help the problem. (Keywords: Animals, Environment, Conservation, Extinct)

http://www.popexpo.net/eMain.html POPULATION EXPO: From the Musee de l'Homme in Paris this excellent site takes the user through an interactive exercise that investigates both global population expansion and our personal impact on the planet. Highly recommended! (Keywords: Pollution, Population, Growth, Environment)

http://www.scorecard.org SCORECARD: Search by state, pollution issue, or even community to find the pollution problem near you. This site also gives you daily news-breaking stories. (Keywords: Pollution, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Watershed)

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/ AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY

http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/ ACID RAIN LINKS: This site contains links to several EPA pages with information about acid rain. It is a terrific starting point for anything you need to know about acid rain, from introductory information to scientific data. (Keywords: Rain, Precipitation, Water, Air Pollution)

http://www.great-lakes.net/ GREAT LAKES INFORMATION NETWORK: This is a tremendous resource for anyone interested in ecological issues involving the Great Lakes of North America. (The five Great Lakes comprise one-fifth of the world's fresh surface water supply and nine-tenths of that of the U.S.) GLIN is a partnership of a number of organizations interested in maintaining the quality of the Great Lakes and provides this website to further that end. Most of the material on the site consists of well-annotated links to other sites that pertain to the Great Lakes. Links are arranged by topic and include ecosystems, environment, education, and economy. Another similar and complementary site is the Great Lakes Ecopage, maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This site has specific information about quality of and pollution in the lakes and a great archive of Great Lakes' images. (Keywords: Great Lakes, Water, Ecology, Environment, Pollution)

http://www.acid-rain.net/ ACID RAIN NET: Although rather politicized, this site is an excellent resource for news, information, and links pertaining to acid rain in America. Well worth a visit! (Keywords: Rain, Precipitation, Water, Air Pollution)

http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/index.html GLOBAL WARMING SITE: From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this site gives a comprehensive overview of global warming with insight on its impact on global communities. (Keywords: Environment, Pollution, Ozone, Global Warming, Atmosphere)

http://www.Globalwarming.net/ GLOBAL WARMING INTERNATIONAL CENTER: This technical site contains links to a large number of scientific papers discussing global warming and CO₂. Although this is not an image-rich site, the data is well presented and very thorough. (Keywords: Global Warming, Ozone, Environment, Pollution, Atmosphere)

http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/p2home/ POLLUTION PREVENTION PAGE: Another excellent site from the EPA devoted to reducing pollution. The site contains ways that individuals can help the environment one household at a time. (Keywords: Pollution, Environment, Ozone, Atmosphere, Global Warming)

http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/ EPA GLOBAL WARMING SITE: The name says it all...this site has everything you would like to know about global warming but were afraid to ask! (Keywords: Pollution, Environment, Ozone, Atmosphere, Global Warming)

http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/ccgg/ CARBON CYCLE GREENHOUSE GASES: Another great site from the NOAA that contains a wealth of data on carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. (Keywords: Greenhouse, Ozone, Global Warming, Environment, Pollution)

http://library.thinkquest.org/26026/Science/environmental_processes.html ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES: This site contains information and pictures about many topical environmental issues. (Keywords: Pollution, Weather, Global Warming, Environment, Ozone)

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/index.html MICROBE ZOO: You'll never think about a zoo in the same way after you visit this site! This microbe zoo has all of the same zoo sites, but shows all of the different microbes found at the zoo. Pretty neat stuff! (Keyword: Microbe)

http://www.roche-hiv.com/infoactive/lifecycle/flash/main.html Really cool HIV site! You can watch animations to see how the HIV virus can cause so much damage. Animations start at the binding and entry to the virus and end when the virus is able to infect other cells. (Keywords: HIV, Virus, DNA, RNA)

http://www.resnet.wm.edu/~mcmath/bio205/links/lichens.html Lichen links page (Keywords: Lichens)

http://www.resnet.wm.edu/~mcmath/bio205/links/lichens.html Lichen links page (Keywords: Lichens)

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/science/projects/worldmap/ BIODIVERSITY AND WORLDMAP: This comprehensive site discusses biodiversity on a global scale. (Keywords: Biodiversity, Ecology, Biology)

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/science/projects/worldmap/ BIODIVERSITY AND WORLDMAP: This comprehensive site discusses biodiversity on a global scale. (Keywords: Biodiversity, Ecology, Biology)

http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html HUMAN ANATOMY ONLINE

http://www.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html THE HEART: AN ONLINE EXPLORATION From the Franklin Institute, cool images, heart-healthy menus, and surgery animations. (Keywords: Heart, Human Anatomy, Heart Disease, Medicine)

http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/ORGAN.html ORGAN SYSTEM PATHOLOGY: Here you can get right into the human body...literally! This site zooms into human organs such as the cardiovascular system, nervous system, reproductive system, plus much more! (Keywords: Human Anatomy, Organs, Pathology, Liver, Heart, Kidney, Lung)

http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH GUIDED TOUR: VISIBLE HUMAN: Take a tour through the human body! This link gives you real images of almost everything in the body. You can even search what you're looking for. (Keywords: Organs, Human Anatomy, Muscle, Body)

http://endocrinology.com/ ENDOCRINOLOGY.COM: a site dedicated to the study of the endocrine system and endocrine disorders. (Keywords: Endocrine System, Endocrine, Sex, Weight, Thyroid, Disease, Diabetes, Human Anatomy)

http://www.neuroguide.com/ NEUROSCIENCES ON THE INTERNET: human neurological diseases at http://www.neuroguide.com/neurodis.html

(Keywords: Neurology, Brain, Nerve, Human Anatomy, Diseases, Alzheimers, Epilepsy, Fragile X, Tay-Sachs)

http://medexpert.net MEDEXPERT.NET: This site is the next best thing to eating an apple a day! Your computer becomes your physician, giving all the information you need about health, medicine, and disease. It also has a helpful list of physician web pages to make sure all of your questions are answered. (Keywords: Medicine, Health, Disease, Doctor, Physician)

http://www.sleepapnea.org/geninfo.html AMERICAN SLEEP APNEA ASSOCIATION: Think again the next time you fall asleep. More than 12 million people suffer from this disease, causing them to stop breathing while asleep! Could you be one of them? This site may be one worth looking into. (Keywords: Sleep, Insomnia, Snoring)

http://heartdisease.about.com/health/heartdisease/mbody.htm THE HEART DISEASE AND CARDIOLOGY HOMEPAGE: Be able to get questions answered from an actual heart specialist. Be able to read articles, search topics, ask questions and even look up other related websites! (Keywords: Heart Disease, Cardiology, Health)

http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/ A GUIDED TOUR OF THE VISIBLE HUMAN: This is a great resource that allows easy use of the 18,000+ images generated from the Visible Human Project. The site is meant to be an introductory treatment of human anatomy and covers topics that include cross-sectional anatomy and planes of section. There are also annotated images and animations that clearly identify structures on demand by the user. Finally, a search engine allows you to find all images that contain a particular structure. This site is maintained as part of the MAD Scientist Network at Washington University School of Medicine.

http://www.med.unc.edu/embryo_images EMBRYO IMAGES ONLINE: Check out some pretty cool embryo images. You will not only find normal embryos, but abnormal images also. If embryology just isn't clicking for you, this site may get it through to you! (Keywords: Embryology, Development, Morphogenesis)

http://www.stanford.edu/group/Urchin/contents.html SEA URCHIN EMBRYOLOGY: Listen up all of you Bio 240 students-this site may be for you! This site gives you pointers on how to do your first Sea Urchin Lab and step-by-step instructions for a bundle of other experiments with your sea urchin. If reading the book just isn't cutting it, try watching these great animations! They're a great study tool! (Keywords: Gastrulation, Development, Embryology, Sea Urchin, Fertilization)

http://www.uoguelph.ca/zoology/devobio/dbindex.htm CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ONLINE: The name says it all! This site goes through the stages of development from the mitosis and meiosis to limb regeneration! (Keywords: Gastrulation, Development, Embryology, Histology, Gametogenesis)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/odyssey/clips NOVA ONLINE: MORPHING EMBRYOS: Do the morphogenesis dance! This site gives you all of the tools to perfect your morphogenesis dance. Not up for dancing? How about watching some great clips of a human embryo, chick embryo, or a fish embryo? Check it out! (Keywords: Morphogenesis, Development, Embryology)

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/index.html MICROBE ZOO: You'll never think about a zoo in the same way after you visit this site! This microbe zoo has all of the same zoo sites, but shows all of the different microbes found at the zoo. Pretty neat stuff! (Keywords: Microbe, Disease, Symbiosis)

http://www.cellsalive.com/ CELLS ALIVE: Now you can actually watch cells through your computer screen. Bacteria cells and cancer cells divide right before your eyes. You can even watch an HIV virus travel through a lymphocyte! This site makes learning about cells a lot easier with many visual aids. (Keywords: Cell, Bacteria, Virus)

http://www.roche-hiv.com/infoactive/lifecycle/flash/main.html Really cool HIV site! You can watch animations to see how the HIV virus can cause so much damage. Animations start at the binding and entry to the virus and end when the virus is able to infect other cells. (Keywords: HIV, Virus, DNA, RNA)

http://www.hhmi.org/senses/ SEEING, HEARING, AND SMELLING THE WORLD: The Howard Hughes Medical Institute provides this detailed treatment of human senses. The document starts with a general discussion of how the brain interacts with the sense organs to collect and interpret information. This is followed by detailed and separate discussions on hearing, seeing, and smelling. Included are examples of how senses can be fooled and how and why things do not work quite right in some people. Finally, the role of brain-imaging techniques in aiding our understanding of the functioning of our senses is discussed.

http://www.academicpress.com/www/journal/es.htm ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY: Need a journal to help you research for that big term paper? This site has almost every journal you need, from "amphibians" to "zebra mussels." (Keywords: Ecotoxicology, Environmental Safety, Ecology)

http://www.cnn.com/TECH/ CNN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NEWS: Learn about news-breaking environmental issues and new discoveries, or let your voice be heard by voting in a quick poll. Need to search? CNN news allows you to search the topic of your interest. (Keywords: Nature, News, CNN, Environment, Conservation, Pollution)

http://www.elsevier.nl:80/inca/publications/store/5/0/5/5/0/9/

JOURNAL OF AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

http://dsc.discovery.com DISCOVERY CHANNEL: Make TV educational! Discovery Channel online has everything dealing with health, animals and pets, and nature. You can even help students with homework and find instructors with creative curriculum! (Keywords: Health, Pets, Nature, Environment)

http://www.scorecard.org SCORECARD: Search by state, pollution issue, or even community to find the pollution problem near you. This site also gives you daily news-breaking stories. (Keywords: Pollution, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Watershed)

http://www.sciam.com SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: The online magazine makes it easy to find an issue or search a topic. It also allows you to ask an expert a question that your search won't answer. (Keywords: Science, Search, Scientific American, Biology, Chemistry)

http://www.dep.state.pa.us/ PA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Journal on Excellence in College Teaching

Science Education Publications on the Internet

Science Magazine

Nature