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Kids in the Creek:

The Kids in the Creek program is sponsored by the Bonneville Power Administration. Students are provided with a simple method of assessing the long-term health of a stream by viewing and identifying the aquatic insects and habitat.

C.E.D. Index:

The Cultural Entomology Digest examines how insects play across our human consciousness. References to articles about insects in anthropological and historical contexts, as well as some articles of a more artistic nature.

Living Things:

A good general biology resource. Contains teacher tips for using the site. This site is definitely interactive, with forums for individuals (anatomy), families (classification) and neighborhoods (ecosystems).

Pfiesteria:

Not all living things are cuddly and cute. Here's one nasty critter that has been observed in at least 24 distinct stages of development, and can survive (20%) in concentrated acids, bases and bleach for up to an hour. Unfortunately, our own practices may have led to their successful burgeoning. This North Carolina State U. Center for Mathematics and Science Education details what we know about these organisms.

Bio-Point:

Follow along with the biology students at Cheltenham High School as they study biology throughout the course of the school year. See their dissection projects from May, 1998.

The Biology Project: Developmental Biology:

You can introduce yourself to the basic concepts of developmental biology in a variety of organisms. There are links to virtual embryos and other on-line tutorials. Just one of the excellent resources from the University of Arizona Biology Project. Be sure to look over the other offerings: Cell Biology; Chemicals and Human Health; Human Biology; Mendelian Genetics; Immunology; and Molecular Biology.

Educational Module on CBW:

Chemical and Biological warfare is perhaps one of the most grotesque and shameful uses to which the biological sciences have been applied. This module details some of the history and developments in this arena. Scientists around the world are working to strengthen the Chemical and Biologicial Warfare Conventions. Two sources of information about this effort are the Bradford-SIPRI Project and the Harvard-Sussex Program.

Biosciences Modeling:

A collection of interactive, exploratory tools in medicine and the biosciences, with a focus on epidemiology, pharmokinetics, and physiology. Presented by the Shodor Foundation.

CELLS Alive!:

Motion pictures of various biological organisms and explanations of biological processes. Well done and very interesting. The bacteriophage is a nice example of their offerings.

HIV Vaccines:

Find out about government research trials into aids vaccines. This disease has proved to be intractable following optimism that science could certainly find a cure for it. This global pandemic demands intensive research. For more information and to find out how to help, visit the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative site.

Anthrax-General Information:

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention maintains this web site containing general information about the bio-organism that caused a scare in 2001.

UCLA Umbilical Cord Blood Bank:

This recent advance is explained in Scientific American, April 2001. For a more thorough look at the details, visit this UCLA site.

Ichthyosaurs:

More than eighty species of these amazing creatures ruled the Jurassic seas for about 155 million years. These contemporaries of the dinosaurs ranged in size from a couple of feet to 15 meters.

Chimpanzee Culture:

Scientists are beginning to learn that Chimpanzee Culture may be much more complex and varied by individual populations than previously thought. There's more information at the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation Web site.

Orangutan Foundation International:

Orangutans are a species under continual threat of extinction in the wild due to habitat loss as the forests of Borneo and Sumatra are being converted for human use. The OFI is committed to helping the orangutan through wildlife research, rainforest preservation, conservation and education. See also Orangutan Conservancy and The Orangutan Network.

NOVA - Wild Wolves:

Hear a wolf's howl, and learn about these wild relatives to dogs. There are links to more information about these complex predtators.

Turtle Satellite Tracking Program:

Loads of information about sea turtles, including results of sat tracking, maps, links to data from various sea turtle projects, and general information about sea turtles and their survival. Sponsored by the CCC/Sea Turtle Survival League.

A Student's Guide to Butterflies:

This page from a site belonging to The Butterfly Farm in Costa Rica contains informational modules about the various stages of development of butterflies and other information. The site also contains eight images in a photo gallery, and some information about butterfly farming.

Trees of the Pacific Northwest:

Identify common Pacific Northwest conifers using a dichotomous key, and learn about the various genera at this Oregon State University site. If you don't have a specimen to identify, try your hand with the Mystery Tree.

Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest:

A listing of the wildlife found in various regions (Coastal Rainforest, Coastal Marine, Dry Interior and Rocky Mountains) of thePacific Northwest. There are links to information and images for some of the species listed, although not a great number.

Botanical Home Page:

Search the 860 pages of A Modern Herbal, by Mrs. M. Grieve for information on over 800 varieties of medicinal, culinary, and cosmetic herbs.

Clonal Germplasm Repository:

Oregon State University is one of 30 regional gene banks that store invaluable genetic samples from important temperate climate fruit, nut and agronomic crops. Find out about activities such as tissue culture, cryogenic preservation, pathogen testing, and germplasm evaluation, and visit their archive of new, cool and weird plants in the repository.

AgBioWorld:

AgBioWorld is devoted to bringing information about technological advances in agriculture to the developing world. A site generally favorable to genetic modification of food crops.

UCS Food and Environment:

The Union of Concerned Scientists's Food and Environment Program is dedicated to creating a sustainable food system that offers safe and high quality, affordable food with minimal impacts to the environment. A site generally skeptical about biotechnology.

Washington Park Zoo:

Home of the wildly successful elephant breeding program.

Virtual Frog Dissection Kit:

Bloodless frog anatomy using computer generated images. The site must be used with Java and images enabled. There are tutorials, movies and a frog anatomy game included. There is also a link to the University of Virginia's frog disection site which uses photographs and movies to recreate the dissection.Also requires images enabled.

Kids Web Biology and Life Sciences:

Links to all kinds of LifeScience sites.

The Brain:

This page has more information about neuroscience that you can browse in several days. There are links to a wide variety of related topics. This is one of the Franklin Institute "spotlighting series" from the inQuiry Almanac archives. Unfortunately, only dates are given in the index, so you have to point to a month to see what's there.

Laboratory of Neuro Imaging:

A UCLA site with access to brain atlases, on-line image volumes, mpeg animations and surface models.

Natural History of Genes:

This University of Utah site is a great resource for both teachers and students.

Glycomics:

First there was genomics, the study and cataloging of genes. Then proteomics, the study and cataloging of of proteins. Now there is glycomics, the study and cataloging of glucose and glycogen carbohydrate molecules, whose complexity (15 million four-unit combinations) surpasses even the nucleotides (256 four-unit combinations) and amino acids (16,000 four-unit combinations) in their variations. The next area of study will be the fourth of the chemical molecules that drive the function of cells, the lipids. More information on glycomics at Science Magazine..

Human Genome Project:

This home page for the massive undertaking is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, as is the Research in Progress site.

MendelWeb:

A site devoted to the history and discussion of classical genetics. Comprised mainly of primary resouces including Mendel's original paper, along with many other resources for teachers and students interested in the study of genetics.

Nature Magazine:

Home page for the publication.

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Kids in the Creek:	The Kids in the Creek program is sponsored by the Bonneville Power Administration. Students are provided with a simple method of assessing the long-term health of a stream by viewing and identifying the aquatic insects and habitat.
C.E.D. Index:	The Cultural Entomology Digest examines how insects play across our human consciousness. References to articles about insects in anthropological and historical contexts, as well as some articles of a more artistic nature.
Living Things:	A good general biology resource. Contains teacher tips for using the site. This site is definitely interactive, with forums for individuals (anatomy), families (classification) and neighborhoods (ecosystems).
Pfiesteria:	Not all living things are cuddly and cute. Here's one nasty critter that has been observed in at least 24 distinct stages of development, and can survive (20%) in concentrated acids, bases and bleach for up to an hour. Unfortunately, our own practices may have led to their successful burgeoning. This North Carolina State U. Center for Mathematics and Science Education details what we know about these organisms.
Bio-Point:	Follow along with the biology students at Cheltenham High School as they study biology throughout the course of the school year. See their dissection projects from May, 1998.
The Biology Project: Developmental Biology:	You can introduce yourself to the basic concepts of developmental biology in a variety of organisms. There are links to virtual embryos and other on-line tutorials. Just one of the excellent resources from the University of Arizona Biology Project. Be sure to look over the other offerings: Cell Biology; Chemicals and Human Health; Human Biology; Mendelian Genetics; Immunology; and Molecular Biology.
Educational Module on CBW:	Chemical and Biological warfare is perhaps one of the most grotesque and shameful uses to which the biological sciences have been applied. This module details some of the history and developments in this arena. Scientists around the world are working to strengthen the Chemical and Biologicial Warfare Conventions. Two sources of information about this effort are the Bradford-SIPRI Project and the Harvard-Sussex Program.
Biosciences Modeling:	A collection of interactive, exploratory tools in medicine and the biosciences, with a focus on epidemiology, pharmokinetics, and physiology. Presented by the Shodor Foundation.
CELLS Alive!:	Motion pictures of various biological organisms and explanations of biological processes. Well done and very interesting. The bacteriophage is a nice example of their offerings.
HIV Vaccines:	Find out about government research trials into aids vaccines. This disease has proved to be intractable following optimism that science could certainly find a cure for it. This global pandemic demands intensive research. For more information and to find out how to help, visit the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative site.
Anthrax-General Information:	The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention maintains this web site containing general information about the bio-organism that caused a scare in 2001.
UCLA Umbilical Cord Blood Bank:	This recent advance is explained in Scientific American, April 2001. For a more thorough look at the details, visit this UCLA site.
Ichthyosaurs:	More than eighty species of these amazing creatures ruled the Jurassic seas for about 155 million years. These contemporaries of the dinosaurs ranged in size from a couple of feet to 15 meters.
Chimpanzee Culture:	Scientists are beginning to learn that Chimpanzee Culture may be much more complex and varied by individual populations than previously thought. There's more information at the Wild Chimpanzee Foundation Web site.
Orangutan Foundation International:	Orangutans are a species under continual threat of extinction in the wild due to habitat loss as the forests of Borneo and Sumatra are being converted for human use. The OFI is committed to helping the orangutan through wildlife research, rainforest preservation, conservation and education. See also Orangutan Conservancy and The Orangutan Network.
NOVA - Wild Wolves:	Hear a wolf's howl, and learn about these wild relatives to dogs. There are links to more information about these complex predtators.
Turtle Satellite Tracking Program:	Loads of information about sea turtles, including results of sat tracking, maps, links to data from various sea turtle projects, and general information about sea turtles and their survival. Sponsored by the CCC/Sea Turtle Survival League.
A Student's Guide to Butterflies:	This page from a site belonging to The Butterfly Farm in Costa Rica contains informational modules about the various stages of development of butterflies and other information. The site also contains eight images in a photo gallery, and some information about butterfly farming.
Trees of the Pacific Northwest:	Identify common Pacific Northwest conifers using a dichotomous key, and learn about the various genera at this Oregon State University site. If you don't have a specimen to identify, try your hand with the Mystery Tree.
Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest:	A listing of the wildlife found in various regions (Coastal Rainforest, Coastal Marine, Dry Interior and Rocky Mountains) of thePacific Northwest. There are links to information and images for some of the species listed, although not a great number.
Botanical Home Page:	*Search the 860 pages of A Modern Herbal, by Mrs. M. Grieve for information on over 800 varieties of medicinal, culinary, and cosmetic herbs.*
Clonal Germplasm Repository:	Oregon State University is one of 30 regional gene banks that store invaluable genetic samples from important temperate climate fruit, nut and agronomic crops. Find out about activities such as tissue culture, cryogenic preservation, pathogen testing, and germplasm evaluation, and visit their archive of new, cool and weird plants in the repository.
AgBioWorld:	AgBioWorld is devoted to bringing information about technological advances in agriculture to the developing world. A site generally favorable to genetic modification of food crops.
UCS Food and Environment:	The Union of Concerned Scientists's Food and Environment Program is dedicated to creating a sustainable food system that offers safe and high quality, affordable food with minimal impacts to the environment. A site generally skeptical about biotechnology.
Washington Park Zoo:	Home of the wildly successful elephant breeding program.
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit:	Bloodless frog anatomy using computer generated images. The site must be used with Java and images enabled. There are tutorials, movies and a frog anatomy game included. There is also a link to the University of Virginia's frog disection site which uses photographs and movies to recreate the dissection.Also requires images enabled.
Kids Web Biology and Life Sciences:	Links to all kinds of LifeScience sites.
The Brain:	This page has more information about neuroscience that you can browse in several days. There are links to a wide variety of related topics. This is one of the Franklin Institute "spotlighting series" from the inQuiry Almanac archives. Unfortunately, only dates are given in the index, so you have to point to a month to see what's there.
Laboratory of Neuro Imaging:	A UCLA site with access to brain atlases, on-line image volumes, mpeg animations and surface models.
Natural History of Genes:	This University of Utah site is a great resource for both teachers and students.
Glycomics:	First there was genomics, the study and cataloging of genes. Then proteomics, the study and cataloging of of proteins. Now there is glycomics, the study and cataloging of glucose and glycogen carbohydrate molecules, whose complexity (15 million four-unit combinations) surpasses even the nucleotides (256 four-unit combinations) and amino acids (16,000 four-unit combinations) in their variations. The next area of study will be the fourth of the chemical molecules that drive the function of cells, the lipids. More information on glycomics at Science Magazine..
Human Genome Project:	This home page for the massive undertaking is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, as is the Research in Progress site.
MendelWeb:	A site devoted to the history and discussion of classical genetics. Comprised mainly of primary resouces including Mendel's original paper, along with many other resources for teachers and students interested in the study of genetics.
Nature Magazine:	Home page for the publication.