World's
First Hand Transplant (http://www.handtransplant.com/)
- Get details, patient updates, images and artist renditions
Biological
Resources (http://biology.usgs.gov/)
from the United States Geological Service
Biology
Lessons for Prospective and Practicing Teachers (http://www.biologylessons.sdsu.edu/classes/index.html)
from San Diego State University. You must register before
using the database. Remember to record your user name and password.
There are some good lessons here.
Brain
Images (http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html)
of normal and diseased brains can be found at the Whole
Brain Atlas.
Cool
Science for Curious Kids (http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/)
- The Howard Hughes Medical Institute picked some of
the best museum activities and adapted them for the Web. The
result is this simple site for kids in kindergarten through
second or third grade. Kids explore animals, dust, butterflies,
and more.
The
Cow's Eye Dissection (http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cow_eye/)
is one of the most popular demonstrations at the Exploratorium.
Go to the Learning
Studio (http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/)
to see other Exploratorium exhibits
Evolution:
Theory and History (http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evolution.html)
- including journey into the world of phylogenetic systematics.
The
Heart: an Online Exploration (http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html)
- Explore the heart. Discover the complexities of its
development and structure. Follow the blood through the blood
vessels. Wander through the web-like body systems. Learn how
to have a healthy heart and how to monitor your heart's health.
Look back at the history of heart science.
Human
Anatomy On-Line (http://www.innerbody.com/default.htm)
- fun, interactive and educational views of the human
body. You may also find useful information at The
Visible Human Project (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html)
Life
Science Internet Resources (http://teams.lacoe.edu/documentation/places/science/life.html)
posted by the Los Angeles County Office of Education
TEAMS Distance Learning Project.
Living
Things (http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/)
- Exploring individuals, families, neighborhoods and
the circle of life.
Natural
History Reference Sources
(http://www.lib.washington.edu/sla/ref.htm) -
lists of links to plans and animal sources on the web. When
you have time look through this list to find some jewels.
Neuroscience
for Kids (http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html)
- The smell of a flower - The memory of a walk in the
park - The pain of stepping on a nail. These experiences are
made possible by the 3 pounds of tissue in our heads...the BRAIN!!
Explore their activities to learn more about this part of you.
The
Phylogeny of Life (http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/phylogeny.html)
- The ancestor/descendant relationships which connect
all organisms that have ever lived.
Seeing,
Hearing, and Smelling the World (http://www.hhmi.org/senses/)
is an excellent set of short in-depth discussions about
how these three senses function. The site is a report from the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Virtual
Autopsy on a preserved 500-year old Inca sacrifice (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/andes/)
The
Visible Human Project (http://www.madsci.org/~lynn/VH/)
- Start with this page for a guided tour of the Visible
Human project.
American Heart Association (http://www.americanheart.org/)
- information relating to heart disease and stroke. The
Heart and Stroke Guide is a particularly extensive collection
of documents on these topics.
Ask A BIOLOGIST
(http://lsvl.la.asu.edu/askabiologist/) -
at Arizona State University.
BioChemNet
(http://schmidel.com/bionet.htm) - your
one stop for links in such areas as: biology, genetics, microbiology,
biochemistry, general and organic chemistry, science journals
and lab safety.
BIODIDAC
(http://137.122.144.15/) - a data bank
of thousands of images, with short descriptions, in zoology,
botany and histology.
Biology
Analogies from the Biolab (http://biowww.clemson.edu/biolab/analogies.html)
- a great collection of biology analogies!
Biology
Topics: Yahoo (http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/)
- a listing of the Biology links available through Yahoo.
Biosystematics
and Life Science Resources (http://www.york.biosis.org/)
- extensive links and resources of interest to all biologists,
with particular emphasis on taxonomy and nomenclature.
BioTech
(http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/) - many great resources
here: the life science dictionary, interactive textbook on glycolysis,
and links dealing with medicinal botany, bioinformatics and
biomedical sites.
Cells
Alive (http://www.cellsalive.com/) -
pictures and information about cells, bacteria and viruses.
Chronic
Illnet (http://www.chronicillnet.org/)
- extensive articles on chronic illnesses: HIV, autoimmune
disease, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, neurological diseases,
heart disease and more.
Dictionary
of Cell Biology (http://www.mblab.gla.ac.uk/dictionary/)
- search for short dictionary - type descriptions and
explanations of terms related to all aspects of cells.
Genetics:
WWW Virtual Library (http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/genetics.html)
- extensive links and genetics resources.
Ken's
Bio-Web References (http://www.hoflink.com/~house/)
- a super list of web site references for biological
topics commonly taught in high school and college.
Loyola
University of Chicago School of Medicine (http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medpage2.htm)
- this site has an image database of microscope slides
that is very extensive; use the "Search the Image Database"
link.
Microbe
Zoo (http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/)
- images and descriptions of microscopic organisms and
the habitats in which they live.
Microbiology
and Virology: WWW Virtual Library (http://microbiol.org/vl_micro/index.htm)
- a good starting point to look for resources in these
areas.
Multimedia
Medical Reference Library (http://www.med-library.com/)
- comprehensive medical information, images, audio and
a list of other related sites.
National
Library of Medicine (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/)
- lots of medical information and resources are available
here!
Biology
4 Kids (http://www.kapili.com/biology4kids/)
- This is the place to go to learn about cells, chemistry and
ecology
Online
Biology Book (http://gened.emc.maricopa.edu/bio/BIO181/BIOBK/BioBookTOC.html)
- over 40 chapters developed from freshman level lecture
outlines by Michael Farabee, with many illustrations and links.
Protist
Image Data (http://megasun.bch.umontreal.ca/protists/protists.html)
- pictures and descriptions of selected protist genera.
RNA
World (http://www.imb-jena.de/RNA.html)
- extensive links dealing with RNA.
Trans
Web: All About Transplantation and Donation (http://www.transweb.org/)
- extensive information and links on all aspects of organ
transplants and donations.
Virology
on the WWW (http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/garryfavweb.html)
- this site may well be the most comprehensive single
site for virology information that can be found anywhere on
the internet.
WWW
Course on Cell Biology (http://www.cbc.umn.edu/~mwd/cell_www/index.html)
- a good reference for anyone interested in cells.
