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The
Chemistry
of Life This
University
of Arizona Tutorial
will
review basic chemical principles for understanding biology,
describe chemical bonds, water, introduce organic molecules,
and let you test your understanding. This
M.I.T.
Hypertext Chapter
on
Large Molecules has a wealth of information and diagrams to
explain the fundamentals of Biochemistry. A
University of Texas site begins your resources for the
Origin
of Life.
A simple page with good links, it contains a small
geological time scale. Prokaryotic
organisms on Earth live in an incredible number of different
and often harsh environments.
Life
in Extreme Environments
will link you to current information about these life
forms and their relationship to the origin of life
theory. The
PBS
EVOLUTION
site is
as good as it gets. This NOVA presentation brings the
historical Darwin into sharp focus as it wrestles with
religious issues surrounding natural
selection. Journey into the world of
Phylogenetic
Systematics.
Examining life to determine its evolutionary relationships.
Classification is only a component the large and fascinating
field of Phylogenetic Systematics The BBC
Evolution site is a
cornacopia of evolutionary goodies. Quantum
Evolution
explores
another perspective of the process that accounts for the
diversity of life. Johnjoe
McFadden
wrote the book Quantum
Evolution
and his website offers papers and descriptions of his
emerging hypothesis. Here's an
Outline
of quantum evolution to give you a global view of the idea
followed by excerpts
from McFadden's book. Now for
something completely different...
Testing
Darwin
is the Discover magazine article about the Avida software.
Unit
Two: The
Cell & Metabolism This
M.I.T.
Hypertextbook
is an
entire general cytology course. You can get all of the
details here about the structure and function relationships
in cells from the listings in this Directory.
Mitosis Familiarize
yourself with some key principles about enzymes, catalysis,
and energy that are central to a study of metabolic
pathways. This section has Problem Sets that are technical,
but you might want to tackle them. Specifically look
at
Features
of Enzyme Catalyzed
Reactions,
Enzyme
Features
and
Understanding
Activation Energy Using Problem
Sets and Tutorials there is much good here. Look
at
Glucose
Conversion,
Products
of Glycolysis,
Mitochondria,
Electron
Transport Chain,
ATP
Production
and
ATP
Synthase.
If you
want to view all of the sections
under
Metabolism
Problem Set
please,
do so! Unit
Three: The
Gene All
the Virology on the WWW
is the mother of all websites on everything
viral. The
Cold Spring Harbor Labs have the best website for learning
the fundamentals of classical genetics through the latest
information on genetic research. You'll need to have
Flash
and Real
Audio
plugins to take advantage of all that is offered
here. From
awe-inspiring new techniques that can eliminate disease at
the very outset of life, to practical means for ensuring a
healthy old age, this three-part INNOVATION series features
the latest in ground-breaking biomedical treatments and
research. The series premiered December 16, 1997 on PBS. In
this Web companion piece to the series, original articles by
noted journalists Scott Veggeberg and Paula Hartman Cohen
expand on the stories,
explain the medicine, and feature original
animations
that highlight these breakthroughs. INNOVATION Online also
features a Technology
Update
of related news articles, a glossary
of terms,
a Debate bulletin board on the issues, and a free
downloadable Viewer's Guide Evolution
and Origin of Disease Evolutionary
Biology Resources Darwinian
Evolutionary Medicine Review
of Evolutionary Medicine Principles
of Evolutionary Medicine Paul
Ewald- A Host of Infectious Ideas Infectious
Disease as an Evolutionary Paradigm SciAm-What
you need to know about cancer Material
for EEB evolution Course Proteomics and Gene
Chips The
National Center for Biotechnology
Information Molecular
Models for Biochemistry a.
Leading
Edge-The Human Proteome b.
MIT
Technology Review-Proteomics d.
Nucleic
Acids-Basic Chemistry e.
DNA f.
Introduction
to Bioinformatics i.
A
Bioinformatics Web Practical j.
DNA
Tutorial Gene
Technology Biology
212-Genetics & Evolution
iochemistry
Learn
at the University of Arizona about structures and properties
of sugars, lipids, amino acids, and nucleotides, as well as
macromolecules including proteins, nucleic acids and
polysaccharides. The method here is Large
Molecule Problem Sets
that ask direct questions and offers a Tutorial to explain
the answers. Use the Tutorials freely they are
excellent.
CELLS:ORIGINS
is a
text page with chronological links that describe the basic
scenario on the origin of Prokaryotic cells.
The
Astrobiology Web
is a world unto itself. It is on your Mars Resource page
as a complete site for obvious reasons.
The
Exobiology
and the Origin of Life
page has
many links, but the Origin
and Evolution of Life on Earth and
Elsewhere
is the best.
The
history of the evolutionary theory and the players unfold
here at
The
Darwin Entrance.
Visit it and see the men involved in this momentous
concept. Follow that up with Early
Theories of Evolution
from Palomar College in California. Then this remarkable
collection of Darwiniana
at the University of South Carolina.
If
you're up for some surfing, here's a site of links arranged
in various categories that will give you access to a
tremendous amount of information.
This
Access
Excellence site is
a BIOFORUM on Evolution that was held recently that is an
excellent view of current thinking on the core concept of
life.
Avida
is an
auto-adaptive genetic system designed primarily for use as a
platform in Digital or Artificial Life research. In lay
terms, Avida is a digital world in which simple computer
programs mutate and evolve.
The
WWW Cell Biology Course
was
begun as a site to give those interested a quick
introduction to cells, with hand drawn illustrations there
is much here for the beginning cytologist.The
University of Texas
has a
cell site for students who want a more serious presentation
of cell structure and function. Scan the curriculum document
and click on the links to the in-depth
resources.
Arizona
State University's Photosynthesis
Center
can
answer all of your questions on this transduction
process.
Watch
the process of
Meiosis
occur as chromosomes replicate and move through the stages
of gamete production.The
Genetic Science Learning Center
at the
Eccles Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Utah
is the site for studying human genetic problems. Excellent
resource for learning about karyotypes.MendelWeb
is an educational resource for teachers and students
interested in the origins of classical genetics,
introductory data analysis, elementary plant science,and the
history and literature of science.The
Primer of Molecular
Genetics
is a
complete introduction and detailed explanation of chromosome
mapping and the Human Genome Project. The
Protein Society Education
Initiative
will
let you download software and images to view protein
models.
About
Biotech
at the
Access
Excellence
site
has all that you need for a grasp of this burgeoning
industry. The
Harvard Biological Laboratory's Link Page to Genome
Research.
