BioLinks
Introduction
The following Web links may help you as a supplement to this course.
Here
are a few notes about these links:
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There are three types of content links:
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Links to general topics within a biology topic. (E.g., Cells
- general) These areas labeled "General" will cover several of the
areas within a given topic in biology. They are the second most broad
type
of links.
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Links to specific topics. (E.g., see the specific links within the
topic
"Cell Structure" below.) These links
are
the most specific of the three types.
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A link to helps from your text book on the Web.
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To get back to this page from another Web site, hit the "Back" button.
Some sites, will open a second copy of your Web browser. You might have
to go to the "other browser" to get back to this page.
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Many of the Web sites have their own "links" page. Follow these for
additional
sites. Linking is part of the beauty of the Web!
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Have you found additional links that have been helpful to you? E-mail
me
and let me know about them. I'll add them to my list so that others can
benefit.
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These sites should be used to aid your comprehension of topics covered
in general biology. However, some of these sites have material whose
content
is above and beyond what we cover in class. On the exams, you are only
responsible for material that is covered in the study guides.
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A Disclaimer: External Links are provided as a service to learners and
are specifically related to this course, and are not necessarily
supported, endorsed or representative of Taylor University in any way.
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Have you found broken links? E-mail me and let me know.
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Biochemistry
General Chemistry
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A
Periodic Table of the Elements at Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Periodic Table -
WebElements
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The Periodic Table
of the Elements on the Internet
Biochemistry
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Biochemistry
- Biochemistry lecture notes from ThinkQuest
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Image Library of
Biological Macromolecules - Contains images of amino acids,
proteins, DNA, and RNA from the Institute for Molecular Biotechnology.
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Know
Your Fats - from the American Heart Association
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Molecular
Library - A library of 3D images of molecules from the New York
University Scientific Visualization Center
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PPS
'96 Course Material Index - A Hypertextbook discussing Protein
Structure from Birkbeck College, London, UK
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proteinexplorer.org,
FrontDoor to Protein Explorer - "Protein Explorer is free software
for visualizing the three-dimensional structures of protein, DNA, and
RNA macromolecules, and their interactions and binding of ligands,
inhibitors, and drugs."
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RasMol Home Page
- The site to download RasMol, Chime, and other free molecular
visualization resources. Sponsored by The University of Massachusetts,
Amherst .
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Cells
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Genetics
General
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The Biotech
Chronicles - A great site from the Access Excellence site of
Genetech. There is a lot of helpful information in the section, "The
Story of DNA." "You'll find here a brief history of biotechnology
applications that still represent the central focuses in the field
today. Also included are essays on genetics and DNA research, profiles
of some of the influential individuals who helped build the
biotechnology industry, and an integrated series of timelines to help
you review the overall sweep of biotechnology history."
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HHMI's Blazing a
Genetic Trail: Research on mutant genes and hereditary diseases. -
A great site from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Molecular Genetics (DNA)
- DNA from the Beginning -
"An animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes, and heredity"
- The Dolan DNA Learning Center
- Genes in Education - "The source for timely information about
genes in education"
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Primer
on Molecular Genetics (Department of Energy) - Explantion of DNA,
genes, and chromosomes and a tutorial on biotechnology.
Mendelian Genetics
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Genetics
- Definitions of genetics terms from ThinkQuest.
- Basic Principles
of Genetics: An Introduction to Mendelian Genetics by Dennis
O'Neil, Behavioral Sciences Department, Palomar College
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Mendelian
Genetics - A very nice primer on genetic terms and concepts from
Dr. Phillip McClean at North Dakota State University, Fargo.
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MendelWeb Homepage 97.1
- A great site. It gives the text of Mendel's paper with hyperlinks to
discussion questions, commentaries, homework questions, and lots of
other resources.
- NOVA: Secret
of Photo 51 - "Meet the unsung heroine behind the discovery of
DNA's double helix." Rosalind Franklin
Human Genetics
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Down
Syndrome - From the March of Dimes.
- Genome
Machine - This page is a graphical user interfaces to genetic
databases. It answers the question, "What genes have been mapped to a
particular chromosome location?"
- Genes
and Disease - "Genes and Disease is a collection of articles that
discuss genes and the diseases that they cause. These genetic disorders
are organized by the parts of the body that they affect."
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Human
Genome Project Information - Explore this site for answers about
the U.S. Human Genome Project.
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LBNL Human Genome Center Home
Page - At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
- The Human
Transcript Map - At the National Institutes of Health
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PKU
(Phenylketonuria) - From the March of Dimes.
- Sickle
Cell Anemia Gene
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UW
Department of Pathology Cytogenetics Image Gallery - Cytogenetics
is the study of chromosomes and chromosome abnormalities. The purpose
of this Cytogenetics Gallery is to give you the opportunity to see what
chromosomes look like under the microscope and how abnormalities of
chromosomes are identified.
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Diversity
General
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3D
Museum - "This site was designed to explore the ways of
communicating 3D morphological data over the Internet."
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ALL Species Foundation
- "The ALL Species Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to
the complete inventory of all species of life on Earth within the next
25 years - a human generation"
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FDA/CFSAN
Bad Bug Book:
Introduction to Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins
- "This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic
microorganisms and natural toxins."
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Bugs in the
News! - Bugs in the News began as a way to interest students in
Microbiology 500, "Fundamentals of Microbiology." Its goal is to
present information in such a way as to make the information
understandable. Visit it to see why it gets so may hits.
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Dennis Kunkel's Image
Gallery - Electron Microscopy - An amazing and colorful gallery of
electron microscopic images of all types of living things. (Note that
the images on these pages have been digitally colorized.)
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Microbiological
Garden - "he Microbiological Garden has the purpose to give some
insight into the microbial world, not systematically and complete, but
by means of little stories and pictures of microbes, their life and
their environments."
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Microbes.info - "The
microbiology information portal"
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Living
Things: Families - A very good, elementary Web site with lots of
links that will teach you about the kinds of living things on the
planet.
- The Tree of
Life Home Page - "The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a
collaborative effort of biologists from around the world. On more than
3000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about the
diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history
(phylogeny), and characteristics."
Viruses
The AIDS
InSite Knowledge Base - "A textbook on HIV disease from the
University of California, San Francisco and San Francisco General
Hospital"
- HIVpositive.com™
- "Information accessed through this site, HIVpositive.com™ is
presented in good faith in order to impart helpful information relating
to certain diseases, ailments, physical conditions and their
treatments." Follow the "HIV & You" link for a good tutorial on HIV
and AIDS.
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Introduction
to Virology - "These notes aim to explain: * The Nature of Viruses
- & the problems with studying them, * Discovery of Viruses, *
Development of techniques "
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MSI
-- AIDS: The War Within - An exhibition at the Museum of Science
and
Industry in Chicago.
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The
Big Picture Book of Viruses - The Big Picture Book is intended to
serve
as both a catalog of virus pictures on the WWW and as an educational
resource
to those seeking more information about viruses.
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The Body: A
Multimedia AIDS and HIV Resource
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See also the health links below.
Kingdoms Archaebacteria and
Eubacteria
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The "Bad
Bug Book" - "This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne
pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. It brings together in one
place information from the Food & Drug Administration, the Centers
for Disease Control & Prevention, the USDA Food Safety Inspection
Service, and the National Institutes of Health."
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DLC-ME Home
Page - The goal of the Digital Learning Center for Microbial
Ecology (DLC-ME) is to use computers and network technologies to
provide students and teachers interested in microbiology and microbial
ecology with resources that may aid their learning and teaching.
Elementary, but helpful.
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FDA/CFSAN
Introduction to Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins
- Want to know about organisms in your food that can make you sick?
This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic
microorganisms and natural toxins. From the U. S. Food and Drug
Administration Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
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See also the health links below.
Kingdom Protista
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BGSU
Center for Algal Microscopy and Image Digitization - This Web Page
is a "Gateway" to an archive of digitized images - mostly of light
images of cleaned diatoms.
- Diatom
Home Page - Welcome to the diatom home page, intended as a central
Web resource for those interested in, or actively conducting research
on, the diatoms and related algae.
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Great
Lakes Diatoms - Images of Great Lakes diatoms. This work is
intended primarily as a resource for professional biologists and
ecologists. However, teachers, students, and anyone interested in the
microscopic freshwater world will find this useful.
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Protist
Image Data - Wonderful pictures and information on algae and
protozoa.
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Protist
Movie Database -
Kingdom Fungi
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All About Fungi -
"Explore this site and find over 800 images of fungi online as an
introduction to our compact mycological encyclopedia, The Fifth
Kingdom. These online images illustrate mushrooms, mycorrhizas, medical
mycology, yeasts, lichens, food spoilage, fermented foods, plant
diseases, symbioses with animals, and edible, poisonous, and
hallucinogenic fungi."
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Fun
Facts about Fungi - A great tutorial and great images of fungi.
Elementary, but very helpful.
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An Introduction to
Lichens - from the New York Botanical Garden
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Introduction
to the Fungi - A great tutorial with lots of images. It covers
fungal fossils, morphology, taxonomy, life histories, and ecology.
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Lichen
Education, Taxonomy - Discover the world of lichens. Learn how to
identify
these mysterious organisms. Their Web-to-Database Technology will guide
you. Start with the "Witness the meeting" section for a primer.
- MushroomExpert.com
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MyxoWeb the Internet guide to
the
Myxomycetes - Just what is a slime mold anyway? Learn about
these
organisms on this helpful Web site.
Kingdom Plantae
- Album of Plants
of Israel - "This virtual album is part of the Israeli Society of
Plant Sciences site and presented as service to the public. It contains
pictures donated by the photographers whose names are mentioned. It is
intended for school and university students, for teachers, and all
those interested in the flora of this country."
- Bryophyte
Flora of North America - Moss, Liverworts, and Hornworts
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Botany
37F Families of Flowering Plants
- Flora of North
America - "FNA presents for the first time, in one published
reference source, information on the names, taxonomic relationships,
continent-wide distributions, and morphological characteristics of all
plants native and naturalized found in North America north of Mexico."
- Flowering
Plant Gateway - "The selection options on this page, and the menu
bar below, provide various paths for exploration or comparison of four
systems of flowering plant classification."
- Glossary
of Roots of Botanical Names - "Did you know that 'Lavender' (Lavandula)
comes from the Latin word 'to wash'? Ever wonder why the daylily is
called Hemerocallis? Or what angustifolia means? Here
are over 1000 root word of botanical names from a- to zyg-."
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Introduction
to the Plantae: The Green Kingdom - From the Museum of
Palentology of the University of California, Berkeley
- My Wildflowers
- Plant
Trivia TimeLine - "The TimeLine gives world history from the
viewpoint of a botanist. It is the story of plant
discovery and use, and addresses the roles of plants in human
civilization"
- University of Tennessee
Herbarium - "The University of Tennessee Herbarium (TENN) was
established in 1888. TENN now houses over 500,000 specimens of fungi,
bryophytes, lichens, and vascular plants."
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Welcome to the PLANTS
National Database Home Page - The PLANTS Database provides a single
source of standardized information about plants. PLANTS provides
standardized plant names, symbols and other plant attribute
information. Lots of images.
Kingdom Animalia
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African
Primates at Home
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All About
Birds - A wonderful site from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Checklist
of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide An Online Guide for the
Identification of Amphibians in North America north of Mexico -
"Interest in amphibians continues to rise as people become more aware
of this fascinating group of animals. To the uninitiated all frogs may
look alike; ditto for salamanders (in the same manner that beginning
birders are overwhelmed by the immense variety of small brown birds!).
One of the purposes of this CHECKLIST and online IDENTIFICATION GUIDE
is to help you learn what species exist in North America (north of
Mexico)."
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THE
CYBER ZOOMOBILE
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The Electronic Zoo
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Entomology Index of
Internet Resources
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LBL ITG Whole Frog Project
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Netfrog
Title Page
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North
American Mammals - from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural
History
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Virtual Frog
Dissection Kit
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Botany
General
- Botany,
General Articles - from AllRefer Encyclopedia
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Botany, from
The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) - "This
area of the NBII brings together a wide range of botanical resources
available on the Web."
- Fairchild Tropical Garden -
"Fairchild Tropical Garden is one of world's preeminant botanical
gardens"
- Missouri
Botanical Garden Web Server - The Missouri Botanical Garden is the
world's premier institution for the study of tropical plants. This is a
great botany site. Explore!
- Principles
of Dendrochronology - A primer on tree rings. Dendrochronology
(dendron = tree, chronos = time, logos = word = the science of): The
science that uses tree rings dated to their exact year of formation to
answer questions pertaining to various fields in the earth sciences.
Plant Anatomy
- Atlas
of Plant Anatomy - lots of images
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Plants
and their Structure I - "A plant has two organ systems: 1) the
shoot system, and 2) the root system. The shoot system is above ground
and includes the organs such as leaves, buds, stems, flowers (if the
plant has any), and fruits (if the plant has any). The root system
includes those parts of the plant below ground, such as the roots,
tubers, and rhizomes."
- Plants
and their Structure II - "Angiosperms, flowering plants, are
divided into two groups: monocots and dicots. . ."
- Photographic Atlas
of Plant Anatomy - Lots of great images
Plant Physiology
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Autumn
Foliage Color - from the Harvard Forest
- Allelopathy:
The Chemical Defenses of Higher Plants - "Even a casual
consideration of the relation between higher plants and the multitude
of animals that consume them makes one marvel at the plant's ability to
survive. When it is attacked by a predator such as an insect, a plant
can neither run away nor defend itself physically. Yet many plants have
evolved subtle ways to protect themselves that are no less effective:
they employ chemical defenses. Such defenses may be simple or
elaborate. Some plants manufacture toxins that poison the attacking
herbivore, whereas others produce complex compounds that interfere with
the attacker's growth cycle or its ability to digest the plant."
- Bat
Conservation International Top Page - Question: So what's a bat
page have to do with plant physiology? Answer: Pollination. Read all
about the vital service that they perform.
- The
Carl Hayden Bee Research Center is dedicated to solving problems
associated with the transport and introduction of honey bee colonies
for crop pollination. Our research is directed at honey bee nutrition,
Varroa mites, Africanization of European honey bees, and crop
pollination. Learn more about pollination ecology and the importance of
insects at this site. (BTW - My wife's uncle, Gerald Loper, works here.)
- Plant
Hormones - "The website provides general information on plant
hormones and links to the plant-hormones discussion list."
- Plants
In Motion - This site contains great movies of plant germination,
elongation, root growth, Phototropism, gravitropism, nutation, and
flower opening.
- Tissue
culture in the Home Kitchen - "Why bother with Tissue Culture (TC)?
faster propagation (perhaps 10x) - Reduces demand for wild collected
plants. No worry about fungus, pests, etc. Long term maintainance of
plants (stick 'em in the fridge!) IDENTICAL clones of horticultural
varieties easily generated "
- Why
Leaves Change Color - The title says it all.
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Human Biology
General
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Human Anatomy
On-line
- InnerBody.com - "The place for fun, interactive and educational
views
of the human body."
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Neuroscience
for Kids - This Web page has been created for elementary and
secondary
school students and teachers who would like to learn more about the
nervous
system.
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The
Visible Human Project - The goal of the Visible Human Project is to
create a complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional
representations
of the male and female human body. The current phase of the project is
collecting transverse CT, MRI and cryosection images of representative
male and female cadavers at one millimeter intervals. This is the
jumping-off site for more information. You will find some images and
movies already online. From the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM.)
Tissues
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LUMEN
Histology home page - Skip down to the "Histology" section. This
contains a WONDERFUL set of microscope slides showing human tissues and
organs. Brought to you by LUMEN (Loyola University Medical Education
Network) at the Loyola University Medical Center.
The Circulatory System
- The
Heart and the Circulatory System - A number of people and events
have undoubtedly changed and defined the face of scientific knowledge.
This chapter focuses on William Harvey Included in each unit is a set
of suggested references, classroom activities, graphics, background
paper and more. Brought to you by Genentech, Inc.
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The Heart: An
Online Exploration - Learn about the circulatory system. This site
was developed by The Franklin Institute Science Museum.
- Know
Your Fats - "Knowing which fats raise LDL cholesterol and which
ones don't is the first step in lowering your risk of heart disease."
from the American Heart Association
The Reproductive System
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Bible Sex Facts Home
Page - One person's viewpoint. He cautions, "This Web site contains
frank, Biblical
discussions about Christian marriage."
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Childbirth.org -
Educating yourselves to be good consumers, knowing your options, and
how to provide yourselves with the best possible care are essential to
a healthy pregnancy. Enjoy the many links of educational,
informational, and personal nature.
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Google
search on ectopic pregnancy
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The
Marriage Bed - "The Marriage Bed provides a Christian alternative
for married and engaged couples seeking information about marital
intimacy. We combine the truth of the Bible with biological facts to
educate, edify and minister to those seeking God's best for their
marriage relationship."
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Ultimate Pro-life
Resource List - The most comprehensive listing of right to life
resources on the Internet.
Health
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AMA
- Heath Insight - "Patients" page for the American Medical
Association.
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American
Cancer Society
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The
American Lung Association
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American Society for
Reproductive Medicine
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Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention Home Page
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Healthfinder -- a
gateway consumer health and human services information web site from
the United States government
- Family Doctor --
American Academy of Family Physicians
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Know
Your Fats - from the American Heart Association
- MayoClinic.Com
- Brought to you by the Mayo Clinic.
- National Cancer Institute
(NCI)
- NCI's
CancerNet Cancer Information
- National Health
Information Center
- National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Home Page
- National Institutes of Health
(NIH)
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OncoLink, The University
of Pennsylvania Cancer Center Resource
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Virtual
Hospital Home Page
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See the HIV links above
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Ecology
General
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Odyssey
Expeditions-- General Ecology Education Program. WEB COURSE - A
good
introduction to ecological terms. Brought to you by Odyssey
Expeditions, a non-profit organization offering Tropical Marine Biology
Voyages to students aboard the research vessel 'Argo' each summer in
the Virgin Islands.
Populations
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Census
Bureau - Pop Clocks - Want to know the population of the U.S. or of
the world? This site by the U.S. Census Bureau has these answers and
lots of other information.
Communities
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DEEMY - Mycorrhizae are an
example of a symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi. While
this site is somewhat "cryptic," it does have lots of good information
about mycorrhizae.
Ecosystems
Biosphere/Biomes
- What's It Like Where You
Live? - An elementary, but very
nice site to learn about some of the earth's biomes from the Missouri
Botanical Gardens.
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Origins
Abiogenesis
-
A. Graham
Cairns-Smith
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COSMIC ANCESTRY: The
modern version of panspermia. by Brig Klyce - Hold on to your hats
as you learn about abiogenesis. Cosmic Ancestry is a new theory of
evolution and the origin of life on Earth. It holds that life on Earth
was seeded by bacterial spores from space, and that the genetic
programs necessary for the evolution of life come from space.
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An
interview with Stanley L. Miller - 1n 1953, a University of Chicago
graduate student named Stanley Miller working in Harold Urey's lab
flipped a switch sending electric current through a chamber containing
a combination of methane, ammonia, hydrogen and water. The experiment
yielded organic compounds including amino acids, the building blocks of
life, and catapulted a field of study known as exobiology into the
headlines. Since that time a new understanding of the workings of RNA
and DNA, have increased the scope of the subject. Moreover, the
discovery of prebiotic conditions on other planets and the announcement
of a bacterial fossil originating on Mars has brought new attention to
the study of life's origins. I spoke with Dr. Miller in his lab at UCSD
about the field he has helped to make famous, exobiology.
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Germs
from Nowhere - Spontaneous Generation - ""Microorgansims were first
discovered about 250 years ago. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a
Dutch civil servant, learned how to make excellent lenses from which he
also built some of the earliest microscopes. . .
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Lynn
Margulis
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On
Spontaneous Generation - An address delivered by Louis Pasteur at
the "Sorbonne Scientific Soiree"
of April 7, 1864
Evolution
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Google:
Simple Query "punctuated equilibrium" - The results of an Google
search. Follow the interesting leads.
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Charles
Darwin - The Origin of Species - Read the book online.
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Charles
Darwin - The Voyage of the Beagle - Read the book online.
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Darwinism's
Rules of Reasoning - By Phillip E. Johnson author of Darwin on
Trial
published by InterVarsity Press.
- Darwin's
Finches:
Evidence supporting rapid post-Flood adaptation - A "young-earth"
position supporting speciation.
- Frequently
Encountered Criticisms in Evolution vs. Creationism - An
evolutionary
worldview on creationism. (For educational purposes. This
document is strongly against creationism.) "The purpose of this
document is to introduce and respond to some of the claims various
creationists make in the evolution vs. creationism controversy."
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Evolution
- Some basic definitions relating to evolution from ThinkQuest.
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Population
and Evolutionary Genetics - A very nice primer on population and
evolutionary geneticsfrom Dr. Phillip McClean at North Dakota State
University, Fargo.
- Reasons to Believe
- "Reasons To Believe is an international,
interdenominational ministry established to communicate the uniquely
factual basis for belief in the Bible as the wholly true Word of God
and for personal faith in Jesus Christ."
- Synthetic
Theory of Evolution: An Introduction to Late 20th Century
Evolutionary Concepts
and Theories - by Dennis O'Neil, Behavioral Sciences Department,
Palomar College
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UC
Museum of Paleontology Public Exhibits - An excellent introduction
to phylogeny (the "family tree" of life),geological time (the temporal
existence of groups of organisms), and evolutionary thought
(evolutionary topics and scientists in their historical context.) From
the The Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) at the University of California
at Berkeley. Particularly read the section on "Evolution."
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Understaning
Evolution: Your one-stop source for information on evolution -
"Understanding Evolution is a non-commercial, education website,
teaching the science and history of evolutionary biology. This site is
here to help you understand what evolution is, how it works, how it
factors into your life, how research in evolutionary biology is
performed, and how ideas in this area have changed over time."
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Virtual
Galápagos - The TerraQuest Team has returned from its extraordinary
journey through wildlife and adventure, all of it posted here on the
World Wide Web as it happened. Traveling virtually, K-12 classrooms
investigate the Galápagos Islands' ecology to understand how wildlife
adapts and evolves. Sponsored by IBM.
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Biology Publishers
- Brooks/Cole
- Home of Cecie Starr's Biology: Concepts and Applications. (Your
biology book.) Click on the picture for the current edition of your
text for MANY helps.
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