BIOLOGY RESOURCES

BIOLOGY RESOURCES
An Internet Hotlist on BIOLOGY

created by Marilyn Abramowitz
Mineola High School Library

Introduction
Use the library's print resources and online databases. Check these links out for additional information.

The Internet Resources

General

*High School Ace - Biology Guide -
Ask a Scientist -
Biology Browser - Find useful info collected from outside sources and links to current science news stories, relevant web sites, and more. Search by Organism (ex. fungi), Subject (ex. biodiversity), or Geography (region). Check out drop-down menus.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES - hotlist with links on Ecosystems & Biomes; Pollution & Climate Change; Hazardous Waste & Recycling; Conservation & Energy; Endangered Species & Related Sciences
Florida Museum of Natural History -
Interactive Biology -
Smithsonian: National Museum of Natural History -
eNature Field Guides - Sights and sounds of 5,500 species - the site consists of North American field guides, newsletter, articles, regional guides, ParkFinder, gardening guide, FunStuff, eCards, screensavers, contests & quizzes

Human

About Your Lungs - Lungs Animations and Interactives
Atlas of the Body - from the AMA
BrainWeb - provides information and links to validated sites about brain diseases and disorders
Darwin - includes audio & visual features that are woven seamlessly into the essays and photographs
Digestive System - from Human Anatomy Online
Digestive System (Pathophysiology) -
Electric Heart - PBS program
Get Body Smart - An online examination of human anatomy and physiology using interactive 'Flash' animations.
HEALTH RESOURCES - health & medical hotlist
Habits of the Heart -
Human Anatomy Online -
Immune Attack - Video game (in 3D) that introduces basic concepts of human immunology - high school students discover the inner workings of the body's circulatory and immune systems, as they pilot a tiny drone through the bloodstream to fight microscopic invaders.
Invision Guide to a Healthy Heart -
Snapshots of Science & Medicine - With so much happening in biology and medicine, science students & teachers need a vehicle for bringing the world of biological research into their science classrooms. Every issue has 4 professionally-written articles.
The Body -
The Digestive Apparatus -
Timeline of Discovery - interactive overview which includes important scientific discoveries from 1840 to the present related to early humans
Virtual Body - tour the Brain, Skeleton, Heart, and Digestive Tract (also available in Spanish)

Cells and Genetics/DNA

Cell Biology and Cancer -
Cell Structure -
Cells Alive! -
DNA Interactive -
DNA article - from the BBC
Eugenics Archive - Browse papers, data, photos from research, conducted between 1910-1940, in an effort 'to breed better human beings.' Considered 'facts' in their day, the vast majority of eugenics work has been completely discredited. the eugenic description of human life reflected political & social prejudices, rather than scientific facts.
Gene Therapy, Cloning and Stem Cells - from BBC
Genes and Inheritance - from BBC
Genetic Science Learning Center -
Genetic Testing - from BBC
Genetics Home Reference - guide to understanding genetic conditions
Inside Cancer - Multimedia Guide to Cancer Biology
Molecular Expressions - exploring the world of optics & microscopy
Mouse Party - A simple interactive Flash activity that lets users 'experiment with drugs' and the effects on their brains. There is a specific focus on neurotransmitters and the brain's reward pathway.
Putting DNA To Work - Koshland Science Museum
Secret Worlds: The Universe Within - view a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA
The Human Genome Project - multimedia video
Virtual Cell -

Animals & Paleontology

Animal Bytes (San Diego Zoo) - A quick way to access information in a variety of media on various animals, their habitats, continent of origin, and their care - divided into reptiles, birds, insects & spiders, mammals, and amphibians
Animal Diversity Web -
Animal Planet - includes interactives, videos, photo galleries, fact sheets and more
Animals A -Z - From the Oakland Zoo
Biology Base - info on birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, plants, invertebrates, fishes
DinoBuzz - current topics concerning dinosaurs
DinoData -
Dinobase - a UK site
Dinosaur! National Monument - protects a large deposit of fossil bones of creatures that lived nearly 150 million years ago & provides one of the best snapshots of Jurassic dinosaurs found anywhere in the world
Herp Care Collection - includes information about animals, their care, plants they like to eat, handling, and much more
Mammals - pictures & facts
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology -
National Geographic: Animals - Amphibians, Birds, Bugs, Fish, Invertebrates, Mammals, Reptiles, A-Z
Net Vet - The Electronic Zoo -
Reptiles and Amphibians - a sub-section of the National Zoo website
SUE at the Field Museum - the largest, most complete, best preserved T. Rex
Science & Nature: Animals - BBC Children's Zone
The Dinosauria - from UC Berkeley

Plants & Other Organisms

Biology of Plants -
Botany Stuff -
Introduction to the Eukaryota - Fungi, Protists, Plants, Animals...
Microbe World -
Plants-In-Motion -
Tree of Life -

Marine Sci & Insects

Creature Features: Voyage to the Deep - fascinating images and information about some very interesting and ancient marine creatures
FISH: a Quick Course in Ichthyology -
Fascinating Facts About Fish -
Fish Stuff -
Focus on Amphibians -
Frog Dissection Lab -
Frogland - all about frogs
Honey Bee Eyes -
Introduction to Marine Mammals -
Invertebrate Stuff - Entomology
Long Island Sound Resource Center - an Underwater Tour of the Long Island Sound
Marine Biology Web -
Marine Communities -
Marine Ecology -
Marine Mammals -
Marine Organisms -
MarineBio - calls attention to marine conservation issues and the many efforts underway to address them
Net Frog - Virtual frog dissection activity
Ocean Literacy: the Essential Principles of Ocean Sciences - in PDF format
Our Environment & Oceans for Life - from National Geographic Resource Library
SeaWorld Animal Resources -
Shark Friends - slide show from the Maritime Aquarium
Shark School -
The Honeybee -
The Shark -
The Wonders of the Seas - highlights different animals, including sponges, cnidarians, mollusks, echinoderms, and sharks - contain information on the animals' habitat, peculiarities, reproduction, and the many varieties of the species
Virtual Antarctica -
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit -
WhaleNet -
What's It Like Where You Live? - Biomes of the World; Freshwater Ecosystems; Marine Ecosystems

Content by Marilyn Abramowitz, mabramowitz@mineola.k12.ny.us
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Last revised Fri Nov 20 9:42:29 US/Pacific 2009