Gene Connection's favorite web sitesGCC Supported Curricula Websites
Genetic Science Learning Center at the University of Utah. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/
The DNA Learning Center at Cold Springs Harbor Labs. http://www.dnalc.org
IMMEX at UCLA. http://www.immex.ucla.edu [read description below and our PDF guide here.]
Gene Connection Shared Links at del.icio.us. http://del.icio.us/geneconnection
Local Connections
Gene Connection: the biotechnology education outreach partnership for high school teachers in San Mateo County, CA. http://www.geneconnection.org
BABEC (Bay Area Biotechnology Education Consortium): a regional consortium of biotechnology education outreach partnerships serving primarily high school teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area: Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa counties. http://www.babec.org
Access Excellence. Excellence source of teaching labs, activities, seminars, and resources. http://www.accessexcellence.org
IISME (Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education). Summer internships for K-16 teachers in local corporations, universities and research labs. http://www.iisme.org
MASTEP (Mathematics and Science Teacher Education Program). Based out of San Francisco and San Jose State Universities, the mastep program is dedicated to professional development of new and novice teachers. http://www.mastep.sjsu.edu
SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence). Developing an integrative curriculum for high school. http://www.seti.org
Biotech and DNA
National center for Biotech Information: lots of links to databases, sequence searches, and information sites. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
BLAST: the interface with 3 frame and 6 frame DNA and protein sequence searches. The site includes a help manual. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/
Stanford DNA Sequencing and Technology Development Center: site has information about the sequencing of Arabidopsis, Malaria, Candida, Maize and human DNA. The center is also developing automated lab equipment. The site provides links to sequencing searches and databases.
http://www-sequence.stanford.edu/Human Genome Project: excellent site has many of their publications online, a button for ELSI, information, resources, and education, including cell model using zipping plastic bags and corn syrup. http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/
Stanford Human Genome Project: site has information and links regarding mapping human DNA and sequencing yeast DNA.
http://genome-www.stanford.edu/Saccharomyces/Harvard Biology department biolinks: site includes molecular and cellular links.
http://mcb.harvard.edu/BioLinks.htmlNational Human Genome Research Institute: links to databases, resources, general info
http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/GenomeNet WWW server: linked to other servers including molecular biology, FASTA, MOTIF, KEGG, BLAST and DBGET, some Japanese sites. http://www.genome.ad.jp/
DNA Information and Stock Center: linked to many servers some Japanese sites. http://www.dna.affrc.go.jp/
Bioinformatics gateway and links. http://evol.nott.ac.uk/cmelun/links.html
Cold Spring Harbor Learning Center. http://vector.cshl.org/
Tree of Life: a multi authored project on diversity with lots of cladograms. http://phylogeny.arizona.edu/tree/phylogeny.html
U of Manitoba Bio image list: includes stained cheek cells. http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/science/biological_sciences/lab1/biolab1_6.html#
RNA databases and interface programs
rRNA analysis has led to the three domain tree of life: archaea, bacteraea and eukaroya. The base sequence differences between human, yeast and corn and less than 10 out of the 1200+ base gene. Norm Pace at CA Academy of Science has written several articles. One appears in Science May 2, 97.
ssu = short sub unit lsu = long sub unit
Michigan State University ssu rRNA. http://rdp.cme.msu.edu/
Secondary structure predictions of submitted rRNA sequences. http://www.cse.ucsc.edu/research/compbio/ssurrna.html
General Science sites
AAAS. http://www.aaas.org/
Benchmarks of AAAS. http://project2061.aaas.org/tools/benchol/
California Department of Education. http://www.cde.ca.gov/
CSTA (California Science Teachers Association). http://www.cascience.org
FASEB. National organization. Interesting lectures on current topics, including cloning and PCR. Also, snippets about interesting items in the life sciences. http://www.faseb.org
NABT (National Association of Biology Teachers). http://www.nabt.org
National Science Education Standards. http://www.nap.edu/books/0309053269/html/index.html
NSF (National Science Foundation): http://www.nsf.gov
Magazines and Publications with www addresses
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. http://www.pnas.org/
Genetics Society of America. http://www.genetics.org
Science Magazine. A free look, later requires a fee for total access. See June 18, 1999 issue for btox and butterflies story; May 2, 97 for rRNA. http://www.sciencemag.org/
Genetic Engineering News. Current issue available online. See June 15, 1999 issue for btox and butterflies story. http://www.genengnews.com/
MIT Technology review magazine. Includes lots of biotechnology. Two free issues on line. Must remember to cancel order. http://www.techreview.com/
HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute). Lots of informaiton. Virtual lab on ELISA, neurons. Blazing Genetics journal (under publications). Online and purchasable videos. http://www.hhmi.org
"To Know Ourselves": excellent pamphlet on the Human Genome Project. http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/publicat/tko/index.html
Discover magazine. Speaks for itself! http://www.discovermagazine.com
Animations and Virtual Labs
Bio-Techniques "On-Ramp internet reviews. Three interactive biotech labs: restriction digests and PCR. Would try to abbreviate - too much pipetting! Case sensitive password is Laguna. http://www.attotron.com/cybertory/start.htm
Online problem solving. Several of particular interest: (1) True Roots about children switched at birth. Use RFLP, blood typing, pedigrees to solve a young lady's parentage. (2) Mystery plasmid. Determine identity of vial of plasmid by comparing restriction maps and antibiotic resistances. (3) Ugly Gel asks students to trace their lab procedure steps to find an error in their DNA Fingerprint protocol (RFLP simulation) and to decide if the error renders their gel invalid for forensic use. (4) Frankenfoods asks students to determine what genes Dr. Frankenstein insterted into various plants. Then, they are asked to determine which gene is not expressing and where in the process of protein synthesis the error occurs (transcription, translation, expression). The real power of these programs is the ability to track and analyze student thinking! http://www.immex.ucla.edu [read our PDF guide here].
ELISA virtual lab on HHMI site. http://www.hhmi.org
A must for every teacher! http://www.pbs.org/science/
Variety of activities and videos. http://newtonsapple.tv/