Links for Independent Exploration

Internet Travels in the Life Sciences

Agriculture
Biodiversity
Bio Ethics
Biomes, Ecosystems
Biotech and Biochem
Cell Biology
Chemistry
Climate, Biogeochemical Cycles, Climate Change
Communities
Educational Resources

Environment and Sustainability
Evolution, Diversity, Systematics
General Biology
Genetics and Evolution
Organizations
Plant Biology
Plant Pathology
Populations
Roots, Stems & Leaves
Scientific Journals on the Web

Agriculture

Potato Blight Famine
Maize Genetics
Food and Agriculture by the World Resources Institute
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Backyard Composting

Biodiversity

Weeds
Biodiversity
Biodiversity and protected areas by the World Resources Institute
Biodiversity Support Program
Biodiversity Project
Biodiversity Economics Library
Community Biodiversity Network
Investigate Biodiversity
National Biological Information Infrastructure: Biodiversity
Biodiversity Hotspots
Biodiversity: Ecological Society of America
Global Biodiversity Forum
Center for Biodiversity: Illinois Natural History Survey
Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International
World Atlas of Biodiversity
Biodiversity: Eldis
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Biodiveristy: World Bank
Biodiveristy in Food and Agriculture: Food and Agriculture of the United Nations

Bio Ethics

ETHEX: A bioethics forum provided by the Exploratorium.
(LBL ELSI) Home Page: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab's Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Science forum, dealing with the non-empirical scientific issues of the day.
Issues and Ethics: a forum provided by Access Excellence
Bioethics Resources on the Web: National Institutes of Health
The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
American Center for Bioethics and Humanities
The President's Council on Bioethics


Biomes, Ecoregions, Ecosystems

Biome site from the Missouri Botanical Gardens
Biome pictures and descriptions
Biomes by Susan Woodward at Radford University
Biomes as ecoregions by the Sierra Club
Ecosystems
Ecoregions by the U.S.D.A.
Illinois Ecosystems
Desert Plant Adaptations
1988 Yellowstone Fire



Biotech and Biochem

Access Excellence
Molecular Biologist's Desk Reference

What the Heck is PCR?
Biotechnology: The Present and Future. A chart of the many applications and potential products resulting from biotechnology.
Green Genes An article on looking for ways to produce stronger, healthier, more marketable plants with DNA technology from Access Excellence.
The Grandmothers of the Placo de Mayo An article about the forensic use of maternal inheritance and mitochondrial DNA.
Gene Therapy - An Overview
Human Genome Project Homepage from the National Human Genome Project Research Institute.


Cell Biology

The Virtual Cell Web Page
Dictionary of Cell Biology
Protein Synthesis by the University of Southern Mississippi

Cellular Respiration by the University of Southern Mississippi
Mitosis by the University of Arizona
Meiosis by the University of Arizona
Mitosis Tutorial by Cornell University
Cellular Respiration


Chemistry

Global Instructional Chemistry
Chemistry Hypermedia Project


Climate, Biogeochemical Cycles, Climate Change

Current Phenomena current planetary phenomena, from ecology to astronomy
Weather Phenomena by NASA
Weather Phenomena by the Institute of Global Environment and Society
Climate Change by the United Nations Environment Programme's Information Unit for Conventions
Climate Change by the Government of Canada
Climate Change by the U.S.E.P.A.
Climate Change by NOAA
Global Warming Does it Exist? If so, is it Man- or Sun-made? by Stanford University
El Nino
Global Warming - by Global Issues


Communities

Composting by the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Restoration Ecology


Educational Resources

Biotech Education Home Page
CSUBIOWEB
Educational Courses on the Web
Educational Hotlists
Exploratorium Home Page
The Internet Bio-Ed Project: this fine Cape Town site aims to provide teaching aids and resources for use in the education of Biology.
National Science Teachers Organization: the largest organization in the world committed to the improvement of science education at all levels -- preschool through college providing awards and scholarships, teacher training workshops, educational tours, an employment registry, and offering professional certification for science teachers in eight teaching level and discipline area categories.
Newton's Apple
The Science Learning Network
SOLS Ed Tech Home Page
The World Lecture Hall


Environment and Sustainability

EcoNet
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Rainforest Action Network Home Page
Rocky Mountain Institute
Ozone Depletion by the EPA
OUR OZONE SHIELD by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration (NOAA)
The Center for a New American Dream
a site about ways to live and purchase environmentally
Sustainable Development - a good list of links
Bioneers.org Visionary and practical solutions for restoring the earth


Evolution, Diversity, Systematics

The Tree of Life homepage.
Charles Darwin - The Origin of Species
Evolutionary Theory
The RNA World at IMB Jena
The World of Richard Dawkins
Origin and Evolution of Introns - Please Log In
Darwin Fish and EvolveFISH Net Site
EVOLUTION VS. CREATION SCIENCE

Neo-Darwinism: The Current Paradigm. by Brig Klyce
The Talk.Origins Archive: Post of the Month
The Talk.Origins Archive: Evolution FAQs
Evolution and Natural Selection
Evolution Homepage from the University of Toronto.
Evolution lessons from LaTrobe University
Introduction to the Galapagos Islands


General Biology

Biology Book On-line
Glossary
The Hypertextbook

NetFrog Title Page
What the Heck is an Enzyme?
What the Heck is a Gene?
Mitosis by the University of Arizona
Meiosis by the University of Arizona
Mitosis Tutorial by Cornell University
Protein Synthesis by the University of Southern Mississippi
Cellular Respiration by the University of Southern Mississippi
Virtual Cell
BioLinks from Harvard
Cellular Respiration

Cellular Respiration & Fermentation


Genetics and Evolution

Mendel Web
Maize Genetics
Georges Curvier, an early scientist who did not believe in evolution
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, an early scientist who believed in evolution by acquired characteristics
The Darwinian Homepage
Evolution, a discussion
The WWW Virtual Library: Evolution (Biosciences)
Larry Moran's Evolution Homepage
Brian Golding's useful EvolDir page
SYNTHETIC THEORY OF EVOLUTION: An Introduction to Modern Evolutionary Concepts and Theories
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS: An Introduction to Mendelian Genetics
Human Genome Project

Organizations

Center For Disease Control (CDC) Home Page
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Home Page
Nature Conservancy


Plant Biology

Weeds
Forest Succession
Leaf Cross Section
Mitosis by the University of Arizona
Meiosis by the University of Arizona
Mitosis Tutorial by Cornell University
Protein Synthesis by the University of Southern Mississippi
Cellular Respiration by the University of Southern Mississippi
Maize Genetics
American Elm
Tree Roots and Growth by the Iowa State University Extension
Root Growth
Tuber

Bulb
Corm
Lichen Ecology Homepage
Photosynthesis Pigments
Photosynthesis, an overview
Photosynthesis, Arizona State University
Chemistry of Photosynthesis by Leeward Community College
Photosynthesis by the College of William and Mary (very cleverly done)
Photosynthesis by Alien Explorers
Photosynthesis with animation by Hinkle Creek
Cellular Respiration by the University of Virginia
Cellular Respiration

Cellular Respiration & Fermentation


Plant Pathology

Potato Blight Famine Maize Genetics
The Irish Potato Famine Page
History of the Potato in Ireland


Populations

6 Billion Human Beings A site with lots of unique information.
United Nations Population Information Network
Vanishing Populations
"Environmental pollution and degradation causes 40 percent of deaths worldwide," and article by Cornell University
Zero Population Growth
Population Research Institute
Prairie Populations
Population and Human Development by the World Resources Institute
Pop Net by the Population Reference Bureau
Human Population Clock
Carrying Capacity Network
U.S. Census Bureau Population Clock
United Nations Population Fund
Don't Fund UNFPA Population Control by Stephen Moore
Negative Population Growth
Weeds

Populations - a part of Global Issues



Roots, Stems & Leaves

Leaf Cross Section
Tree Roots and Growth by the Iowa State University Extension
Root Growth
Root Branching

Scientific Journals on the Web

Cell
Discover
Discovery Channel Online -- May not be a journal, but it's cool nevertheless
Popular Science
Science News
Science Online
Scientific American
Nature - Welcome
PNAS
The Evolution Journal
New York Times Science Section