The
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Biology

Howard Hughes Medical Institute
This site has special exhibits for middle and high school students and teachers. Tomorrow's scientists can explore information under the Institute's five main research fields: cell biology, genetics, immunology, neuroscience, and structural biology. Also, information on grants and fellowships for young researchers.
Bioscience
A HUGE list from Harvard University, with all kinds of biology resources.
Boston University's Biology Department
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Located in Long Island, New York, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a research and educational institution. The Laboratory has research programs focusing on cancer, neurobiology and plant genetics and a broad educational mission. (from the website)
Boyce Thompson Institute
Plant research at Cornell University
Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues in Science
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories features discussions on basic versus applied research, breast cancer and genetic screening, and more. These presentations are especially suitable for middle and high school students and teachers.
The Froggy Page
Information on our favorite amphibians, from the silly to the scientific.
Genome Educators Home Page
A group of education professionals from the San Francisco Bay Area who have an active interest in all aspects of genetics education created this page. The group is dedicated to sharing information and resources to further the understanding of current advances in the field of genetics.
Interactive Frog Dissection
Not for the squeamish.
The Institute for Molecular Virology
Located at the University of Wisconsin at Madison's Robert M. Bock Laboratories.
Computing for Molecular Biology
Lloyd Allison has constructed a molecular biology page which contains his research in the field as well as the creation of strings, trees, sequences, and maps using computers technology.
Anatomy Module List
University of Washington Department of Radiology's online site with lots of radiographic (x-ray) images
The Faculty of Biology of the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam
A site which features research information and photos of sea mammals.
The Visible Human Project
From the National Libraray of Medicine, this site has lots of nifty pictures of the human body, including sample animations that take you on a guided tour of human anatomy.
WEB of Life--Exploring Biodiversity
A PBS documentary that was sponsored by WQED in Pittsburgh. The page has information about the program and downloadable QuickTime images of the promo for the show and Shockwave Deep Forest information.


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