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Eureka Science: Cloning
Read this short article to find out about the history of cloning and genetic engineering. Continue on to the next page to find out how cloning is done. Simple terms and fun animations make it easy to read.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Restriction
Animated slide show demonstrates the genetic engineering process of DNA restriction.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Transformation, Part 2
Animated slide show illustrating Morton Mandel and Akiko Higa's calcium chloride method of DNA transformation.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Dna Transformation
Through animated images, follow the experiment which created the first custom-made organism containing recombinant DNA.
Concord Consortium
Biologica: Web Lab, Mendel's Peas
At this site see an online visual of meiosis, fertilization, and inheritance and play a game.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Model Organisms
Learn about model organisms that research scientists use in lab testing.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Learning Center: Nobel Laureates in Dn Aft B
An animation showing the research of David Baltimore and Howard Temin that found the interaction between the genetic material of the cell and tumor viruses.
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Grace Communications Foundation: The Meatrix
This resource offers short animated videos, interactive activities, and a collection of articles and links about the major issues surrounding sustainable agriculture and factory farming. Such topics discussed are pollution, animal...
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: A Nature and Nurture Walk in Mendel Park
Take a walk in the animated "Mendel Park" to discover which traits are genetic and which are a combination of genetics and upbringing.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription Translation: Central Dogma of Biology
This animation shows how the DNA genetic code leads to proteins that help us develop and function. [2:51]
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain College: Cell Division and Meiosis
Resource provides a holistic and complete meiosis lesson with illustrations, animations, glossary, and links. Extremely detailed and helpful site.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: A Breed Apart
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this lesson shows students a way to calculate the "amount" of inbreeding which results from an incestuous pairing. While this is presented in the show as part of a polygamous cult, the...
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Inherited Traits
Ever wondered why you might look like your parents? Or an animal cub my look like its mom? Learn about inherited traits with this quick and easy lesson.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What Makes You You? What Makes Me Me?
Simple animation explains the function of chromosomes, genes, and DNA by letting you zoom into a cell nucleus for a closer look.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: What's the Big Idea? Biodiversity
Find information about diversity among genes, species, and ecosystems that helps answer questions about the importance of biodiversity and how we can save species from extinction.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Scottish Sheep Shocker
Simplified and irreverent explanation of how Dolly was cloned. Includes a simple timeline of cloning technology. Some good information behind the humor.
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: Dna Polymerase
Observe the animated model to see DNA being replicated.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The New Zoos: Return to the Wild
Explore the history of zoos, and design blueprints for an enriched "new zoo." Research genetic problems in captive animals.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Around the World With Dna
Pack your bags and go around the world with scientists from the American Museum of Natural History whose research into the DNA of different animal species takes them into the field.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Breed O Logy Card
Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand the breeding process of plants and animals. Also learn about teosinte, a grass that Native...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Recombinant Dna Technology
Read a passage about recombinant DNA technology and answer the follow-up questions.
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Planet Ark: World Environmental News
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Sanctuary for Fast Cats
The number of cheetahs in the African wilderness has dwindled dramatically in the last 20 years. Find out what is being done in the United States to ensure the survival of this species.