Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Biology Animation Library: Dolan Dna Learning Center
A step-by-step animation shows how introns are removed during RNA splicing.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Severo Ochoa Biographical
Read about the 1959 co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology -- Severo Ochoa -- who contributed to the "discovery of the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of ribonucleic acid and deoxyribobucleic acid."
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Severo Ochoa Nobel Lecture
At this site download and read Severo Ochoa's Nobel Lecture entitled "Enzymatic synthesis of ribonucleic acid," which was originally given December 11, 1959. Lecture is available in pdf format.
Other
Clark County Schools: Rna & Protein Synthesis: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning
This is one lesson in a larger learning module. In it, students investigate the essential question: How does DNA get the genetic message out so proteins can be built?
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Nucleic Acids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Online activity covers the structure and function of nucleic acids. Students will learn about nucleotides, the different types of nitrogenous bases, and the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Nucleic Acids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In ths module, discover the structure of a single nucleotide and how that structure leads to the overall structure of DNA and RNA.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Dna vs Rna: Lesson 2
This lesson will show the difference in structure between deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "DNA vs RNA."
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Dna and Rna
This article discusses the findings leading to the discovery of DNA as genetic material.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: The Rna Message Is Sometimes Edited
The discovery that mRNA is not an exact copy of the DNA is the topic of this section from the DNA Learning Center. This multimedia article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz questions that are...
Other
Acadia University: Structure of Dna and Rna
This site from the Acadia University provides the basic structure of DNA and RNA and a decent compare/contrast between the two.
New York University
Model of the Four Nucleotide Bases in Rna
The 3-D model of Cytosine (C), Uracil (U), Adenine (A), and Guanine (G), the four nucleotide bases in RNA. Requires the CHIME plug-in to view the models, or they can be viewed statically in .gif format
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Plix: Transcription of Dna to Rna
[Free Registration/Login Required] A website where students can match the base pairs of RNA to base pairs of DNA to understand how RNA is transcribed from DNA. Also on website is a short quiz over transcription.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Eukaryotic Pre M Rna Processing
Learn about the role of the chemical groups on the ends of the pre-mRNA called the 5' cap and poly-A tail. Also learn about splicing, introns, and exons.
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College: Epidemic: Rna Viruses
A good page devoted to the RNA family of viruses that differ slightly from standard DNA viruses. Discusses the difference and characteristics of such viruses.
McGraw Hill
The Mc Graw Hill Companies, Inc.: Rna
This brief site provides a comparison of DNA and RNA along with a brief explanation of the role of RNA within the cell.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Rn Ai: Slicing, Dicing and Serving Your Cells
RNA, the genetic messenger, makes sure the DNA recipe gives your cells exactly what they ordered. But sometimes that means inhibiting some other RNA that got the recipe wrong. This process is called RNA interference (RNAi), and it acts...
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Transcription From Dna to M Rna
Access Excellence offers a graphical representation of the process of transcription from DNA to mRNA. A short explanation accompanies the diagram.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Nucleic Acids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the structure and function of nucleic acids.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nucleic Acids
Discover the structure and function of DNA and RNA, and understand nucleotides and polynucleotides.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription Translation: Transcription Advanced
Visualize the main driving force behind molecular biology, where DNA makes RNA, and RNA makes protein. [1:53]
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription & Translation: Translation Advanced
Dig a little deeper into the intricate role of RNA in DNA translation during the process of protein synthesis. [3:03]
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Transcription & Translation: Translation
This animation demonstrates the process of RNA translation that ultimately results in a new protein. [2:04]
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna Interactive: Manipulation
Once the code was discovered, how could DNA be manipulated, what tools would be needed to make use of DNA. These are some questions answered in this interactive website.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning
At DNA from the Beginning, choose from classical genetics, molecules of genetics, genetic organization and control. Each concept is explained through animation, an image gallery, video interviews, biographies and links.