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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Dna Structure and Replication

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Module describes how DNA's structure and function was discovered while summarizing the process of DNA replication. This activity also explains Chargaff's rules and...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Dna From the Beginning: The Rna Message Is Sometimes Edited

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

North Dakota State: Dna Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief text overview of DNA structure and an introduction or mention of the various forms of DNA.
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Other

University of Arkansas: Dna Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
A decent site that provides a good background to both general DNA structure and replication. Text based outline with links to graphics.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Imaging Dna Structure

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the latest imaging methods used to visualize molecular structures and the method of electrophoresis that is used to identify and compare genetic code (DNA). Students should already have basic knowledge of...
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Science Museum, London

Science Museum: Making the Modern World: Dna: Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
The learning module helps students gain a deeper understanding of the structure and function of DNA.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Engineering Nature: Dna Visualization and Manipulation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to genetic techniques such as DNA electrophoresis and imaging technologies used for molecular and DNA structure visualization. In the field of molecular biology and genetics, biomedical engineering plays an...
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Microbiology: Dna

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the structure and coding of DNA, how it replicates, and the role it plays at the cellular level. Looks at past and current research on DNA, and applications of this research. (Published: September 25, 2010)
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: James Watson

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and great discoveries of James Watson in this article. Learn about his most famous discovery of the molecular structure of DNA.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Understanding Sequence Assembly

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of lecture clips helps explain how DNA sequencing is done by using the analogy of shredding multiple copies of a book and then reassembling the text by finding overlapping fragments. The ultimate goal of DNA sequencing is to...
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Biology Animation Library: Dolan Dna Learning Center

For Students 9th - 10th
A step-by-step animation shows how introns are removed during RNA splicing.
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Yale University

Yale University Center for Structural Biology

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an excellent resource on the research and graduate studies programs in the field of biophysics.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Classic Experiments: Dna as the Genetic Material

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the experiments by Frederick Griffith, Oswald Avery, Alfred Hershey, and Martha Chase that led to the discovery of DNA as the genetic material.
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: James Watson Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about James Dewey Watson, the co-recipient of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work with Franice Crick on decoding the structure of DNA. This article includes information on both Watson's personal life and public career.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Structure of a Nucleotide: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the structure of a nucleotide. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Structure of a Nucleotide."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Structure of a Nucleotide: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will describe the structure of a nucleotide. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Structure of a Nucleotide."
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: James D. Watson, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of James Dewey Watson who, along with Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA. They were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1962. Watson was later the first person to lead the Human Genome Project....
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PBS

Nova: Picturing the Molecules of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
Retrace the development of our knowledge of nucleic acids by viewing pictures of nucleic acids (both DNA and RNA) taken in 1952, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1984 and 2001.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Nucleic Acids

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the structure and role of nucleic acids.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Reproduction, the Genome and Gene Expression

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on DNA including it's structure,components,and how it goes together to form genomes. It also provides to links to a video and a test.
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Other

Molecule of the Month: Dna (Java)

For Students 9th - 10th
A good site that begins with the background and branches into the structure, function and applications of technology. This version of the page requires Java, and should open some applets that allow you to see the structures in 3-D.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Dna vs Rna: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
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."
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Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1962 Award Ceremony

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can find the full text of the speech, by Professor A. Engstrom, presenting the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Maurice Wilkins, James Watson, and Francis Crick for their discovery of DNA's structure. The speech...
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Erwin Chargaff

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Austrian biochemist and author, Erwin Chargaff, best known for "Chargaff's Rules" which lead to the discovery of DNA's double helix structure.

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