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this was one of the biology databases i originally found that I thought would help teach biology in an interactive way. It has resources for many subjects, but there is a biology one in particular. One tool I found interesting was the podtutor. "PodTutor includes audio study tracks, diagrams, and detailed text notes, which can be instantly Podcast to your pc, or mac, using iTunes, and stored on any mp3 player, putting the subject knowledge of senior examiners, experienced teachers and tutors in your pocket."

This website provides a way to search many databases at once for protein and nucleic acid sequences. It has easy to follow tutorials and has sample lessons that can be used along with the database. "The Biology WorkBench is a web-based tool for biologists. The WorkBench allows biologists to search many popular protein and nucleic acid sequence databases. Database searching is integrated with access to a wide variety of analysis and modeling tools, all within a point and click interface that eliminates file format compatibility problems."

This page provides a definition of translation along with the process of translation and the key factors involved. I like this page because at first it gives a general overview of translation, but then if you would like to obtain more detail about the process, you can click the linked terms to learn more.

Nice online dictionary for biology terms. I wish these were around when I was taking intro to bio.

This website provides links to many different biological databases and resources and is user friendly because it is organized into different topics.

Details Francis Crick's Central Dogma. Most of this information is found in intro Bio classes, but it's still an interesting paper.

I love the historical context of this article. We tend to take for granted some of the basic tenents that are in every bio textbook without any thought to all of the experimental and intellectual leaps required to discover them in the first place.

choose bases and amino acids

nice interactive simulation of transcription and translation. I like that it give tips if you make a mistake to get you back on track.