Free Technology for Teachers: Interactive Exploration of the Galapagos Islands - 0 views
Teachers' Domain: Polymerase Chain Reaction - 2 views
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This is a very structured interactive animation about PCR. It has an associated background essay, and some discussion questions. The thing I like about it is that it is an application of transcription. From the site: "In this interactive activity adapted from the University of Nebraska's Library of Crop Technologies, learn the basic steps of polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a technique used to produce short sections of DNA for analysis. In this technique, various components are combined in a microfuge tube and heated in a thermal cycler. The activity details the process, which results in thousands of identical copies of a DNA fragment. Note: The activity provides a simulation of the process. The characterizations of depicted components and their behaviors should not be taken literally."
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Very nice demo of PCR, but this is an application of DNA replication rather than transcription.
Virtual Translation - 1 views
Transcribe and Translate a Gene - 2 views
Translation - 1 views
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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.
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Nice online dictionary for biology terms. I wish these were around when I was taking intro to bio.
YouTube - From DNA to Protein - 1 views
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This kept my attention for the whole video and is a nice basic overview for both processes. I also liked how it was supposed to be in real time instead of making it a slow step by step process of memorizing.
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This animation defintitely gives a different, more detailed, view of the processes than typical animations.
TRANSLATE20b.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) - 1 views
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I liked the detail involved in explaining each component of translation. You could stop the video anytime by scrolling over a component on the top part of the screen to learn more about it.
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Great animation with all the basic info and important details beyond what might be normally learned in intro to bio.
Java model of Transcription - 2 views
Central Dogma of Biology - 1 views
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Details Francis Crick's Central Dogma. Most of this information is found in intro Bio classes, but it's still an interesting paper.
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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.
Transcription - 1 views
Transcription and Translation animation - 1 views
Life Science Directory - 1 views
Protein and Nucleic Acid Sequence Database - 1 views
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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."
Interactive Biology Database - 0 views
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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."
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