This workshop was part of the celebrations for the International Polar Year, and is co-sponsored by the U.S. National Committee for Quaternary Research, the American Quaternary Association and On the Cutting Edge workshop series. The workshop was held in conjunction with the American Quaternary Association biannual meeting at Penn State University in June, 2008, and builds on a previous workshop sponsored by these groups that was held in August 2006.

Earth System Research Laboratory Global Monitoring Division

Classical Genetics Simulator (CGS) is web-based application that allows biology students to apply lessons in Mendelian genetics to real-world situations. Many generations of genetic inheritance can be studied without the time limitations that come with using live organisms. Organisms do not need to be created or destroyed. Highly customizable and easy to use.

BECOMING HUMAN BRINGS TOGETHER INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA, RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP TO PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVOLUTION

Smithsonian National museum of natural history

What is evolution and how does it work? Evolution 101 provides the nuts-and-bolts on the patterns and mechanisms of evolution. You can explore the following sections: