Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
A Half DNA Ladder Is a Template for Copying the Whole
The experiment known as one of the most beautiful experiments in biology changed the way we think about DNA. Learn about the experiment and the scientists who designed it—as well as the scientists who built on the results—with an online...
Biology in Motion
Organize-It
Many pupils struggle to categorize and organize related content. Multiple quizzes on a variety of topics offer practice for these specific skills. Scholars move items around until they think each is placed in the proper position....
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
BCR-ABL: Cancer Protein Structure and Function
How do scientists discover treatments for cancer? A presentation and accompanying worksheet explain how one cancer spreads and a theory of how to stop it. It details the trials and relapses after using the medication. Scholars learn...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Development Balances Cell Growth and Death
Cells demonstrate a life cycle like other living things, but what if death was no longer part of the cycle? Learn about the important balance requiring death to continue functioning. An online interactive introduces a group of scientists...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dolan Dna Learning Center: Gene Chips
Students visualize how miniature arrays of biological molecules on a DNA chip are the basis of large-scale genomic studies.
Other
Biology Simulations: Diffusion and Osmosis
This simulation can be used to study molecule movement across a semipermeable membrane.
What2Learn
What2 Learn: Cell Transport Gcse Biology Revision
Two learning games, created by visitors to What2Learn, provide a fun way to learn how cells transport molecules.