Play the role of a molecular engineer by solving RNA folding puzzles. Then take these new skills to Eterna, and design RNAs that could be at the heart of future life-saving therapies.

This 51-page booklet is an excellent collection of activities for 11- to 14-year-olds to teach them about DNA. It was designed by Dr Sue Assinder, a molecular geneticist.

Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over the biochemical processes of life, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.

College-level introductory biology course focusing on the application of the fundamental principles of human biology. Course topics include genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, disease (infectious agents, inherited diseases and...

A complete lesson on compounds, from introductory material in the beginning to a practice exam at the end. This lesson covers bonding, ionic compounds, molecular compounds, naming compounds, structural formulas, polyatomic ions, and much...

Decent text based description of transcription. Good background.

Watch short animations, read informational text, and make hypotheses about different aspects of protein synthesis.

A collection of video lectures from an introduction to biology course taught at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The course covers fundamental topics like biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology with thirty-four...

A collection of video lectures from an introduction to biology course taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The course teaches "biological function at the molecular level" with thirty-five lectures. Lectures vary in length...

This project is a series of interrelated modules designed to introduce the student to modern biological techniques in the area of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological...

An interactive activity where you can zoom in to explore the macromolecules present in organisms. Learn about proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acid as you investigate the molecular structure of these types of macromolecules....

Humans need amino acids to exist. Click on each of the necessary twenty listed to see their molecular structures and learn what type they are.

In this interactive activity from NOVA, learn about the molecular structure of steroids. See the intermediate molecules that are part of the pathway for synthesizing cortisone from diosgenin.

This site from the Imperial College of Science provides a chemistry based discussion of CFCs with formulas and Molecular structures.

Read about the co-recipient of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Medicine. This biography includes a picture of Crick as well as information on his personal life. Most focus, however, is on his scientific contributions and discoveries "concerning...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses different crystalline forms of carbon and their molecular structure.

Presents exercises where students can check their understanding of the Valence-Shell Electron-Pair Repulsion Model by predicting what a molecular shape will be. Requires Java.

Build a molecule in 3-D. Add single, double, and triple bonds, or a lone pair of electrons to an atom, learn what the molecule's geometric name is, see the bond angles, and manipulate each molecule to view it from all sides. Then study a...

Learn how microbes can actually help solve crimes. Uncover some of the problems with using microbes as forensic evidence.

A collection of grid puzzles that cover a wide variety of topics in advanced high school chemistry. These are excellent for topic review and reinforcement. The puzzles can be played online and also downloaded as worksheets. Answers are...

Find answers to common questions about chemical bonds. Recognize molecular orbital theory and know how to draw a Lewis structure.

Find out how molecular bonding is represented by Lewis dot diagrams.

Generate all polar, all nonpolar, or random proteins and observe how the protein folds in response to these molecular properties. Explore how the potential energy of the system changes over time to draw conclusions about how proteins...

At this site from The Nobel Foundation you can read Jean Baptiste Perrin's Nobel Lecture, "Discontinuous structure of matter," in which Perrin overviews the work which earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics.