http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 10:56:10 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 10:56:10 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90122 An educational site focused on modern human genetics analysis. Has both on-line activities and instructions for labs and in class activites. The four main areas are Basic Genetics, Genetic Disorders, Genetics in Society and Genetic thematic Units. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91428 An English translation of Mendel's paper, which is considered to mark the birth of classical and evolutionary genetics, is presented as an active document, with links to traditional reference material (e.g. glossaries, biographies, and the original German text) as well as images, tutorials, active commentaries, related Web sites, and animations. Users can choose to view any of several versions of the Mendel paper, each featuring different degrees of activity and annotation. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81496 Database of information on endangered mammals, includes pictures and is searchable. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88155 Several hundred photos of the many different fish species, primarily cichlids, found in Lake Malawi. Also has maps and photos of the lake and descriptions of the many species of fish found there. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=90959 This site has a series of web pages with graphics describing the process of leukocyte adhesion during inflammation. Very detailed with good graphics of the process. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88160 This site is an educational site that describes some of the research at the Alaska Biological Sciences Center. The rest of the ABSC site has short abstracts of the many different research projects carried out there. This subset has more of an educational focus with background information about the birds and the ecosystems along with many pictures. Here is how they describe the site, "Scientists and resource managers will find detailed scientific publications, reports, and newsletters on the 'Products' page. You may also find some useful links to seabirds and other marine web sites under 'Links'. For those who are new to marine biology in general or seabirds in particular, begin by exploring the 'Marine Habitat', 'Forage Fish', and 'Seabirds' pages. There we provide some basic information about marine animals and ecosystems in Alaska, with some details about methods of study. Within those pages look for specific examples of our research findings under the 'What we learned' icons. On the 'People Power' page, some of our research team introduce themselves and tell you how they got hooked on seabirds and fish. Volunteer information is here as well. On the 'Photo Gallery' page, you can browse the 'Picture of the Month' archives and read about field work that some of our colleagues participate in." http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=76490 A collection of 2-D and 3-D diagrams of various metabolic pathways, including glycolysis and Kreb's other carbohydtate pathways and lipid and amino acid pathways. the 3-D images require the Chime plugin and show 3-D models of the intermediates. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88158 A webquest assignment that has students visit sites with background information about genetic engineering of food plants and then has them draft a law to regulate genetically engineered foods. The site has detailed instructions for completing each step of the assignment. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81495 A collection of scanned images from the slides for a histology course. User can view slides at several maginifications, key structures are labeled, along wih a voice annotation. The database is searchable and there is a linked course web site with lab assignments and quizzes. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=352312 Scitable is a collection of overviews of various scientific topics, currently just genetics topics, and a community site for scientists and science educators, hosted and produced by the "Nature Publishing Group" . The content contains over 200 genetics review articles organized into 9 different topics, ranging from "Chromosomes and Cytogenetics" to "Population and Quantitative Genetics״. A second organizational scheme is the "Learning Paths," which is a linear sequence of some of the articles that go across the topics - such as one on "The X Chromosome״. There are only four of these currently available. The site also has some community features, sort of a MySpace or Facebook for scientists. Users have profiles, can make "friends" with other users, and discuss topics in the discussion groups.