Biology Community Portal
Welcome – From the Editor
Hello and Welcome to the Biology Portal
The Biology board curates the materials related to life science. We assemble, review, and maintain resources in Anatomy & Physiology, Medicine, General Biology (including subdisciplines such as Botany, Zoology, Evolution, Genetcs, etc.), Biochemistry, Ecology and Environmental Sciences. The materials range from short videos or articles to entire courses. These can be used for learning, teaching, professional development or anything else you can dream up.
You can help with the MERLOT project as well by contributing materials (which we will put in our queue to review). If you are interested in joining the Biology board, please contact the editors, Michael or Marty.
| Member | Role | Title | Institution | |
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| Michael Plotkin | Co-Editor | Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Mt. San Jacinto College | mplotkin@msjc.edu |
| Marty Zahn | Co-Editor | Associate Professor (retired) | Virginia Peninsula Community College | mzahn13@gmail.com |
| Jim Bidlack | Associate Editor (Editor Emeritus) | Professor of Biology | University of Central Oklahoma | jbidlack@uco.edu |
| Juville Dario-Becker | Associate Editor | Professor | Central Virginia Community College | dario-beckerj@cvcc.vccs.edu |
| Pankaj Mehrotra | Associate Editor | Instructor | University of the People | pankaj.mehrotra@uopeople.edu |
| Harsha Sharma | Associate Editor | Professor, Distinguished Educator | Nebraska Methodists University | harsha.sharma@methodistcollege.edu |
| Medora Huseby | Reviewer | Associate Professor | Colorado State University, Fort Collins | Medora.Huseby@colostate.edu |
| Zeynep Akyol-Ataman | Reviewer | Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Mt. San Jacinto College | zataman@msjc.edu |
New Materials
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Seantience: A Documentary about the sentience of aquatic animals
Seantience is a short documentary, produced by Animal Ethics and directed by Xiana Castro, exploring the sentience of...
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Psychiatry -What Psychiatry Really Focuses On | Prep4Uni.online
This page introduces Psychiatry as a medical specialty focused on mental health, emotional well-being, and conditions...
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Dermatology: A Specialty Where Observation Becomes Diagnosis | Prep4Uni.online
This page introduces Dermatology as a medical specialty focused on the skin, hair, and nails, helping pre-university and...
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Pediatrics: Medicine for Growing Bodies and Developing Lives | Prep4Uni.online
This page introduces Pediatrics as a medical specialty for babies, children, and teenagers, helping pre-university and...
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Oncology: A Specialty Where Science and Compassion Meet Every Day | Prep4Uni.online
This page introduces Oncology as a medical specialty focused on cancer diagnosis, staging, treatment, and long-term...
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Internal Medicine - Student Guide | Prep4Uni.online
This page introduces Internal Medicine as a core medical specialty for pre-university and early undergraduate students...
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General Surgery - When Medicine Becomes Action | Prep4Uni.online
This page introduces General Surgery in a clear, student-friendly way for pre-university and early undergraduate learners...
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Cardiology - The Heart as a Starting Point: Why Cardiology Attracts So Many Students
This page introduces Cardiology as a medical specialty focused on the heart and blood vessels, helping pre-university and...
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Orthopedics: Restoring Movement, Function, and Independence | Prep4uni.online
This page introduces Orthopedics as a medical specialty focused on bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, and human movement....
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Neurology - Student Guide | Prep4Uni.online
This page introduces Neurology as a medical specialization within the broader Medicine hub and helps pre-university and...
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Practical Connections in Pharmacy: Group Activities for Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Education
Here students explore multiple pharmaceutical science topics while discussing the biology and chemistry of...
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Creative AI for STEM Toolkit
The Creative AI for STEM Toolkit is a free, classroom ready suite of GPT tools for undergraduate STEM general education...
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Biofundamentals 2.0
Our goal is to present the key observations andunifying concepts upon which modern biology isbased; it is not a survey of...
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Resurchify
Find and compare more than 300 categories of national, international, regional, academic events happening in 2024, 2025,...
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Simple Phylogeny
This tool provides access to phylogenetic tree generation methods from the ClustalW2 package. Please note this is NOT a...
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Phylogeny.fr: Home
MABL (Methodes et Algorithmes pour la Bio-informatique) is a free, web service dedicated to reconstructing and analysing...
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General Biology
An OER general biology text.
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The Actinobacteriophage Database
An interactive site that collects and shares information related to the discovery, characterization, and genomics of...
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Introduction to Human Osteology
This text was designed for use in the human osteology laboratory classroom. Bones are described to aid in identification...
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Human Nutrition: 2020 Edition
This open access textbook was developed as an introductory nutrition resource to reflect the diverse dietary patterns of...
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Veterinary Histology
Veterinary Histology is a microscopic anatomy textbook focused on domestic species, including the dog, cat, cattle,...
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Cell and Molecular Biology: What We Know & How We Found Out - 5e
CMB5e is the latest edition of an interactive Open Educational Resource (OER) electronic textbook (iText), available...
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Concepts of Biology
Concepts of Biology is designed for the typical introductory biology course for nonmajors, covering standard scope and...
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Darwin's Manuscripts
Digital access to all of the 34,643 folios that deal directly with the theory of evolution. The site contains all...
New Members
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88clb digital88clbdigital -
Yuri MorozovGraphMath -
Jasmin FloeesCalifornia State University, Long Beach -
Keonhacai Internationalkeonhacaiinternational
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Mark AlencePersonal -
Kimberly Platlerexcel academy charter school -
Nhà Cái S8S8
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Stuart TobetColorado State University -
Antony GirgisUniversity of Szeged -
Tamara HughesThomas R Proctor -
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Mary LeeArizona College of Nursing -
Kearni Leino -
Kalyani prithivirajDalhousie University -
Nicole LimUniversiti Brunei Darussalam -
Robert BenedettoCentral Catholic High School -
Elizabeth DalySalisbury University -
Cassy SandovalIron County School District -
Aimee BernardUniversity of Colorado System - Health Sciences Center -
Jakir HussainFilmmaking -
Rashonda AndersonMiami Dade County Public Schools -
Brian PolloUniversity of the Philippines
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Kiran SethNormandale Community College
Materials by Discipline
- Biochemistry and Biophysics (78)
- Biodiversity (122)
- Biology Education (64)
- Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (108)
- Botany (405)
- Cell and Molecular Biology (659)
- Comparative Anatomy and Physiology (24)
- Development and Embryology (69)
- Ecology and Conservation Biology (843)
- Evolutionary Biology (313)
- Genetics (798)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology (992)
- Life (11)
- Marine Biology (21)
- Medicine and Health (128)
- Microbiology (508)
- Mycology (15)
- Neuroscience (106)
- Zoology (261)
Professional Organizations
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Ecological Society of America
- Human Anatomy and Physiology Society
- Association for Biology Laboratory Education
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
- American Society for Cell Biology
- Genetics Society of America
Journals & Publications
- Advances in Physiology Education
- American Biology Teacher
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
- Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching
- Bioscience Education E-Journal
- Cell Biology Education
- CourseSource
- eLife
- International Journal of Science Education
- Journal of Biological Education
- Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
- Journal of Research in Science Teaching
- Journal of Science Education and Technology
- Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Biology on the Web
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Open Biology - Manuscript Central - ScholarOne Manuscripts
Feb 26, 2026 04:33 PM PST
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Part-Time Faculty: Biology - Fall 2026 and Spring 2027 job with Quinnipiac University
Feb 26, 2026 04:17 PM PST
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How ancient attraction shaped the human genome - EurekAlert!
Feb 26, 2026 03:05 PM PST
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35 years in water: Tina Hendon reflects on career - Texas Water Resources Institute
Feb 26, 2026 02:53 PM PST
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Wellness Service's Peer Health Educator - Biology - The College of Arts and Sciences
Feb 26, 2026 02:53 PM PST
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Trust your gut to heal your brain: Antibiotics may aid recovery from traumatic brain injury
Feb 26, 2026 02:27 PM PST
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Biology Assistant or Associate Professor, Cell or Physiology job with Mississippi College
Feb 26, 2026 02:00 PM PST
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Doctoral student named to Explorers Club's EC50 | FIU News - Florida International University
Feb 26, 2026 01:34 PM PST
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TheraMicro Highlights Innovative Soft Tissue and Bone Repair Solutions at ACFAS
Feb 26, 2026 12:51 PM PST
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Murphy-Ullrich receives British Society for Matrix Biology Medal | Heersink School of Medicine News
Feb 26, 2026 12:47 PM PST
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Carroll Basketball Teams Land 15 on Academic All-Conference Lists
Feb 26, 2026 12:39 PM PST
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Immune cells selectively pull DNA from dying nuclei, revealing a process dubbed nucleocytosis
Feb 26, 2026 12:33 PM PST
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My Morning Numbers Don't Lie: Surprising Mistakes That Spike Your Morning Blood Sugar ...
Feb 26, 2026 12:19 PM PST
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Internal Structure of Biomolecular Condensates Linked to Cancer and Neurodegeneration
Feb 26, 2026 11:58 AM PST
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Why Celebrities Are Backing Billionaire CEO Ben Lamm's Synthetic Biology Company
Feb 26, 2026 11:54 AM PST
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Behrgen Smith Named Finalist for Hertz Foundation Fellowship - SBU News
Feb 26, 2026 11:40 AM PST
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Elitism Is Eating Harvard Alive | Opinion
Feb 26, 2026 11:28 AM PST
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Carroll College Awards Over $236000 in Simperman and Corette Scholarships
Feb 26, 2026 11:13 AM PST
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Ewan Birney - Are you a computational biology postdoc - LinkedIn
Feb 26, 2026 10:57 AM PST
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The biology of body odour, from sweat glands to skin bacteria - The Conversation
Feb 26, 2026 10:54 AM PST
