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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Environmental Exercise Physiology
The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational...
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Plant Anatomy Database
The plant anatomy image database was started in the early 2000’s with the visit of professor Alexander Lux from Comenius...
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A genomic approach to understanding common diseases in human populations
This final-year (Year 3) undergraduate textbook introduces students to the principles of genome-wide approaches used to...
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Virology Lab Exercises for Undergraduates
This laboratory manual presents a novel series of undergraduate-friendly experiments designed to provide students with a...
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The Human Brain
This series explores the story of the evolution of the human brain... from a small chimp-like organ to the massive...
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Biology OER | Open Educational Resources for General Biology I and Molecular; Cell Biology
Open educational resources (OER) are free and (re)distributable teaching materials. This site is a sponsored by the...
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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...
New Members
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Manikandan santhanamAcademy of Scientific and Innovative Research -
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Adrea Gonzalez-KarlssonMiraCosta College -
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Nancy ScottTarrant County College -
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Materials by Discipline
- Biochemistry and Biophysics (78)
- Biodiversity (122)
- Biology Education (64)
- Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (108)
- Botany (406)
- Cell and Molecular Biology (659)
- Comparative Anatomy and Physiology (24)
- Development and Embryology (69)
- Ecology and Conservation Biology (843)
- Evolutionary Biology (314)
- Genetics (798)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology (994)
- Life (11)
- Marine Biology (21)
- Medicine and Health (128)
- Microbiology (509)
- 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
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How to build a brain | Duke University School of Medicine
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Remembering Tom Carlson, Kaiser pediatrician, UC Berkeley biology professor ... - Berkeleyside
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Disrupting Genome Architecture Selectively Impairs Developmental Genes | Newsroom
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Species Matter: Aquatic Fungal Richness and Identity Enhances Recovery From Drying Events
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