MERLOT Materials

DNA from the Beginning is an animated tutorial on DNA, genes and heredity. The science behind each concept is explained... see more

Protein Explorer became non-operational about 2008. It is replaced with FirstGlance.Jmol.Org (for guided exploration of... see more

A virtual lab where you carry out the sequential steps to isolate bacterai, purify DNA, PCR amplify the DNA, sequence the... see more

This tutorial/simulation consists of three topics. In topic 1, students look at the components of chemiosmosis in the... see more

Site has four parts discussing aspects of genetically engineered crops. Of particular interest is the simulation titled... see more

Students use DNA sequences from Human, Neanderthal, Chimpanzee, Gorrilla and Orangutan mitochondrial D-loop to perform a... see more

This is a flash based game where the player has to help a cell divide by choosing the correct action in order, and by... see more

This is a series of 14 online biology lab simulations for an AP Biology course. Each simulation has a text overview of... see more

This is a fun Flash application that can be used to learn about basic cell biology. The learning materials include... see more

In this game you are to take on the job as a Cell Division Supervisor. The supervisor guides a group of cells through... see more

A collection of java based applets on diffusion, osmosis and diffusion potentials using the Nernst equation.

This web site celebrates the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the DNA structure by delving into "DNA science." The... see more

The ExPASy (Expert Protein Analysis System) proteomics server of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) is dedicated... see more

Karyotyping simulation and tutorial. This set of links provides a tutorial that takes the user through a basic... see more

This learning resource is an interactive multimedia Guide to Cancer Biology. The topics include the hallmarks of cancer,... see more

This site contains a video about how to use the microscope, a quiz, and a virtual practice lab exercise.

This tutorial demonstrates the process of a nuclei splitting into two separate daughter cells with a complete set of... see more

eLearning tool for mastering post-translational modifications

eLearning tool for mastering gene-structure function relationships and information flow from DNA to RNA

Welcome to the Ehrhardt laboratory at the Carnegie Institution for Science. We investigate plant cell development and... see more

There are many analogies that teachers have developed to represent the process of protein synthesis. Teachers may adapt... see more

StarBiochem is an application that displays molecules from the Protein Data Bank (http://www.rcsb.org/). It allows users... see more

I thought this was a cool lab activity to demonstrate that DNA can be observed without the use of expensive microscopes.... see more

This is a java app that shows a DNA sequence along with the mRNA and the protein that would be made from the DNA... see more