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- Biological and Chemical Warfare
- Biotechnology
- Genetics
Lists
- Microbes Information (Microbes.info - Chan)
Provides articles, Web sites of associations, information by categories, FAQ's, and more. 2-03
- Viruses (Karolinska Institutet)
Provides sources of information on viruses by types of diseases they cause. 1-04
Materials
- A Leaf from Far, Far Away and Very, Very Close (Florida State University - Davidson)
"View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons." 9-02
Papers
- Bacteria (EarthLife.net)
Describes types of bacteria and provides drawings. 11-01
- Bacteria - Archaean Period of Time (Museum of Paleontology)
Covers 3.8 to 2.5 billion years ago. "If you were able to travel back to visit the Earth during the Archaean, you would likely not recognize it is the same planet we inhabit today. The atmosphere was very different from what we breathe today; at that time, it was likely a reducing atmosphere of methane, ammonia, and other gases which would be toxic to most life on our planet today. Also during this time, the Earth's crust cooled enough that rocks and continental plates began to form."
"It was early in the Archaean that life first appeared on Earth. Our oldest fossils date to roughly 3.5 billion years ago, and consist of bacteria microfossils." 4-02
- Bacteria - Proterozoic Period of Time (Museum of Paleontology)
Covers 2.5 billion to 544 million years ago. The first life formed on land during this period, including bacteria to animals. 4-02
- Bacteria Eat Toxic Compounds (Nature - Adam)
Describes bacteria that digest chlorinated benzene chemicals, such as solvents, to clean up toxic wastes. 11-00
- Bacteria Eat Toxic Compounds (Nature - Adam)
Describes bacteria that digest chlorinated benzene chemicals, such as solvents, to clean up toxic wastes. 11-00
- Bioremediation of Oil Spills (Science Education - Paustian)
"Bioremediation is a method used to treat environments polluted with organic or inorganic substances. Research has been conducted on the possible uses of bioremediation since the 1940s. Bioremediation was used in the 1970s for the in situ (in place) clean up of fuel contaminated soil and groundwater." 2-03
- DNA Vaccines (Suite101.com - Chamberlain)
"DNA vaccines have several advantages over the vaccines we currently use. DNA is very stable and does not require refrigeration. No more "cold chain" would be needed. The DNA vaccines give life-long protection and do not require multiple injections throughout our lives. Many different vaccines can be given at the same time eliminating multiple visits and injections." 2-03
- Early Life on Earth (AmericanScientist.org - de Duve)
"The chemical evolution leading to cellular life on earth almost four billion years ago likely passed through a stage where RNA alone performed all of the functions of the modern macromolecules RNA, DNA and protein. However the so-called RNA world was itself too complex to evolve directly from organic molecules found on the prebiotic earth. More likely, the RNA world emerged from and was supported by a primitive sort of metabolism fueled by the bonds in sulfur-containing compounds called thioesters." 12-03
- Early Life on Earth (Nature.com)
Provides a discussion about how long the earth remained hot at its beginning and how that affected early bacteria. 4-01
- Fleming, Alexander (PBS)
Provides a biography of Alexander Fleming, known for his contribution to medicine by his discovery of the role of penicillin in fighting bacterial infections. 3-00
- Franklin, Rosalind (PBS.org)
After completing her essential discoveries on DNA, "She turned her attention to viruses, publishing 17 papers in five years. Her group's findings laid the foundation for structural virology." 4-03
- Glossary of Terms Related to Molecular Biology (Murphy)
Provides a description of key terms, in layman's language. 1-04
- Microbes (Microbe.org)
Describes the different types of microbes, including viruses and bacteria. 11-01
- Microbes - Evolution and Types (Microbial World Deacon)
Describes the types and roles of microbes, as well as the history of their evolution. Microbial bacteria helped remove toxins from the air of the early earth and gave it oxygen, making it habitable by other life forms. 1-01
- Microorganisms and Food (Utah State Office of Education and Utah State Office of Higher Education)
Includes yeasts and molds, food borne illnesses, food preservation, and bacteria. 5-02
- Vaccines - Improving Vaccines (applesforhealth)
Discusses the results of recent research on how to improve the effectiveness of vaccines. 12-01
- Virus May Fight Bacterial Infections (applesforhealth.com)
Describes a research study that shows promise for fighting Strep throat, pneumonia, and other infections that are normally resistant to antibiotics. The virus is engineered to destroy only one type of bacteria, an effective and possibly healthier solution compared to use of conventional antibiotics. Conventional antibiotics attack useful as well as infectious bacteria. 3-01
- Virus Project (School.Discovery.com)
"Just like their spectrum of effects, viruses vary widely in shapes and sizes. In this activity, students will create a larger-than-life model of one of six different viruses. For maximum impact, you should assign models to students to make sure that six will be created. By comparing their completed virus models, students will see how different viruses can be in size and structure." 1-04
- Viruses - Retroviruses and HIV (Sander)
Provides diagrams and explanations regarding the structures of viruses. 5-00
- Viruses - The Structures of Viruses (Stannard)
Provides diagrams and explanations regarding the structures of viruses. 5-00
- Viruses - Transmission Cycle of West Nile Virus (Centers for Disease Control)
Describes the transmission cycle of the disease in vertebrates. 8-02
- Viruses - West Nile Virus (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a fact sheet on the virus. 12-01
Projects
- Bacteria Experiment (PBS.org)
Provides an experiment to determine the best antibacterial cream. Includes an introduction to helpful and harmful bacteria and the scientific method. 11-02
Research
- Virus May Fight Bacterial Infections (applesforhealth)
Describes a research study that shows promise for fighting Strep throat, pneumonia, and other infections that are normally resistant to antibiotics. The virus is engineered to destroy only one type of bacteria, an effective and possibly healthier solution compared to use of conventional antibiotics. Conventional antibiotics attack useful as well as infectious bacteria. 3-01
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