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Bioinformatics part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/nestsite2/bioinform.html
This project is a series of interrelated modules designed to introduce the student to modern biological techniques in the area of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is the application of computer ...

Bioinformatics part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.angelfire.com/ga2/nestsite2/bioinform.html
This project is a series of interrelated modules designed to introduce the student to modern biological techniques in the area of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is the application of computer ...

Ship Mates part of SERC Web Resource Collection

www.bigelow.org/shipmates
This resource, by the Bigelow Laboratory, provides an interactive media for teachers and students to study one of the world’s most biologically productive areas, the Gulf of Maine. From season to ...

NASA Astrobiology Institute part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://nai.nasa.gov/
This site provides information on NAI research, a library of publications, sections for teachers and students, and an Ask An Expert section. The student section features Astro-Venture, where students ...

Isolation of Pure Cultures Of Bacteria: Vibrio phosphoreum from Squid or Ocean Fish part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC262280/
This educational web page presents an isolation protocol for the bioluminescent bacteria Vibrio phosphoreum. It includes an introduction to Vibrio, safety concerns, interesting activities to do with ...

The HaloEd Project part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://halo.umbc.edu/haloed/intro
The HaloEd Project is a web site dedicated to biotechnology education using Halobacteria, halophilic bacteria that live in the hypersaline environments of the world. The site lists why Halobacteria ...

Phytoplankton Productivity part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://hahana.soest.hawaii.edu/hot/protocols/chap14.html
This laboratory activity, from the University of Toronto, provides a short introduction to measuring changes in dissolved oxygen and measuring primary productivity using 14C.

Topic Guide: Paleoclimate part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://earthednet.org/Ocean_Materials/Mini_Studies/Paleo...
This University of California, Santa Barbara mini-study teaches students about determining paleoclimate (or past climate) based on recently collected data. Web links to data and background ...

Mollusc Form and Function part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://www.uwlax.edu/biology/zoo-lab/lab-6--molluscs/
This Zoo Lab web page features information regarding mollusc form and function. Links are provided to images of snail radula, Veliger larvae, Glochidium larva, squid dissection mount, male squid ...

Guidebook of the Central Montana Alkalic Province: Geology, Ore Deposits and Origin part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This volume was prepared for the 16th Annual Field Conference of the Tobacco Root Geological Society and includes field trips to the Little Belt, Moccasin, Judith, Little Rocky and Bearpaw Mountains. ...