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Evolution 101: From Soup to Cells—the Origin of Life part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evosite/evo101/IIE2aOrigin...
This page is part of an evolutionary biology tutorial for teachers. It provides an overview of the origins of life. Subsequent pages cover possible mechanisms of abiogenesis, the search for ancient ...

Astrobiology Roadmap part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://spacescience.arc.nasa.gov/

Are Viruses Alive? part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This article discusses how viruses, somewhere between living and nonliving, are categorized in biology, and their role in evolution. For about 100 years, the scientific community has repeatedly ...

Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This richly illustrated book combines vivid images from the complementary major PBS television series with imaginative original artwork to tell the compelling story of the world of microbes and their ...

NCBI More Information: Similarity part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST/tutorial/Altschul-1.html
This page summarizes the basic concept and vocabulary of sequence similarity searching. It is included for those new to the field who may not appreciate the importance of this technique in biology, ...

Dirtland Microbe Zoo part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zdmain.html
From the Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology, this web site features "Dirtland", an interactive microbe zoo. The site explores the endless varieties of ...

Glow: Living Lights part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.sdnhm.org/archive/exhibits/glow/index.html
This 48-page Teacher's Guide accompanies the "Glow: Living Lights" exhibit at the San Diego Natural History Museum. In PDF format, the guide contains 12 lesson plans ...

Tree of Life: Tardigrada part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Tardigrada
This Tree of Life web page features scientific information about Tardigrades, also known as water bears. The page includes the following Tardigrade resources: a diagram showing the external features ...

Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.pbs.org/opb/intimatestrangers/
This PBS documentary provides an overview of the microbial world and offers an exciting glimpse into the field of microbiology. Meet scientists from around the world investigating the microbial world ...

The Sciences: The Frontiers of Life part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://www.nyas.org/programs/frontiers-of-science/
This 60-page special issue of The Sciences features articles written by leading researchers in the fields of astrobiology and evolution. Appropriately titled The Frontiers of Life, article topics ...