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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 ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Chemistry, Biology:Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Evolution:Principles, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Evolution
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Pedagogic Resources, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Audio/Visual
Grade Level: Informal, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)

OCN750: Microbial Biogeography part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography/zij/education/o...
This page contains the reading list for a graduate seminar course in microbial biogeography. Readings are grouped by topic, such as ecological theory, phylogeography, fine- or large-scale patterns. ...
Subject: Biology: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Environmental Science, Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Habitats, Biology, Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Diversity:Censuses, Biology:Diversity, Ecology, Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Collection, Course Information:Course Site, Pedagogic Resources, Course Information, Goals/Syllabi
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)

World Index of Molecular Visualization Resources part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.molvisindex.org
This is a very inclusive site for 3-D viewing of biological molecules and their interactions. There are many links in this site for the modeling and visualizing of proteins and other biologically ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Molecular Biology, Evolution:Bioinformatics
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Scientific Resources:Collection, Pedagogic Resources:Collection, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Computer Applications
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Profiles of 16S rRNA-Defined Populations Inhabiting a Hot Spring Microbial Mat Community part of SERC Web Resource Collection

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.62.2.340-346.1996
This journal abstract reports population profiles of different temperature regions in the microbial mat community of Octopus Spring, Yellowstone National Park based on denaturing gradient gel ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Diversity, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Molecular Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Principles, Biofilms
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results
Extreme Environments: Extremely Hot
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)

The 1.2-Megabase Genome Sequence of Mimivirus part of SERC Print Resource Collection
We recently reported the discovery and preliminary characterization of Mimivirus, the largest known virus, with a 400-nanometer particle size comparable to mycoplasma. Mimivirus is a double-stranded ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Molecular Biology, Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats:Marine, Biology:Evolution:Bioinformatics, Patterns, Education:Assessment, Biology:Microbiology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Pedagogic Resources:Research Results
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional

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 ...

Subject: Biology: Education:Assessment, Biology:Evolution:Principles, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology:Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Pedagogic Resources:Research Results
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Informal

Do viruses form lineages across different domains of life? part of SERC Print Resource Collection
The scarce characterization of the viral world has hampered our efforts to appreciate the magnitude and diversity of the viral domain. It appears that almost every species can be infected by a number ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Molecular Biology, Education:Assessment, Biology:Ecology:Principles, Biology:Evolution:Principles, Bioinformatics, Patterns, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Pedagogic Resources:Research Results
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional

Bacteriophage observations and evolution part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Bacteriophages are classified into one order and 13 families. Over 5100 phages have been examined in the electron microscope since 1959. At least 4950 phages (96%) are tailed. They constitute the ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Molecular Biology, Education:Assessment, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Diversity:Censuses, Biology:Evolution:Bioinformatics, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Pedagogic Resources:Research Results
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Graduate/Professional

Probing Biodiversity: Molecular Techniques Offer Powerful New Tools part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This article introduces the molecular methods used to assess biological diversity. It begins by defining DNA and nucleotide sequencing. An illustration describes the application of molecular methods ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Education:Assessment, Biology:Molecular Biology, Diversity
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8), College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), Informal

Post-Viking Microbiology: New Approaches, New Data, New Insights part of SERC Print Resource Collection
This journal article, published in 1999, discusses the advances made in microbiology and microbial ecology in the 20 years since the Viking missions to Mars. The article briefly reviews this new ...

Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Field Methods , Biology:Microbiology, Astrobiology, Molecular Biology, Education:Assessment
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity:Jigsaw, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional