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Exobiology: An interview with Dr. Stanley L. Miller part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page contains the transcript of an interview with Dr. Stanley Miller about his research on the origins of life. Topics touched on include the nature of early Earth's reducing atmosphere, ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biology:Evolution, Evolution:Processes, Biology:Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Astrobiology, Ecology, Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Biographical Resources, Scientific Resources, Opinion
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Systematics of the Bacteria part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is an entry page for exploration of bacterial systematics. The primary feature of the page is a cladogram of bacterial lineages with links to information pages for each lineage. There is also a ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Evolution, Diversity
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Taxonomy browser (Eukaryota) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page contains a listing of all eukaryotic lineages for which there is data/information in any of the NCBI databases (e.g. PubMed, GenBank). List entries are organized hierarchically by taxonomy ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Diversity, Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)

Taxonomy Browser (Archaea) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page contains a listing of all archaeal (archaebacterial) lineages for which there is data/information in any of the NCBI databases (e.g. PubMed, GenBank). List entries are organized ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Diversity, Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)

Phylogeography part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page contains the Wikipedia entry for phylogeography. It defines the term and presents a brief history of the term, then gives four examples of the applications of phylogeography - conservation, ...
Subject: Biology: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Biology:Molecular Biology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Evolution, Geography, Biology, Geography:Human/Cultural, Biology:Microbiology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Diversity, Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Ecology, Evolution, Evolution:Patterns
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Informal, College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

The universal ancestor part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is a PDF copy of the article in which Carl Woese describes his genetic annealing model for the universal ancestor of life. Topics covered include definition of genetic annealing and evolutionary ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biology, Evolution:Processes, Patterns, Biology:Diversity, Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)

The Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA), Simple or Complex? part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is a PDF version of an article that focuses on the difficulties inherent in attempting to root the tree of life and establish the nature of the last universal common ancestor (LUCA) using ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Evolution, Biology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), College Introductory

Taxonomy Browser (Bacteria) part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page contains a listing of all bacterial (eubacterial) lineages for which there is data/information in any of the NCBI databases (e.g. PubMed, GenBank). List entries are organized hierarchically ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Diversity, Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, College Lower (13-14)

Archaea part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page is part of the Tree of Life Web Project and is a jumping-off point for information about archaea. There are links to Tree of Life pages with more detailed information on two of the three ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology, Evolution, Diversity
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Bibliography, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

Eubacteria part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page is part of the Tree of Life Web Project and is a jumping-off point for information about classification and phylogeny of bacteria. It contains a listing of bacterial phyla with brief ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology, Evolution, Diversity
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Bibliography, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), General Public, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)