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Mosquito age and dengue transmission part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This online portal features a research project funded by The Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative to develop new strategies to control mosquitoes that transmit human disease. Specifically, ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

A-WOL - Anti-Wolbachia Consortium part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the A∙WOL Consortium consists of both academic and industrial partners whose aim is to develop a new chemotherapy treatment against Wolbachia - a ...
Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection
Grade Level: General Public, Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Abiogenesis FAQs: Articles on the Origin of Life part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page contains links to articles that address common questions about the origins of life and refute many creationist assertions. The articles cover the probability of abiogenesis, current models ...
Subject: Biology: Chemistry, Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Evolution, Evolution:Principles, Processes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, High School (9-12)

Genomics Throws Species Definition In Question For Microbes part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is a popular press article about how scientists define microbial species. Topics covered include a brief history of microbial classification, challenges presented by recent genomic data, and ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Biology:Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Diversity, Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Informal, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Hydrothermal Vents: Hot Spots Of Microbial Diversity part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page contains a popular press article about a recent study of marine microbial diversity. It summarizes the major findings of the study and discusses the novel methodology used. There are also ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Molecular Biology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Diversity:Censuses, Biology:Diversity, Ecology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Informal, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Systematics of the Archaea part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This page provides information on classification of archaea. There is an explanation of ribosomal DNA and its use in molecular phylogenetics, Carl Woese's discovery of the three kingdoms of ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Molecular Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology, Evolution, Diversity
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Bibliography, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Systematics of the Eukaryota part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is an entry page for exploration of eukaryotic systematics. The primary feature of the page is a cladogram of eukaryotic lineages with links to information pages for each lineage. There is also ...
Subject: Biology: Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology, Evolution, Diversity
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), 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)