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The Origin of Life part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page presents an overview of current theories, data, and debates regarding the origins of life on Earth. Topics covered include the nature of prebiotic Earth and the environment where life ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biology, Evolution:Processes, Biology:Evolution, Ecology, Astrobiology, Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: General Public, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: General Public, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Two faces of the prokaryote concept part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a review article from International Microbiology (2006) which explores the history and future of the prokaryote concept. Topics covered include the seminal 1962 'Concept of a ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Principles, Biology:Diversity, Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Hot Springs Microbes Hold Key To Dating Sedimentary Rocks, Researchers Say part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a ScienceDaily article about the effect of microbes on sedimentary rock formation. It covers the process of calcium carbonate crystalization, the effect of microbes on that process, and how ...Subject: Biology: Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy:Biomineralogy, Crystal Chemistry, Geoscience:Geology:Mineralogy, Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks:Carbonates , Biology, Geoscience:Paleontology, Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentary Structures, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Abiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Biology:Evolution, Evolution:Patterns, Chemistry, Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biogeochemistry
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: High School (9-12), General Public, College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: High School (9-12), General Public, College Lower (13-14)
From Parasite to Mutualist: Rapid Evolution of Wolbachia in Natural Populations of Drosophila part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a research paper on a case study in Wolbachia evolution published in PLoS Biology in 2007. The study takes advantage of a natural experiment - the spread of Wolbachia through California ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Patterns, Processes, Biology:Molecular Biology, Biology, Evolution:Principles, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Parasitism, Biology:Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
First cell - biophysicist David Deamer believes that protective cells predated the first DNA part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page contains a reprint of a 1995 Discover magazine article featuring David Deamer and his research on the origins of life. The article laces historical/biographical sketches in with the science ...Subject: Biology: Chemistry, Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Astrobiology, Evolution, Evolution:Processes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: High School (9-12), General Public, Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: High School (9-12), General Public, Middle (6-8)
Advanced sequencing technologies and their wider impact in microbiology part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a review of DNA sequencing technologies published in The Journal of Experimental Biology in 2007. Several technologies are covered in detail - Sanger, 454, and polony approaches to sequencing ...Subject: Biology: Chemistry, Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Molecular Methods, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
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)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, High School (9-12)
Wolbachia: Evolutionary novelty in a rickettsial bacteria part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a research article on Wolbachia evolution published in BMC Evolutionary Biology in 2001. It presents a molecular phylogenetic study of Wolbachia, Ehrlichia, and Rickettsia. Two gene ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Parasitism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Bibliography, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Research Results, Bibliography, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16)
Mix and match: how climate selects phytoplankton part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a research article from the journal Nature on the link between climate-driven physical processes and evolution of microbial communities in the ocean. Topics covered include oceanic nutrient ...Subject: Biology: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Global energy balance, Atmospheric and oceanic circulation, Evolution of climate and atmosphere, Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Evolution, Ecology, Biodiversity, Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical , Biological, Biology, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Geoscience:Oceanography, Biogeosciences , Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Climate feedbacks, Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Biology:Ecology:Food Webs:Microbial Food Webs, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Habitats, Food Webs, Principles, Biology:Biogeochemistry, Diversity, Ecology, Ecology:Habitats:Marine, Water Column, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:History and evolution of Earth's climate, Paleoclimate records, Climate feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Biology:Evolution, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional
My Name is LUCA—The Last Universal Common Ancestor part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page contains an article about the nature of the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). Topics covered include an introduction to the three domains of life and LUCA, the search for a minimal set ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Evolution:Processes, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Diversity, Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Bibliography, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Bibliography, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)