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Ecopolis: Biofuels part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This 3-minute video explains how algae, a biofuel, is being developed as an energy source. It also discusses disadvantages of current biofuels and how algae will overcome these disadvantages. The ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Environmental Science:Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
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One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another's part of SERC Web Resource Collection
According to this online article, scientists have discovered a copy of the genome of the bacterial parasite Wolbachia residing inside the genome of its host species. It explains that lateral gene ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Molecular Biology, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Microbiology, Evolution, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, Graduate/Professional, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Animations/Video
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, Graduate/Professional, High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Bacteriophage part of SERC Web Resource Collection
These online lecture notes define bacteriophage and review the composition and structure of bacteriophage, infection of host cells, and phage multiplication cycles (lytic and lysogenic). The notes ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Biology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Collections, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Audio, Animations/Video, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Collections, Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Audio, Animations/Video, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)
Evolution 101: From Soup to Cells—the Origin of Life part of SERC Web Resource Collection
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)
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Pedagogic Resources, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Audio/Visual
Grade Level: Informal, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Early Cellular Evolution part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This PDF file contains the slides from a lecture on the origins of life and early cellular evolution. Topics covered include the prebiotic broth and RNA world theories of the origins of life, methods ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution, Microbiology
Resource Type: Audio/Visual, Images/Illustrations, Course Information:Course Site, Course Information, Course Site:Course Notes
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Audio/Visual, Images/Illustrations, Course Information:Course Site, Course Information, Course Site:Course Notes
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Activity 1: Evolution and Antibiotic Resistance part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page contains three student activities for learning about evolution of antibiotic resistance. The first activity involves two videos (freely available on the website), follow-up questions, and ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Evolution, Biology, Microbiology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Biology:Evolution:Processes, Principles, Biology:Evolution
Resource Type: Assessments:Oral Presentation, Course Information, Audio/Visual, Animations/Video, Assessments, Course Information:Goals/Syllabi, Activities:Classroom Activity, Project, Writing Assignment, Activities, Field Activity
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Assessments:Oral Presentation, Course Information, Audio/Visual, Animations/Video, Assessments, Course Information:Goals/Syllabi, Activities:Classroom Activity, Project, Writing Assignment, Activities, Field Activity
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
It Takes Teamwork: How Endosymbiosis Changed Life on Earth part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page is the beginning of a six-page tutorial on endosymbiosis and the evolution of eukaryotic organelles. Topics covered include definitions of symbiotic relationships, differences between ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Principles, Biology:Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Biology, Evolution, Evolution:Processes, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Commensalism, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Symbiotic Relations:Mutualism, Parasitism, Biology:Ecology
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities, Audio/Visual, Activities:Classroom Activity
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities, Audio/Visual, Activities:Classroom Activity
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Microbial Evolution - Part 2 part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is the second segment (of 4) of a YouTube version of the Microbial Evolution episode of Annenberg Media's Unseen Life on Earth series. This version is split into four 7-minute segments. ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Molecular Methods, Biology:Molecular Biology, Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Ecology, Evolution, Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Evolution:Patterns
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Audio/Visual
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Audio/Visual
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Microbial Evolution - Part 1 part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a YouTube version of the Microbial Evolution episode of Annenberg Media's Unseen Life on Earth series. This version is split into four 7-minute segments. Part I provides an introduction ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Molecular Methods, Biology:Molecular Biology, Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Biology:Ecology:Habitats, Biology:Evolution:Patterns, Biology:Evolution, Evolution:Processes
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Audio/Visual
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Audio/Visual
Grade Level: General Public, College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Microbial Evolution - Part 3 part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is the third segment (of 4) of a YouTube version of the Microbial Evolution episode of Annenberg Media's Unseen Life on Earth series. This version is split into four 7-minute segments. Part ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology :Field Methods , Molecular Methods, Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Evolution, Diversity, Evolution:Principles, Patterns
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Audio/Visual
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Animations/Video, Audio/Visual
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), General Public, College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)