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Parasite Invades Its Host's DNA part of SERC Web Resource Collection
Number 73 out of the top 100 science stories of 2007, this article highlights the ability of Wolbachia bacteria to transfer nearly their entire genome into the cells of a multicellular host. The ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Evolution, Microbiology, Ecology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
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)
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)
Bacteria Spurs Speciation part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This brief Scientific American article reports that the infectious bacterium Wolbachia has been shown to serve as a reproductive barrier in wasps, thus keeping species reproductively separated in ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Microbiology, Biology, Evolution:Patterns, Principles, Biology:Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Symbiotic Relations:Parasitism, Biology:Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8)
Wolbachia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This Wikipedia article features a brief overview of Wolbachia, including its history, role in sexual differentiation of hosts, horizontal gene transfer and applications to human health. A scientific ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Molecular Biology, Biology, Microbiology, Evolution, Diversity, Ecology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, Middle (6-8), 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)
ATTACK OF THE SUPERBUGS: ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page contains an article from The Science Creative Quarterly on acquired antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Topics covered include the discovery of antibiotics, the history and scope of ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Environmental Science:Human Population, Human Population:Epidemics, Pandemics, Biology:Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Evolution, Ecology, Evolution:Processes
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Bibliography, Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: General Public, High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
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)
The Search for LUCA - Last Universal Common Ancestor part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page contains a popular press article about LUCA, the last universal common ancestor. The majority of the article focuses on the relatively recent eukaryotic LUCA hypothesis, covering the ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Molecular Biology, Biology, Microbiology, Evolution:Processes, Biology:Diversity, Evolution, Evolution:Patterns
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)
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)
Natural selection and evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a guide for a 3-day laboratory demonstration of evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. The document includes an introduction to the concept of acquired drug resistance, materials and ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology:Methods of Microbiology , Methods of Microbiology :Culturing Methods, Biology, Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology:Evolution, Evolution:Principles, Processes
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities, Classroom Activity
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities, Classroom Activity
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)