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Speciation part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page contains lecture notes on speciation. Topics covered include biological, ecological, and phylogenetic species definitions; subspecies; hybridization; mechanisms of reproductive isolation; ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Microbiology, Evolution:Principles, Processes, Biology:Evolution, Diversity, Ecology
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Assessments, Course Information, Course Site
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources, Course Information:Course Site:Course Notes, Assessments, Course Information, Course Site
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
Evolution from a virus's view part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page is a brief tutorial on viral evolution. The text focuses on the evolutionary pressures that balance transmission and virulence. There are additional sections with further recommended ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Microbiology, Microbiology:Microbiology and Health, Biology, Environmental Science:Human Population:Epidemics, Pandemics, Biology:Evolution:Processes, Environmental Science:Human Population, Biology:Evolution, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations, Biology:Ecology, Ecology:Symbiotic Relations:Parasitism
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Bibliography, Pedagogic Resources, Activities:Classroom Activity, Assessments, Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary, Bibliography, Pedagogic Resources, Activities:Classroom Activity, Assessments, Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
New hypothesis for origin of life proposed part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This is a popular press article about the Hansma mica hypothesis for the origin of life. It briefly explains the possible chemistry of biomolecule (RNA, protein) creation in mica layers. There is a ...Subject: Biology: Biology:Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Biology, Evolution:Processes, Biology:Microbiology, Astrobiology, Biogeochemistry, Evolution
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), General Public, High School (9-12)
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)
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)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
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)
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)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Collection, Scientific Resources, Overview/Reference Work
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), High School (9-12)
Interview with Dr. Gunter Wachtershauser part of SERC Web Resource Collection
This page contains a transcript of an interview with Dr. Gunter Wachtershauser about his iron-sulfur world theory of the origins of life. He discusses the methodology by which he arrived at the ...Subject: Biology: Biology, Molecular Biology, Chemistry, Sociology, Biology:Evolution:Processes, Biology:Microbiology, Evolution, Ecology, Astrobiology, Ecology:Metabolism
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Opinion, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Opinion, Scientific Resources
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
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)
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)
Resource Type: Biographical Resources, Scientific Resources, Opinion
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)