Guide to the practical teaching
of biology and genetics

Links to interesting internet web pages for study of biology and genetics

Internet links are divided into parts based on its topic. In each link, there is information about title, author and also brief characteristic (if there are photos, videos, animations, interactive materials, games etc.).

General biology - mixture

• www.sumanasinc.com/index.html - Sumanas Inc., animations with comment in English e.g. life cycle of retroviruses (HIV), mRNA synthesis, function of polyribosom, protein secretion, meiosis, mitosis, photosynthesis, ovarian cycle, PCR, gel electrophoresis, blotting and hybridisation, DNA microarrays, plasmid cloning, paternity test.
• www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibit/phylogeny.html - UCMP exhibit hall, fylogenesis (three domains – archea, eubacteria, eukaryote).
• enchantedlearning.com - Enchanted Learning, pictures for completing the description of cells and microscope
• www.stolaf.edu/people/giannini/biological%20anamations.html - Biological animations, animations – water, lipids, proteins, sugars, enzymes, cell structure, cell division (mitosis, meiosis), metabolism (transport of electrons in mitochondria, transport of electrons in photosynthesis, ATP synthesis), membrane transport (diffuses, uniport, symport, antiport, osmosis, ATP asa, ion channels, secondary active transport).

Magnifying technique

Optic light microscope:

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6d3zD2LtSI – Oliver Kim, composition of light microscope and description of individual parts.
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD2u74VOK3A – Vista.com, composition of light microscope, data about its discovery and development.

Electron microscope:

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=fToTFjwUc5M – composition of electron microscope and description of individual parts.

Preparation of permanent sample:

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-uN2RPvDSM – procedure of permanent sample with ciliates.

Prokaryotes

Gram staining:

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ6C-gj_UHM&feature=related – Ernie Godsey, Gram staining – procedure.

Bacteria:

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqOVYpkZ0qs - Jonathan Coulton, bacteria, its shape and occurrence.
• www.dnatube.com/video/433/Bacteria - DnaTube, bacteria and their shape, growing and division.
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEwzDydciWc – types of bacteria.

Chemical composition of bioplasma

DNA:

• www.dnatube.com/video/1017/Compare-DNA-and-RNA-in-structural-basis - DNAtube, differences between DNA and RNA.
• www.ted.com/talks/james_watson_on_how_he_discovered_dna.html - James Watson - how he discovered DNA.
• www.stolaf.edu/people/giannini/flashanimat/molgenetics/dna-rna2.swf - animation of DNA replication.
• www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/genome/dna.html - Journey into DNA by Rick Groleau, interactive journey through human body into DNA.
• www.dnai.org/text/mediashowcase/index2.html?id=556 – my DNA, animation of DNA and chromosome composition.
• www-class.unl.edu/biochem/gp2/m_biology/animation/gene/gene_a2.html - University of Nebraska, animation of transcription.

Proteins:

• www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bLEDd-PSTQ – animation of DNA translation and protein synthesis.
• www.friedli.com/herbs/phytochem/proteins.html - primary and secondary structure of proteins, protein denaturation.
• student.ccbcmd.edu/~gkaiser/biotutorials/protsyn/translat.html - animation of translation.

Non cell form of life

• darwin.bio.uci.edu/~faculty/wagner/rnatrans.html - The Homepage of Dr. Edward K. Wagner – animation of viral composition and viral infection.
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLoslN6d3Ec&feature=related – lytic and lysogenic cycle of virus.
• www.web-books.com/MoBio/Free/Ch1E.htm - virus, bacteriophage, life cycle of virus, mechanism of HIV infection.

Eukaryotes

• www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/nonmajorsbiology/organelles.html - The evolution of organelles, animation of evolution of cell organelles (mitochondria and chloroplast).
• library.thinkquest.org/C004535/dna_replication.html - Cellupedia, cell anatomy – cell wall, cytoplasmic membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus.
• techcenter.davidson.k12.nc.us/cells.htm - interactive cell
• www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/cell_structure/cell_structure.htm - Cell structure, composition of prokaryote, plant and animal cells, interactive schem for completing the organelle into the cell.
• www.wisc-online.com/objects/index.asp?objID=AP11604 - General anatomy and physiology, Identifyng eukaryotic animal cell organelles, interactive composition of eukaryote animal cell.
• www.johnkyrk.com/CellIndex.html - John Kyrk, cell composition, animation of function of Golgi complex.
• library.thinkquest.org/C004535/ - Cellupedia, cell anatomy - hypertext links, photography, pictures.
• www.wiley.com/legacy/college/boyer/0470003790/animations/electron_transport/electron_transport.htm - Interactive concepts in Biochemistry, animation of oxidative phosphorylation.
• highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/ - Human anatomy, animation of mitosis, cell cycle, phagocytosis, osmosis, diffuses, NaK ATPáza.
• www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/majorsbiology/harvestinglight.html animation of photosynthesis.

Methods of research in biology

• www.dnalc.org/resources/BiologyAnimationLibrary.htm - Gene almanac, animation of methods of molecular biology - PCR, Southern blotting, sequencing.
• learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/biotech/gel/ - Learn.Genetics, animation of gel electrophoresis.
• www.biostudio.com/demo_freeman_dna_sequencing.htm - animation of sequencing.
• www.web-books.com/MoBio/Free/Chap9.htm - Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - gel electrophoresis, PCR, DNA sequencing
• www.csam.montclair.edu/~smalley/gen.html - animation of DNA microarrays, transcription, translation, mitosis, meiosis.
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uafUVNkuzg – PCR song – song about PCR, its importance and how to prepare PCR mixture.
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfZkn7D6dro – RFLP – Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism.

Transport and osmosis

• highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/ - Human anatomy, animation of mitosis, cell cycle, phagocytosis, osmosis, diffuses, NaK ATPáza
• library.thinkquest.org/C004535/dna_replication.html - Cellupedia, text and pictures concerning cell anatomy and cell processes (transport of substances, DNA replication, protein synthesis, reproduction, cell signalling), animation of mitosis.
• programs.northlandcollege.edu/biology/Biology1111/animations/transport1.html – Membrane transport, animation of passive (direct diffuses, facilitated diffuses, osmosis) and active transport (ion pumps, coupled transport, endocytosis – phagocytosis, pinocytosis, endocytosis by receptors).
• www.wisc-online.com/objects/index.asp?objID=AP11203 – General anatomy and physiology, animation of uptake and release of substances.

Cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis

• www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/baby/divi_flash.html - NOVA online, animation of mitosis and meiosis.
• www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/~johnson/teaching/cell_division/cell_division.htm - Cell division, animation of mitosis and meiosis.
• www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/majorsbiology/mitosis.html - animation of mitosis.
• www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/majorsbiology/independentassortment.html – animation of meiosis.
• www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/majorsbiology/meiosis.html - animation of meiosis.
• www.cellsalive.com - Cells alive, James A. Sullivan, cell models, animation of cell cycle, mitosis etc.
• www.csam.montclair.edu/~smalley/gen.html - animation of DNA microarrays, transcription, translation, mitosis and meiosis).
• faculty.plattsburgh.edu/donald.slish/Motors.html - animation of function of molecular motors during mitosis.

Reproduction and development

• www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/anisamples/majorsbiology/ovarianuterine.html - animation of the ovarin and uterine cycle.
• www.imagecyte.com/goats.html - The Biology of the Goat – animation of goat anatomy, reproduction, meiosis, parasites.
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsXjFRa4tUQ&NR=1 – animation of spermiogenesis.
• instruction.cvhs.okstate.edu/histology/mr/HiMRP4.htm - spermiogenesis and male reproduction system.
• ldysinger.stjohnsem.edu/ThM_599d_Beg/02_Biology/02_spermat-oogen.htm - spermiogenesis and oogenesis, pictures.

Movement and irritation

• programs.northlandcollege.edu/biology/Biology1111/animations/flagellum.html - Flagella and cilia movement, animation of cilia and flagella movement.
• www.susanahalpine.com/anim/Life/kinesin.htm - W.H. Freeman and Co. and Sumanas, Inc., animation of movement of molecular motor (kinezin) along microtubule.
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pR7TNzJ_pA - Amoeba in motion, Dr. R. Wagner, amoeboid movement.
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=CepeYFvqmk4 – animation of muscle contraction.
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ309LfHQ3M – animation of muscle contraction.

Environmental factors

• www.cs.stedwards.edu/chem/Chemistry/CHEM43/CHEM43/HSP/STRUCTURE.HTML - proteins of heat shock and their importance.

Genetics

Drosophila melanogaster:

• www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/mutant_flies/mutant_flies.html - Mutant fruit flies, pictures and description of Drosophila mutants.

Cytogenetic:

• genetika.wz.cz/prokaryota.htm - genetics of prokaryotes, cytogenetic, prokaryotes as a genetic model.

Genetics, theory:

• www.accessexcellence.org/AB/GG/#Anchor-From-14210 - Graphics gallery, cell and genetics (genes, chromosomes, virus, cell function), pictures.