·
Ecology
·
Genetics
- Origins of Life
on Earth
- Evolution
of Life - Ancient Earth
- The
Evolution of Cell Organelles
- The
Evolutionary Development of Multicellular Organisms
- Primitive
Animals
- Arthropods
- Arthropoda - Insecta
- Fish
- Amphibians &
Early Reptiles
- The Dinosaurs
- Dinosaur
Extinction
- Mammals
Ancestors
- Early Mammals
on Earth
- The Hominids
- The Homo Species
- Caenorhabditis
elegans: a model organism
- Drosophila
melanogaster
- Invertebrates
- Monotremes
- Vertebrates
- Zebrafish
- Innate
Behavior
- Circadian
Rhythms in Drosophila and Mammals
- Honeybee
Navigation
- Learned
Behavior
- Magnetoreceptors
- Avoiding
Predation
- Pheromones
- Taxes
- ATP
- Bioluminescence
- Cellular
respiration: [general]
[energy
relationships]
- Chemiosmosis
- demonstration
- Enzymes
- Enzyme
Kinetics
- G
proteins
- Gel
blotting
- Glycolysis
- Metabolism
(with links to specific examples)
- Intermediary
metabolism
- Photorespiration
and C4 plants
- Photosynthesis:
Pathway of Carbon Fixation: the Calvin cycle
- Photosynthesis:
The Role of Light: the so-called light reactions
- Photosynthesis:
energy relationships
- Reactive
oxygen species (ROS)
- Second
messengers
- Serine
proteases
- The
Urea cycle
- Ames
Test for mutagens
- Angiogenesis
- BCL-2:
the role of this proto-oncogene in leukemia and apoptosis
- Burkitt's
Lymphoma: the molecular basis of this B-cell tumor
- Cancer
(general discussion)
- Cancer:
The Causes and Prevention of Cancer as described by Bruce Ames, who
has studied these questions for many years
- Cancer:
fighting it with inhibitors of angiogenesis
- Cancer
Cells in Culture
- Cancer
Immunotherapy
- Chronic
Myelogenous Leukemia (CML): its molecular basis
- Estimating
cancer risks
- Immunotherapy
of cancer
- The
LD50 test
- Magnetic
fields: do they cause cancer?
- Mutations:
causes and significance
- Mutations:
testing for mutagenic chemicals in
bacteria and in
mice
- Oncogenes:
genes whose disregulation leads to cancer
- Radiation
- Screening
for carcinogens using mice
- Tumor
Suppressor Genes
- Active
transport
- Adipose
tissue
- Animal
cells (with links to the various organelles)
- Animal
tissues
- Apoptosis
- ATP
- The
Cell Cycle
- Cell
Junctions
- Cell
membranes
- Cell
signaling
- Cell-specific
gene expression
- Cellular
Respiration
- Centrosomes
and Centrioles
- Chloroplasts
- Chromatophores
- Chromosomes
- Cilia
- Culture
media for growing cells
- The
Cytoskeleton: actin microfilaments, intermediate filaments,
microtubules.
- Endocytosis
and Exocytosis
- Endoplasmic
reticulum
- Facilitated
diffusion and membrane channels
- Fluorescence-activated
cell sorter (FACS)
- G
proteins
- Golgi
apparatus
- Glycolysis
- Intermediary
metabolism
- Junctions
between cells
- Kinetics
of membrane transport
- Limiting
Dilution Analysis
- Lysosomes
and Peroxisomes
- Mitosis
and Meiosis
- The
Nucleus
- Photosynthesis
- Light
reactions
- Calvin
cycle ("dark reactions")
- Energy
relationships
- How
its details were discovered
- Plant
cells
- Polyploidy
- The Proteasome
- Protein
Kinesis: How freshly-synthesized proteins are sent to their proper
destinations in the cell
- Reporter
genes
- Ribosomes
- Second
messengers
- Sex
Chromosomes
- Stem
cells
- Telomeres
- Acids
and bases
- Aluminum
- Bond
Energy
- Calcium
- Dioxin
- Electronegativity:
and types of chemical bonds.
- Elements
and atoms
- Free
energy
- Hydrogen
bonds
- The
International System of Units
- Mixtures
and compounds
- Molecular
weight and the mole
- Parts
per million (PPM), etc.
- pH
- Prions
- Pyrosequencing
- Redox
potentials
- Aging
- Cleavage
- Embryonic
Development: the mechanisms at work in first steps followed by links
to descriptions of the mechanisms at work during the later phases
- Embryonic
Stem Cells
- Extraembryonic
membranes
- Frog
Embryology
- Germline
vs. Soma: and the biological significance of their distinction
- Homeobox
Genes: their role in embryonic development
- The
Organizer
- Recapitulation
- Regeneration
- Segmentation:
Organizing the Embryo
- Ames
Test for mutagens
- Antisense
Oligodeoxynucleotides and their therapeutic potential
- Antisense
RNA
- Barcoding
- Base
Pairing: in DNA and RNA
- Chromatin
Immunoprecipitation (ChIP)
- DNA
chips
- DNA
recombination in meiosis
- DNA
Repair
- DNA
Replication
- DNA
sequencing by the dideoxy method
- DNA
vaccines
- The
Double Helix: of DNA
- Endoreplication
- Epigenetics
- Expressed
Sequence Tags
- Gene
Expression in Bacteria
- Gene
Therapy: methods
and prospects and recent
advances
- Genetic
recombination in bacteria
- The
Genetic Code
- Genome
Sizes
- Harlequin
chromosomes
- The
Hershey-Chase Experiments
- The
Human Genome Projects
- Imprinted
Genes
- Insulators
between genes
- The
Meselson-Stahl Experiment
- Molecular
polymorphisms
- Mutations:
causes and significance
- Mutations:
testing for mutagenic chemicals in
bacteria and in
mice
- Nucleotides
- Operons
- Palindromes
- Polymerase
chain reaction (PCR)
- Polyploidy
- Promoters
- Pyrosequencing
- Radiation
and its effect on DNA
- Recombinant
DNA and Gene Cloning
- Restriction
Enzymes: the tools upon which molecular biology and biotechnology
depend
- Restriction
Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs): and their use in medical
diagnosis and law enforcement
- Ribosomal
RNA (rRNA) gene cluster
- Ribozymes
- RNA
editing
- Steroid
Response Elements: how steroid hormones regulate gene expression
- Telomeres
- Testing
for mutagens in mice
- Transcription
of DNA
- Transcription
factors
- Translation
of messenger RNA
- Transduction
in bacteria
- Transformation
in bacteria
- Transgenic
Animals
- Transgenic
Plants
- Transposons:
mobile genetic elements
- The Tryptophan
Repressor: how the presence of tryptophan shuts down the genes needed
for its synthesis. Includes a stereo view of the molecule bound to the DNA
of the Trp operon.
- Acid
Rain
- Air
pollution
- Biological
control of pests
- Biomagnification
of pesticides
- Biomes
- Carbon
cycle
- Chlorination,
MX, and the Law of Unintended Consequences
- DDT
in food chains
- Dioxin
- Food
chains and food webs
- Freshwater
ecosystems
- Insecticides
- Marine
ecosystems
- Net
Productivity of ecosystems
- Nitrogen
cycle
- Nitrogen
fixation, symbiotic
- Ozone
- Population
Biology and the Human
Population
- Sewage
Treatment
- Soil
- Symbiosis
- Endosymbiosis
and the origin of eukaryotes
- Evolution
and Adaptation
- The
Evolution of Body Form in Animals
- Recapitulation
- Geologic
eras
- The
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
- Hominoids
- Kin
Selection
- Mars:
Is (or was) there life on Mars?
- Mutation
and Evolution
- The
Origin of Life: abiotic synthesis of organic molecules
- Polymorphisms
- Speciation
- Epidemiology:
the criteria for establishing causation
- Types
of Clinical Studies
- Scientific
Methods
- Scientific
Papers
- Statistical
Methods
- Crossing
Over and Genetic Recombination in Meiosis
- Epigenetics
- "Forward"
and "Reverse" genetics
- Gene
mapping with three-point crosses
- Genetic
linkage and genetic maps
- Genetic
Mosaics
- Mapping
the genes of T2
- Mendel's
monohybrid crosses
- Metagenomics:
Exploring the Microbial World
- One
Gene - One Enzyme Theory
- Quantitative
Trait Loci (QTL)
- rII
locus of T4
- The
Evidence of Creighton and McClintock
- Transposons:
"jumping genes"
- AIDS:
acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- Allergies
- Anatomy
of the immune system
- Antibody
affinity
- Antibody-Antigen
Binding
- Antigen
Presentation: how antigens are "presented" to B cells and T
cells
- Antigen
Receptors: on B cells and T cells
- Antigen
Receptor Diversity: how a virtually limitless variety of
antigen-binding sites is created by the immune system
- Asthma:
its immunological basis
- B
Cells and T Cells: lymphocytes of the immune system
- Cancer
Immunotherapy
- Cell-Mediated
Immunity
- Clonal
selection and immunological memory
- Clonal
Selection - experimental evidence
- The Complement
System
- Cytotoxic
T lymphocytes (CTL)
- Dendritic
Cells
- ELISA
(enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
- Games
Parasites Play: some ways of evading the immune responses of their
host
- Histocompatibility
Molecules: and their role in eliciting an immune response
- HLA-A2:
the structure of a class I histocompatibility molecule
- Immune
Tolerance
- The
Immunological Synapse
- Inflammation
- Innate
Immunity
- Monoclonal
Antibodies
- Natural
Killer (NK) Cells
- Nude
Mice
- Passive
Immunity
- Radioimmunoassay
- Regulatory
T cells
- T
Helper cells
- Transplants:
[ organ
] [bone
marrow]
- Vaccines
- Anthrax
- Antibiotics
- Archaea
- Bacillus
thuringiensis: and the use of its toxin gene in agriculture
- Bacteria
(Eubacteria)
- E.
coli
- The Rapid
Identification of Microorganisms
- Acids
and bases
- Amino
Acids
- ATP
- ATP
synthase
- Bond
Energy
- Carbohydrates
- Chlorophylls
and carotenoids
- Cholesterol
- Chromatography:
[affinity]
[exclusion]
[paper]
- Collagens
- Drugs:
how new drugs are tested
- Electronegativity:
and types of chemical bonds.
- Elements
and atoms
- Enantiomers:
optical isomers (chiral molecules)
- Enzymes
- Fats
- Gel
blotting; of DNA, RNA, and proteins
- Heme
- Hydrocarbons
- Hydrogen
bonds
- Mixtures
and compounds
- Molecular
weight and the mole
- NAD
(Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and NADP (nicotinamide adenine
dinucleotide phosphate)
- Noncovalent
bonding
- Nucleotides
- Organic
molecules - types and functional groups
- Phospholipids
- Polypeptides
- Prions;
infectious proteins
- Progesterone
- Proteins
- Proteomics
- Rules
of Protein Structure
- Aging
- Asexual
Reproduction
- Birth
Control
- Blood
- Blood
Clotting
- Blood
Groups
- Bone
- Breathing
(respiratory system): [Human]
[control
of breathing] [breathing in frogs,
lizards, and birds] [Insect]
- Circulatory
system of humans: anatomy
and physiology
- Circulatory
systems of fish,
frog, lizard, squid
- Can
Humans Be Cloned?
- Drugs:
how psychoactive drugs affect the brain
- Electric
organs and electroreceptors
- Extraembryonic
membranes and the physiology of the placenta
- Hearing
- Heart,
control of
- Heat,
cold, and pain receptors
- Heat,
transport of
- The
Human Gastrointestinal Tract
- Hormones
(human)
- Adrenal
Glands
- Hormones
of the Gut
- Human
Hormones a table listing them with links
- Hypothalamus,
hormones of
- Kidney
Hormones
- Leptin:
the fat hormone
- Liver,
hormones of
- Melanocyte-stimulating
hormone (MSH)
- Melatonin
and the pineal gland
- Pancreas,
hormones of
- Pineal
gland
- Pituitary
- Progesterone
- Sex
Hormones
- Thyroid
and parathyroids
- Inflammation
- Insect
hormones
- Kidney
physiology: [ human
] [other
vertebrates]
- Long-Term
Potentiation (LTP)
- The
Lymphatic System
- Mechanoreceptors
(touch, pressure, stretch, proprioception)
- Metabolism
(with links to specific examples)
- Muscles:
skeletal, cardiac, smooth
- Muscles:
testing the sliding-filament hypothesis
- Neurons
and other "excitable cells"
- Nervous
System, central: the brain and spinal cord.
- Nervous
System, peripheral
- Nitric
Oxide (NO): its physiological functions
- Nutrition
- Olfaction:
The Sense of Smell
- Pain
- Phenylketonuria
(PKU)
- Pheromones
- Prenatal
screening
- RDAs:
Recommended dietary allowances
- Sexual
Reproduction
- Sickle-cell
disease
- Synapses
- Taste,
sense of
- Urea
cycle
- Vision, in
humans; in
arthropods
- Vision:
processing visual information
- Alternation
of generations in plants
- Angiosperm
life cycle
- Arabidopsis
thaliana: a "model" organism
- Asexual
reproduction in plants
- Plant
cells
- Chlorophyll
- Chloroplasts
- Diversity
and evolutionary relationships of the plants
- Etiolation
- Fern
life cycle
- Flowering:
its genetic control
- Gas
exchange in plants
- Germination
of seeds
- The
Leaf
- Moss
life cycle
- Plant
Growth
- Plant
Hormones. Abscisic
acid (ABA), Auxin,
Cytokinins,
Ethylene,
Gibberellins,
Strigolactones
- Plant
tissues
- Phloem
and the transport of food
- Photoperiodism
and phytochrome
- Photorespiration
and C4 plants
- Photosynthesis:
Pathway of Carbon Fixation: the Calvin cycle
- Photosynthesis:
The Role of Light: the so-called light reactions
- Photosynthesis:
energy relationships
- Photosynthesis:
how its details were discovered
- Radiation:
spectrum of electromagnetic
- Roots
- Self-incompatibility:
how plants avoid inbreeding
- Stems
- Strigolactones
- Symbiotic
nitrogen fixation
- Transgenic
Plants
- Transpiration
- Tropisms
- Xylem
and the transport of water and minerals
- Influenza:
the "flu"
- Mapping
the genes of T2
- PhiX174
- Retroviruses:
including HIV, the cause of AIDS
- rII
locus of T4
- Smallpox
- Viruses
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