Friday, November 30, 2007

OpenWetWare


OpenWetWare is an effort to promote the sharing of information, know-how, and wisdom among researchers and groups who are working in biology & biological engineering. OWW provides a place for labs, individuals, and groups to organize their own information and collaborate with others easily and efficiently. In the process, we hope that OWW will not only lead to greater collaboration between member groups, but also provide a useful information portal to our colleagues, and ultimately the rest of the world.


Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Chemistry Resources






Chemistry Guide is a link directory of webpages about all chemistry fields. You will find courses, blogs, online books, databases and more, with actualized links.

http://www.chemistryguide.org/

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Online books, NCBI ebooks

The NCBI, National Center for Biotechnology Information, offers many free online books. You can read them searching inside each book.

Or you can search inside several books:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=books

Some of these books are:

Biochemistry:
Jeremy Berg, John Tymoczko y Lubert Stryer







The Cell - a molecular approach:
Geoffrey Cooper







Developmental Biology:
Scott Gilbert







Genes and Disease:

NCBI






Genomes:
T.A. Brown







Human Molecular Genetics:
Tom Strachan & Andrew Read







Medical Microbiology:
Samuel Baron







Modern Genetic Analysis:
Anthony Griffiths, William Gelbart, Jeffrey Miller & Richard Lewontin






Molecular Cell Biology
Lodish, Berk, Matsudaira, Baltimore & Darnell

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Online Biology Ebook

On-Line Biology Book
Michael J. Farabee, Ph.D.



The text items are modified lecture outlines I have developed over the many years of teaching college-level introductory biology. Use of my text for educational purposes is encouraged and appreciated, however many illustrations are taken off the web, and I have indicated the source page (when that page still is an active link) and tried to provide a link back to the original. In addition, several companies have most graciously allowed me to use their images. If you are desiring to use these images yourself please contact the party indicated in each figure caption.

Michael J. Farabee, Ph.D., September 2006

On-line Biology Book

The biology project







The biology Project is an interactive online resource for learning biology developed at The University of Arizona. It has been designed for biology students at the college level, but is useful for high school students, medical students, physicians, science writers, and all types of interested people. It covers subjects as Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Human Biology, Molecular Biology, etc.

http://www.biology.arizona.edu/

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Immunology Virtual Lab







The Virtual Immunology Lab will demonstrate how such a test, termed an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), is carried out and some of the key experimental problems that may be encountered. Students will learn about the assay procedure and the equipment and materials that are needed. By completing this exercise, students will gain a better understanding of experimental design, key concepts in immunological reactions, and interpretation of data.

It would cover the concepts of the basis of humoral immunity, the foundation for ELISA, the potential errors in conducting an ELISA and the sensitivity and specificity of a diagnostic test.

Enter to the Immunology Virtual Lab

Monday, September 24, 2007

Kimball's Biology Pages

Kimball's Biology Pages
Dr. John W. Kimball


Read Kimball Biology Online

Index


John W. Kimball has retired from a lifetime of teaching biology. A graduate of Harvard College, he began his teaching career at the secondary level, teaching chemistry and biology to students at Phillips Academy, an independent school in Andover, Massachusetts. In 1969, he returned to Harvard to study immunology with the late Professor A. M. Pappenheimer. After receiving his Ph.D. there, he went on to teach introductory biology (in both majors and nonmajors courses) and immunology at Tufts University where he became a tenured professor. In 1982 he returned again to Harvard where he taught immunology and also participated in teaching the introductory course for majors.

Pimp my Genome!

Pimp my Genome! The Mainstreaming of Digital Genetic Engineering

ABSTRACT

DNA is a programming language for living cells. The cell's basic operating system, or genome directs functions like growth and reproduction, energy utilization, and the production of useful compounds like ethanol or penicillin. With genetic engineering, new functions can be added to cells or broken metabolic pathways repaired. Until recently, genetic engineering has required the DNA molecule itself to be physically manipulated, a tedious and expensive process. Now, automatic DNA synthesis permits virtually any DNA code to be made from scratch, opening up genetic engineering to anyone with a computer and a credit card. The capabilities of this new synthetic biology are growing explosively.

DNA is a programming language for living cells. The cell's basic operating system, or genome, directs functions like growth and reproduction, energy utilization, and the production of useful compounds like ethanol or penicillin. With genetic engineering, new functions can be added to cells or broken metabolic pathways repaired. Until recently, genetic engineering has required the DNA molecule itself to be physically manipulated, a tedious and expensive process. Now, automatic DNA synthesis permits virtually any DNA code to be made from scratch, opening up genetic engineering to anyone with a computer and a credit card. The capabilities of this new synthetic biology are growing explosively.

But great questions and challenges remain. How can engineering complex biological systems, even entire organisms, be done with the reliability of other engineering disciplines? What new risks are associated with opening biological engineering to the masses? How should these technologies be controlled and regulated? And how should intellectual property be managed? The issues faced by science and society are complex and controversial, and how they are resolved will likely have great impact on how these technologies are applied over the coming decades.


Free Biochemistry Book Online

Biochemistry - Second Edition
Garret & Grishan

Part I: Molecular Components of the Cell
Part II: Protein Dynamics
Part III:Metabolism and its Regulation

Read Biochemistry Book online
Download chapters 1-25