The Molecular Genetics Explorer is a software simulation that integrates genetics, biochemistry, and molecular biology to study a biological phenomenon. It is designed to show students the connections between these three key disciplines of modern molecular genetics. The free virtual lab comes from Brian White and Ethan Bolker of the University of Massachusetts, Boston. Students begin by setting up plant crosses and gene mutations to decipher the inheritance of color in fictional flowers. They th more...

This course produced by MIT OpenCourseWare features a complete set of problem sets and lecture notes. It features a complete set of problem sets and lecture notes. This course discusses the principles of genetics with application to the study of biological function at the level of molecules, cells, and multicellular organisms, including humans. The topics include: structure and function of genes, chromosomes and genomes, biological variation resulting from recombination, mutation, and selection, more...

This course features a complete set of audio lectures by Professor Hazel Sive, Whitehead Institute Professor of Biology and Professor Tyler Jacks, Director of the MIT Center for Cancer Research as well as exemplary video lectures.
Education development efforts for these introductory biology courses are one of many activities conducted by the HHMI Education Group at MIT. This group focuses on curriculum development work for creating teaching tools in undergraduate biology courses.

This online full course is developed and offered by the Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative (OLI). This introductory course in "Modern Biology" covers topics found in the fields of celluar biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics. It does not cover organismal biology or taxonomy. This course is a requirement for biology majors at Carnegie Mellon University. The course is carefully planned to provide the backgound biology students will need for advanced biology classes. Non-b more...

"changes in climate cause significant, long-term changes to the structural and spatial characteristics of global biodiversity." This Open Educational learning module was written by Ian Harrison, Melina Laverty, Eleanor Sterling and published by Connexions. It is an extensive definition of Biodiversity. From the introduction: "Biodiversity, a contraction of the phrase "biological diversity," is a complex topic, covering many aspects of biological variation. In popular usage, the word biodiversit more...

This course was published by the University of California Museum of Paleontology. Abstract: This in-depth, multi-part course takes you through evolutionary theory and mechanisms, from definitions to details, natural selection to genetic drift, mutations to punctuated equilibrium. From the definition: "The definition
Biological evolution, simply put, is descent with modification. This definition encompasses small-scale evolution (changes in gene frequency in a population from one generation to more...

What is evolution and how does it work? Explore the ultimate evolution resource for K-16 teachers. The Understanding Evolution For Teachers site is a collaborative project of the University of California Museum of Paleontology and the National Center for Science Education. It offers a wide range of educational material related to the Evolution for teachers.

Three new courses were launched in the December 2006 by Tufts OCW. This course is the first part of the Ethics and Values Signature Program, which is one of the factors making Tufts unique in veterinary education. It is designed to enrich the student's understanding of various aspects of our individual and communal relationships with "animals" (or, to use scientific terminology, "other animals"), and to stimulate creative thinking about the expanding horizons of veterinary medicine, particularly more...

DNA from the Beginning is an animated tutorial on DNA, genes and heredity. It has been awarded many times. The science behind each concept is explained using animations, an image gallery, video interviews, problems, biographies, and links. There are three sections, Classical Genetics, Molecules of Genetics and Organization of Genetic Material. Key features are the clear explanations of classical experiments and the excellent photographs of researchers and their labs.

Another part of the bacteriology class at the University of Wisconsin containing links to biology pages on subjects having to do with the microbial world. Covers a wide variety of topics from viruses to vaccines, to immunity and antibiotics. Each page contains various types of information on the topic, including definitions and illustrations, plus an index and additional links.