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Cell Biology Resources

Biology4Kids: The Cell Biology Pages: These pages cover all major cell organelles in detail with gorgeous color graphics and helpful analogies for understanding cellular functions. Not just for "kids", this site would provide a terrific review for high school students as well.

The Biology Project: Provides Cell Biology resources in addition to addressing other aspects of biology. Offers activities, lesson plans, and tutorials.

Cells Alive: Provides wonderful microscopic images of cells. Check out the cell model tutorial and the cell gallery!

Cell and Molecular Biology Online provides education resources, courses and texts, images and videos, and other helpful links.

The Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology Online, a thorough resource about cell biology topics.

MIT Hypertextbook: Structure and Function of Cell Organelles: This is definitely an upper level cell site providing details on proteins, enzymes, and RNA. Electron microscope images show us what a real cell looks like as compared to the colorful diagrams we are accustomed to.

NCBI Bookshelf: Search topics directly in the on-line versions of the classic texts of cell biology, Molecular Biology of the Cell, and Molecular Cell Biology. This is an amazing resource!

Stem Cells

Culturing Embryonic Stem Cells, at the University of Wisconsin, demonstrates the steps in culturing stem cells.

Medline: Latest News on Stem Cell Research from the National Library of Medicine.

PBS Newshour Online: Human Stem Cell Research: After reviewing background and a researcher interview on this controversial topic, view a 3-minute animation on how human stem cells are cultured. Embryonic stem cell issues are debated by medical ethicists.

Science Magazine: Original article on Embryonic Stem Cell Lines Derived from Human Blastocysts in the October 1998 issue. Their Science and the Citizen online article addresses some of the various research approaches to isolating and working with stem cells.

Stem Cell Primer from the NIH provides an overview of stem cells and issues related to their growth.

TIME magazine 2001 Article on Stem Cells provides an introduction to the topic at the laypersons’ level.

University of Texas Cell Biology Program: The Cell Nucleus: Begins with a brief introduction and a self-administered pre-test to measure your current knowledge of the cell. This site goes into some very advanced material and questions, but text and pictures lead to detailed answers. Clicking on the home page cell picture provides enlargements and text for each specific organelle.

Virtual Cell, An Education Index Top Site. Zoom into the cell, cut sections, and learn about different organelles in this highly interactive site.

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