Bioinformatics Teacher Resources

Eighth graders explain how protein is made in the cell. In this biology lesson, 8th graders translate RNA and DNA using an internet database. They determine the thief based on evidence collected.

Peter Skewes-Cox, and Dr. Graham Ruby, both in the DeRisi lab, explain state-of-the-art DNA sequencing and bioinformatic technologies. [6:36]

This exercise contains two interrelated modules that introduce students to modern biological techniques in the area of Bioinformatics, which is the application of computer technology to the management of biological information. The need...

This project is a series of interrelated modules designed to introduce the student to modern biological techniques in the area of bioinformatics. Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological...

Find out the real explanation for why your parents are so weird. Here is a project that lets you explore the internet to find out why your "DNA blueprint" is so important to health and disease. In this project you will use methods that...

Finding a cure for cancer is one of scientists' greatest challenges today. But in order for this to be possible, they have to study and understand the disease. This lab explores the software available on the Cancer Genome Anatomy Project...

Although Woolly Mammoths have been extinct for thousands of years, scientists continue to learn more and more about this mighty animal. Some of the most exciting new research is being produced by looking at DNA extracted from the hair...

All animals have a genome, but do they all have genome projects? Find out which animals are currently having their genomes sequenced and how much we know already by performing some simple bioinformatics data digging.

You have probably seen figures showing how human beings are related to chimpanzees, gorillas, and other primates. In this genomics science fair project, you will use bioinformatics tools to generate your own primate family tree.

A collection of JavaScript programs for generating, formatting, and analyzing short DNA and protein sequences. It is commonly used by molecular biologists, for teaching, and for program and algorithm testing.

Random Protein Sequence generates a random sequence of the length specified by the user. Random sequences can be used to evaluate the significance of sequence analysis results.

Numerous molecular biology interactive activities along with a program that can automatically keep models and reports to keep track of progress.

Believe it or not, scientists were recently able to recover tissue and partial sequence information for protein molecules from a 68-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex fossil. In this genomics science fair project, you will use the T....

This Department of Energy site has up-to-date information and statistics on the progress of all JGI genome sequencing projects.

This is the home page of the head agency overseeing the Human Genome Project.

This site has various resources and articles about research funding for the National Human Genome Research Institute.

A series where students see how to submit a nucleotide sequence, compare it to other sequences using blastn, and interpret some of the results.

An interactive virtual lab that allows students to isolate, copy, sequence and identify bacterial DNA. Excellent supporting information and resources for teachers and students.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information advances science and health by providing access to biomedical and genomic information.

This site covers information on all the human chromosomes, has interesting illustrations as well.

This link has many tools to help understand the revolutionary sciences and discoveries in genetics.

Illustrated examples of the Inverse Square Law with interactive opportunities to practice the problems.

This tutorial helps students learn about Radiographic Inspection through the concept of Newton's Inverse Square Law.

A tutorial which helps students write a complete electron configuration for an uncharged atom.