PBS
Pbs: Scientific American: Uncovering a Signal
An activity in which students analyze simulated brain signals and attempt to determine which signals control which muscle activity, imitating the manner in which a computer attempts to decipher brain signals for use in bionics.
PBS
Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Standing Tall
Experience FES or functional electrical stimulation, through the eyes of a patient who lives it. Learn how doctors gave a paralyzed patient control over her muscles.
PBS
Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Searching for a Substitute
This article on the history and development of the artificial heart examines past attempts at artificial heart transplant and looks at future research and development.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ornl: Human Genome Project Resources
Many different resources can be accessed through this page from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. A valuable reference page for teachers and students.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Gel Electrophoresis
An activity to create gel electrophoresis on a budget! This activity has students building their own gel electrophoresis and then using electricity to separate the dyes.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Bioinformatics
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...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Human Cloning: Is It Biological Plagiarism?
This activity guides students to learn the science behind cloning, explore the benefits and consequences of human cloning, and communicate their knowledge and points of view.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Intro to Biotechnology
An overview of what biotechnology is including DNA technology. Also explore ethical questions in biotechnology.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Overview: Dna Cloning
Explore the definition, purpose, and basic steps of DNA cloning.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Restriction Enzymes & Dna Ligase
Learn about restriction digestion, where the result has sticky ends and blunt ends. Also find out about ligation reactions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)
A technique used to amplify, or make many copies of, a specific target region of DNA.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Gel Electrophoresis
Learn about the technique used to separate DNA fragments and other macromolecules by size and charge.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Yes or No to Gmo?
Discover the purpose of genetic engineering in agriculture. Explore the pros and cons of genetic modification.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How to Make Yeast Cells Thrive
Students set up and run the experiments they designed in the lesson Population Growth in Yeasts, using simple yeast-molasses cultures in test tubes. Population growth is indicated by the amount of respiration occurring in the cultures,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Biotechnology
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes some biotechnology methods.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Lydia E. Kavraki: Protein Folding
This module introduces students to the problem of Protein Folding, its importance, and current computational methods used to attack its complexity.
Other
Environmental Science: Environmental Science Careers
Explore this list of close to fifty science careers with a connection and focus on environmental science. Also compare average salaries of each.
Other
Digital World Biology: Blas Ting Through the Kingdom of Life
Use BLAST to identify unknown sequences. GenBank contains over 3 million sequences, with over 14 billion nucleotides. BLAST can be used to compare an unknown sequence to all the sequences in the database, and find sequences that match....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues of Biotechnology
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes some of the ethical, legal, and social issues of biotechnology.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Biotechnology in Agriculture
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The majority of the corn in the United States is genetically engineered. Corn syrup is used to sweeten many things, like Coke. Corn is also fed to the cows. Learn...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Recombinant Dna
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recombinant DNA is the combination of DNA from two different sources. For example, it is possible to place a human gene into bacterial DNA. Recombinant DNA...
Other
Silicon valley.com
SiliconValley.com is an Internet technology news source providing up-to-the-minute news and opinions about the industry. Content highlights the people and companies shaping the industry, the financial market, technology regions, and more.
Other
J. Craig Venter Institute
A non-profit research institute that specializes in the capture of genome information on all forms of life, including human. Information is very scholarly.
PBS
Pbs: Pov Documentaries: Food, Inc.: What Do You Know About Gm Os?
Take this eleven-question quiz to test your knowledge of GMOs. After the quiz, learn more about genetically modified foods by reviewing the correct answers.