Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Bio Interactive: Birth and Death of Genes

Notothenioids are not your average fish—they contain antifreeze! An interesting video introduces the icefish, a scaleless fish with colorless blood that lives in the oceans around Antarctica. It explains how gene duplication and...

Through video clips, demonstrations, and inquiry learn how the paintbrush gene functions in the process of evolution.

Learn about selective pressure and how genes are involved in adaptations by watching this video on pocket mice. The video focuses on the research of Dr. Michael Nachman, "whose work in the field and in the lab has quantified the...

This is an interactive video that describes the factors that affect our skin color. There are five points in the video where students can pause the video to learn further information about the concepts discussed. [3:32]

General transcription factors, activators, and repressors interact to regulate the transcription of eukaryotic DNA into RNA. [2:05]

This curriculum guide assists in filtering through the vast available resources from BioInteractive and HHMI and organizes the material according to various topics related to DNA, including DNA structure, replication, and repair.

A site full of information about DNA. Explore animations showing the details of DNA replications and transcription, view a lecture on DNA lab techniques, and look at online interactives to explore evolutionary relationships.

This site has an interactive 3D model of adenosine triphosphate or ATP. Also on the site is downloadable STL file for a 3D printer.

Want to see a 3D model of the main cause of the common cold, the rhinovirus? This site contains an interactive 3D model of this RNA genome virus. Site also contains a STL file that can be used to print the model to a 3D printer.

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