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• Thigmomorphogenesis in Plants: A Pre-College Exercise in Biotechnology, Ecology and Signal Transduction Pathways
  B.VanHeuvelen, A.Quillian, M.Fields, 21st Century Biology Class, Sidwell Friends School, Washington D.C.. (Spon. by R.D. Fields)
• Arabidopsis Project WWW Manual - Plant Physiology 455/555
  Jonathan Monroe, Department of Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA USA
• Arabidopsis as a Model Organism - Homeotic Genes and Development in a Plant (Instructional Video) - Elliot M. Meyerowitz, Ph.D. California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA USA ( download Quicktime sample video clip )

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    Related Plant Biology Courses

• Plant Molecular and Cell Biology Course Information (BICD 122) - Maarten Chrispeels, professor & Mark Daniels, TA, Biol. Dept., Univ. of California - San Diego CA USA
• Biology of Plants (BIO 332) Syllabus and Course Schedule - Ross Koning, Biology Dept., Eastern Connecticut State Univ., Willimantic, CT USA
• Plant Physiology (BIO 342-3) Syllabus and Course Schedule - Ross Koning, Biology Dept., Eastern Connecticut State Univ., Willimantic, CT USA
• Plants and Human Affairs (BIO 207) - Ross Koning, Biology Dept., Eastern Connecticut State Univ., Willimantic, CT USA
• Botany 113, Plant Identification and Classification - Dr. Richard Olmstead, Dept. of Botany , Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Washington USA
• Introduction to Plant Development (Biology 275) - Larry D. Noodén, professor, Biology Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI USA
• Plant Constituents and their function (Biology 415) - Larry D. Noodén, professor, Biology Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI USA
• Elements of Biochemistry (Biochemistry 321) - John Markwell, professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Agronomy, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE USA
• AP Biology, Biology, Gen Biology 162 and Computer Science 105 - Outstanding online courses by Chris Halloran
• PLB 105: Development Plant Anatomy - Tom Rost, Sec. Plant Biology, Univ. of California -Davis USA

    General resources for teaching plant biology and
    genetics

• ASPP Education Forum - American Society of Plant Physiologists
• Principles of Plant Biology - Concepts for Science Education - ASPP Education Foundation (This will be on the test!)
• Topical Reviews in Plant Physiology - American Society of Plant Physiologists
• Plant Tissue Culture Information Exchange - Horticulture Dept., Texas A&M Univ., College Station TX USA
• EXN.net - Discovery Channel Canada
• Plant Tissue Culture Research - Mark W. Galatowitsch, Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul MN USA ( comprehensive )
• Rooting of Plant Cuttings - Hortus USA
• A Survey of the Plant Kingdoms - Frances M. Cardillo,O.S.F. and Tonya S. Samuels, Department of Biology, Manhattan College and the College of Mt. St. Vincent
• Plant Hormones - Compiled and maintained by SteveCroker and Paul Gaskin, Long Ashton Research Station (UK)
• Wisconsin Fast Plants & the Crucifer (Brassica) Genetics Cooperative - Madison WI (USA)
• C-Fern - Ceratopteris fern as a model system for teaching and research - Thomas R. Warne and Leslie G. Hickok
• PHYTOS - Plant Science Education Network - United Kingdom ( see also Science and Plants for Schools )
• Genetics Education Center - University of Kansas Medical Center
• MendelWeb - educational focus on Gregor Mendel's work and writings
• CSUBIOWEB - California State University Stanislaus CA USA
• SciEd - Science and mathematics education resources, A. Cairns, University of Washington
• BioChemNet - Biology and chemistry educational resource center
• Genetech, Inc. Access Excellence
  • Cell tranformation in tobacco leaf disks by Trish Russell, Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute
  • Culturing plants from embryonic plant tissue by Roger Herbert and Domenic J. Thompson, Woodrow Wilson Biology Institute )
• MIT Biology Hypertextbook - A Novel Educational Tool Developed by the Experimental Study Group, MIT
• Online Biology Book - M. J. Farabee
• NCBI Taxonomy Homepage - names of all organisms that are represented in the genetic databases
• Cell Biology Laboratory Manual - William H. Heidcamp
• The Biology Project - interactive resource for learning biology - Univ. of Arizona Tucson USA
• The MAD Scientist Network - Washington University
• THE SCHOOL PAGE
• Guide to Biotechnology - Biotechnology Industry Organization
• Biotechnology_Related Audiovisuals ( These audiovisuals and audiotapes are available for loan from the National Agricultural Library (NAL) to any individual within the U.S. through a standard interlibrary loan request. )
• DOE Primer on Molecular Genetics
• Making PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) - Historial homage to this landmark invention
• DNA from the Beginning at the DNA Learning Center - animated, interactive primer on DNA and heredity - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• The Left Handed DNA Hall of Fame - Do you know your right from your left?
• DNA and Proteins - The Utah Museum of Natural History - hands-on experiments using household chemicals; build your own electrophoresis gel box
• Make Your Own DNA - More kitchen genetics from The New Scientist
• Tutorial on DNA Structure, Replication, Transcription and Protein Synthesis - Yvette Petty, New Century College at George Mason University
• Human Genome Project Information
• Protein Sequence Alignment and Database Scanning - Geoffrey J. Barton
• The Principles of Protein Structure - Birkbeck College, University of London
• Molecular Modeling Using RasMol - Malcom Campbell,  Davidson College
• Virtual Plant Cell - Matej Lexa ( An educational 3D voyage into a plant cell )
• Basic Botany Images - IBM Solutions for Higher Education IKE
• Plant physiology : Single cell approaches to environmental stress - School of Biol. Sciences, Univ. of Birmingham, U.K.
• The Virtual Foliage Home Page! - The Department of Botany at the University of Wisconsin-Madison USA
• Plants in Motion - Roger Hangarter, Dept. of Biology, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN USA
• Movies (Biology) You Can View Directly with Netscape - Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College
• Lycopersicon esculentum TOMATO - An Anatomy Atlas - T. Rost Ph.D., Sect. Plant Biol., Div. Biol. Sci. Univ. CA, Davis USA
• Syllabus Top 20 Education Sites - Syllabus Press, Inc.
• Student U - university student megasite
• CollegeClub - the world's largest college community
• CollegeStudent - your local online campus community
• The World Lecture Hall
• Middle School Physical Science Resource Center
• Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) - Nationally recognized information source for K-12 mathematics and science teachers
• Netfiles - TV program on Internet use in the classroom for teachers
• MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Sources - How to cite electronic sources
• Web Extension to American Psychological Association Style (WEAPAS) - Proposed standard for referencing online documents in scientific publications (Revision 1.4)