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Biomolecules on the Menu

In this Click & Learn, students explore the process of digestion and how it connects to metabolism and cellular respiration. 

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Anatomy & Physiology
Click & Learn
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Modeling Disease Spread

This interactive module can be used to model infectious disease spread in a population. It includes background on the SIR model and two simulators for modeling disease spread on different scales. 

Microbiology
Science Practices
Click & Learn
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Virus Explorer

This interactive module explores the diversity of viruses based on structure, genome type, host range, transmission mechanism, replication cycles, and vaccine availability.

Microbiology
Click & Learn
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Interactive Assessment for Natural Selection and Adaptation

Several questions are embedded within the short film The Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation, which uses the rock pocket mouse as a living example of natural selection.

Genetics
Evolution
Interactive Videos
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

BCR-ABL: Protein Structure and Function

This tutorial describes the structure and function of the cancer-causing protein BCR-ABL. It also shows how drugs targeting this protein can help treat chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a cancer of the white blood cells.

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Genetics
Click & Learn
High School — AP/IB
College

Stopping Mosquito-Borne Disease

This tutorial introduces students to vector-borne disease with a focus on dengue fever, which is transmitted by mosquitoes. Students also learn about strategies designed to stop the spread of disease by interfering with the mosquito life cycle.

Microbiology
Click & Learn
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

From Birds to People: The West Nile Virus Story

This tutorial explores the effects of West Nile virus infection on different organisms and describes how the virus has spread throughout the United States since 1999.

Microbiology
Science Practices
Click & Learn
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Immunology Virtual Lab

This interactive, modular lab explores how the ELISA method can be used to test blood samples for evidence of certain diseases.

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anatomy & Physiology
Virtual Labs
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College
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Teaching Cell Biology and Genetics Using Cancer

This playlist can be used to teach several core topics in cell biology and genetics by connecting students with case studies and multimedia resources about cancer. It can be used in undergraduate biology courses.

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College