Cell Biology Resources
for Educators

[Professional Organizations] [Online Lab Manuals] [Online Courses & Tutorials] [Reference Tools & Bibliographies] [Content Links] [Microcopes and Microscopy] [Periodicals] [Other Links] [Lesson Plans]

Professional Organizations

American Society for Cell Biology Professional organization with focus on higher education
American Society for Microbiology

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Online Lab Manuals

Cell Biology Online Lab Manual

Advanced. Many chapters: microscopy, enzymes, membranes, etc.

Includes introduction to each chapter.

Frank Potters' Science Gems - Life science

Includes cell biology links

Cells alive!

Provides stock video Microscopy of living subjects for educational use.

Beginning Laboratory Manual

From University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Online Courses

The WWW Cell Biology Course

Includes types of cells; parts of cells; cell division; etc.

The Sciences Explorer Tutorial

Biology: cells introduction; cell membrane; nucleus and

other organelles; Golgi bodies and cells' energy; lysosomes and

other auxilliary organelles; cell's life cycle; mitosis; zygotes,

cloning and conclusion. From ThinkQuest

Cell Biology

An introductory online course. Advanced.

Biology I Tutorials

Prokaryotes, Eukaryotes & Viruses Tutorials

From The Biology Project at University of Arizona

MindQuest. Cell Biology

Study guides, sample exams, quzzes, photos and images, message

board, links, more

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Reference Tools & Bibliographies

The Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology. 3rd ed.

See restrictions on use

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Content Links

American Society for Cell Biology Page

Under "Products and Services" "Exploring the Cell (4.3 mb pdf)" and "Views of the Cell (pdf form)"

HealthWeb. Cell Biology: Cell Structure & Function

Apoptosis; Meiosis Tutorial

Cell Structure and Function

Lecture material by Wilbur H. Campbell

The ESG Biology Hypertextbook

See individual chapters as Prokaryotic Genetics and Gene Expression Chapter

Cells

Page from ThinkQuest

Biology 1

Chapter on The Cell : Down to Basics

From Beyond Books

Cell Communication : The Inside Story

Article from Scientific American; illustrated; by John D. Scott

and Tony Pawson

Cell-Cell Communication Image Collection

Downloadable files from Montana State University Center

for Biofilm Engineering

Cell Communication

From Vanderbilt Medical Center

Cell Biology Web Pages

Includes Mitochondria, membranes, microtubules, cilia and

flagella, protein synthesis and sorting, nucleus

Cell Biology. Gastropods

Illustrated; organization of typical Prosobranchia Gastropod

Cell Membrane Tutorial

From The Biology Project, University of Arizona

Bugs in the News!

By Jack C. Brown, University of Kansas

Characteristics of Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

From MIT

The Tree of Life Home Page

Information about phylogeny and bio-diversity. Use Table of

Contents for Eukaryotes

Introduction to the Basal Eukaryotes

From University of California, Berkeley

Eukaryotes

Written by Joshua A. Bond, Dekalb College/Georgia State University

for Historical Geology 102.

From Ants to Atoms. MicroScape Microscopic Views

From the Microscopy Society of America

Cells Alive

Many topics relating to cells

Online Biology Book

Explains cell origins; cellular organization; transport in

and out of cells; cell division. Includes graphics. Links to other sites.

Mitosis

From San Diego State. An educational animation. Need Shockwave Plug in

[available online]

Mitosis

From University of Texas. Phases of mitosis; Quick Time movies

Mitosis

Timeline of a cell division; timeline of mitosis; diagrams;

video & slides.

Cell Division

Has pictures of whitefish mitosis and onion root tip mitosis.

Plant Cell Biology

Information on plant cell biology, including photosynthesis.

Quicktime animation. [Software available on the site.]

From Lund University, Sweden

Protist Image Data

Pictures and information on selected genera of algae and protozoa;

resources in protistology and related fields. From University

of Montreal

Virtual Cell

See and manipulate a cell. An Education Top Site.

Nanoworld Image Gallery

From Centre for Microscopy & Microanalysis, University of

Queensland. Downloadable images database

LUMEN Histology Home Page

Histology slides; from Loyota University Medical Education Network

FishScope

Time lapse recording of zebrafish embryos.

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Microscopes and Microscopy

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Periodicals

Cell (Periodical) Subscription information; online archive.

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Other Links

Cell and Molecular Biology Online

Large site with many links. Must visit!

BIOWEB

Massive site which allows you to search many

categories for links.

BioTech

Educational resource and biology reference tool.

From University of Texas

WWW Virtual Library (Biological Sciences)

Extensive index of Internet sites of biological and

biomedical interests.

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Lesson Plans

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James Madison University

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