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Useful Websites

 
Useful Biology Websites
from around the World
 
 
 

Here is a list of websites and useful links for Biology. Quite a few have excellent animations, especially for GCSE and A-Level students.
 
If you find that some of these either do not work, or you feel are hopeless, please contact a member of the Biology Department. Likewise, if you find a site which you feel is particularly good, drop us a note or contact me by e-mail.

Index of Biology Multimedia
Biological topicDescriptionSource
Natural History
 
 
Ecology projectA good introduction to pond life
Natural History MuseumInformation from London's leading museumwww.nhm.ac.uk
Save the planetGreenpeace's official websitewww.greenpeace.org/homepage/
Year 9 Ecology
Very useful site for information about freshwater invertebrates
Genetics and DNA
 
 
DNA, RNA and geneticsA fantastic site from the Cold Spring Harbor Lab.www.dnai.org/a/ 
Genetic disordersYour genes, your health (Sickle cell, haemophilia, and more)www.yourgenesyourhealth.org/
Biology Project
 
Human Genome
Arizona State University
 
Official site for HGP
 
Genetic counsellingAn interactive role-playing activity for sickle-cell anaemia
Mendel and DNAExcellent site
Animations
  
Biological animations
Many A-Level topics
 
Excellent Virtual Cell site
Also Maxanimations!
 
Student science zoneAnimations and power point presentationswww.sciencezone.org.uk/work.htm
More animations
Excellent site. e.g. ATP synthetase
Also SUMANASINC site
http://www.sumanasinc.com
Biology in motionSome excellent visuals e.g. mitosis and meiosis
Revision
 
 
Revision siteS-coolwww.s-cool.co.uk/default.asp
Biology help!The BBC's website helplines
 
 
Biology          revisionVery useful revision sites
 
 
Genetics revisionInteractive site that may help you learn the genetics terminologyhttp://genbiol.cbs.umn.edu/  
Mark RotheryExcellent revision source Primarily for AQA exams
Multiple choice testsA good source of revision questions from Hong Konghttp://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk 
BBCPlay the organ gamehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/ 
Biology mad?Very useful for AS and A2 studentswww.biologymad.com
General BiologyUseful for AS/A2 learning resourceswww.accessexcellence.org
Other good sites  
 School science
Excellent microbiology
Good immune system info
www.schoolscience.co.uk 
 Biology4allA good library of sites with student ratingswww.biology4all.com/resources_library/ 
Gene Pool: Evolution sim.You have to download this, but worth a look!www.ventrella.com/GenePool/gene_pool.html
Keep up to date with biological newsThe New Scientistwww.newscientist.com
Newsbank: access to many recent news items
Student access:
Name: nottingham
Passwd: nottingham
http://infoweb.newsbank.com
Excellent site on the immune systemImmunology, HIV, antibodies and morewww.immunecentral.com
How stuff works Amazingly, it explains how stuff works www.howstuffworks.com 
SpolemExcellent resources!www.spolem.co.uk
KimballsFantastic site (US) for biological linkshttp://users.rcn.com/jkimball 
Exam Boards  
A Level Exam BoardOCR specifications and paperswww.ocr.org.uk           Biology section
GCSE Exam Board
 
AQA New GCSE
Edexcel specifications and papers
AQA GCSE present Yr10
 
Miscellaneous  
Eden ProjectTake a virtual tour through the Eden biodomeswww.edenproject.com   
Science MuseumClick online resource for a tour of the museumwww.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Bored?Try solving a biological jigsaw!http://maddogsonline.co.uk/jigsaws/
W.H.O.The World Health Organisation's sitewww.who.int/en/
NatureTop science journalhttp://www.nature.com/index.html
Cardiac cycleUtah States heart cycle animationhttp://www-medlib.med.utah
Games to play!Games with a real biological basis from the Nobel Prize sitehttp://nobelprize.org/medicine/educational/
kscienceExcellent animations, flow diagrams and testshttp://www.kscience.co.uk
A Level tutorialsAdvanced animations: cells, metabolism, and geneticshttp://www.cat.cc.md.us/%7Egkaiser/biotutorials/index.html