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a free download. Mac users: for some reason Netscape works better than
Explorer for gaining access to our password protected folder of lectures.
Graphic
of lipid bilayer that is a good educational tool. The browser can manipulate
the structure of the lipid bilayer by rotating, slicing, etc. This image and
its manipulation gives the browser a realistic, physical grasp of the biological
membrane.
Here's a clip fromSynapse, The Movie (might need Shockwave for this one)
The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1994 went to these two
scientist who discovered the secrets of G-proteins. This site includes
a highly recommended general introduction to G proteins and their action (click
on arrows >> once you're in the site).
If you're interested, here's a thorough introduction
to the sense of smell, including a discussion of G-proteins, the role
of calcium in signaling, and olfactory receptors.
To see just one example of a signal transduction pathway, check out this
site which describes Wnt, a signal protein that binds to receptors and ultimately
activates a variety of genes involved in development. Here's a map
of the signal pathway, a static
view of the pathway, and an animation
of Wnt signaling.(Flash movie).
National Center
for Biotechnology's introduction to cancer and links to information about
specific types of cancer, specific tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes. Click
on the numbers along the top to see which oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes
are located on each human chromosome.
Here's that great review of apoptosis from the H.M.S.
Beagle, a web-based biomedical newsletter. To see the article, click on
"HMS Beagle" or "magazine". Go to the "Table of contents"
and then scroll down to "Feature 1", the actual article!
