General Biology I (Bio 001)

• Your final will be held on Thursday, December 18th, from 1:30-3:30 pm in our usual room. A review session will be held next Thursday, December 11th, at 2:20. Here's the review sheet (Word, Wordperfect, or Adobe PDF, your choice).
• The review sheet for the last regular test (Tuesday, December 9th) is here, including a list of the readings (Word, Wordperfect, or Adobe PDF).
• Please remember to bring your lab notebook to your practical this week, as you will need to turn it in for one last grade!
• Here's the review sheet (Word, Wordperfect, or Adobe PDF) for your third test, which will be on November 11th.
• The meiosis worksheet is here (Word format only), and the mitosis worksheet is here (Word format only).
• Genetics problems are available here: Word, Wordperfect, or Adobe PDF (your choice).
• Your second test will be on Thursday, October 16th. Here's the review sheet: Word, Wordperfect, or Adobe PDF (your choice).
• Revised syllabus (with change in lecture order that moves genetics before cell structure) is here (Word, Wordperfect, or Adobe PDF) .
• Turnitin.com class ID numbers (needed to "enroll" and submit papers):

  Sect	Day of lab	Class ID
  4	Wed	1086462
  5	Thur	1083985
  6	Fri (8 am)	1084597
  7	Fri (11 am)	93779

• Your first test will be on Tuesday, September 23rd. Here's the review sheet: Word, Wordperfect, or Adobe PDF (your choice).
• If you're reading this page for the first time and are in the class, please send me an email at biomkk@hofstra.edu to confirm that fact!
• Make-up labs or review lab materials on Fridays, from 1-5, in Gittleson 226. Let us know you're coming ahead of time so the appropriate materials will be available.
• Study Skills Workshop! The Advisement Office offers a study skills workshop, Fridays 2-4 in 104. In order to attend, you MUST preregister by calling the Advisement Office at 463-6770 or stop by their office. If you attend and your test scores shows improvement, you will receive 10 points toward your class grade.
• Having problems writing lab reports? Besides reviewing the section in your lab manual that describes report format, please read the corresponding sections in A Short Guide to Writing About Biology.
• Questions about how to cite references in your lab reports? Click here for information on proper formatting.
• The National Academy of Sciences report "On Being a Scientist" can be found here. On the left of the page, select either "open book format" or "html" to read this important document (great if you're considering a career in science).

General information

• Home page for Campell and Reece's Biology (your textbook)
• Electronic reserve for our class (when needed)
• Get help here! Chemistry review material

The Scientific Method explained here , and here.

Cell structure and function

DNA (click here for specific links)

Chromosomal Mutations

Biotechnology

Cell division (mitosis and meiosis)

Inheritance and disease

Energy basics

Metabolism

Evolution

• General topics, introductions, and statements about evolution
• Information about evolution, religion, and "special creationism"
• Darwin

Just for fun

• Check out the Naked Mole Rat Camera at the National Zoo!

General topics, introductions, and statements about evolution and evolutionary ecology

• A general introduction to evolutionary biology that I encourage everyone to read.
• Evolution, Science and Society:  Evolutionary Biology and the National Research Agenda.  A white paper that defines the challenges and opportunities facing the study of evolution, as presented by experts from several major scientific societies.   These links will take you to an introduction, the executive summary, or the full document.
• A University of Toronto biochemist's web site on evolution with an excellent and well organized set of links to various evolutionary topics, from fossils to history to molecules.
• The tree of life from the University of Arizona, an overview of of organismal diversity, arranged as an evolutionary tree, with dynamite links, graphics, and information on everything from bacteria to trees to man.

Information about evolution, religion, and "special creationism" if you're struggling with this issue

• National Academy of Science publications Science and Creationism and Teaching about Evolution and the Nature of Science, in my opinion some of the most thoughtful and carefully presented material on the subject.
• Voices for evolution, a collection of statements by religious, educational, scientific and civil liberties organizations which address the evolution / special creationist issue
• Talk.origins, a website devoted to promoting dialogue about the physical origins of the universe and biological origins of life.
• National Science Board Statement on Action of the Kansas Board of Education on Evolution

Chemistry review material

• A general site that reviews high school-level chemistry, divided by topic.
• A review of scientific notation and significant figure rules
• MIT Biology Hypertextbook chemistry review (among other topics)
• Chemistry tutorial from the Biology Project, University of Arizona. Well written. Highly recommended.

DNA and the flow of Genetic Information: structure, replication, transcription and translation

• The beginner's guide to molecular biology: Leave it to the British to design such an incredible interactive tutorial that takes you step-by-step through DNA, replication, and gene expression (transcription and translation). Check it out!
• Here's a great animation of replication (requires a Flash plug-in)
• Access Excellence provides wonderful, concise review material on the topic "from gene to function". Click on each specific topic to view! This is a good supplement to your textbook and lecture.
• A great animation of translation.
• Here is a highly recommended tutorial for DNA transcription that includes self quizzes! Here is the accompanying translation page, including figures and links to self quizzes. Finally, here is the accompanying page on control of gene expression.
• DNA animations galore here, including pictures of DNA, replication in motion, and protein synthesis
• Here is a page of links for more protein synthesis and DNA pages. Some of the links work, some don't!

Introduction to cell structure and function

• Introduction to the Archaea and the three domains of Life
• MIT hypertextbook, Cell Biology Chapter (click on Cell Biology)
• Organization of a cell
• Virtual tour of the cell

Mutations

• Chromosomal mutations and human diseases - nice graphics! Pictures of karyotypes for various genetically-based diseases
• Why are there so many errors in our DNA? From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, an introduction to genetics and disease in humans

Biotechnology

• General information on biotechnology (graphics, definitions, etc.) can be found at the Access Excellence site
• Here's another definition of biotechnology from the Australian Biotechnology Association
• DNA sequencing and the Human Genome Project
  • a really brief but nice introduction to the Project
  • A general introduction to DNA sequencing from one of the key inventors of the technique
  • Genetic testing: the reality, the promise, the dilemma (now that we CAN sequence your DNA....)
• Cloning
  • Transgenic organisms - see the links for your paper, as well as this general introduction from the Australian Biotechnology Association
  • Embryonic Stem Cells
    • A great introduction from the University of Wisconsin
    • Another introduction from "The Why Files"
    • If you can't get enough info about cloning, go here
• If you can't get enough of applied biotechnology, here's a great set of additional links

Cell Division (mitosis and meiosis)

• For animations of mitosis, try Doug Lundberg's DNA animation page
• For additional figures to help you understand cell division, try Access Excellence's site
• Dr. Robert Huskey's human biology class website the the University of Virginia has some excellent animations and pictures of mitosis, meiosis, and crossing over (see slides 215 - 225)
• Here are many educational links related cell division and chromosomes

Inheritance and Disease

• The University of Arizona's Biology Project has a nice set of genetics problems, with answers and tutorials.
• The National Center for Biotechnology Information features an introduction to genetic diseases as well as human chromosome maps. Click on the numbers across the top of the screen to see what diseases are on each chromosome. Click on a disease name to learn more about it.
• Access Excellence has a nice set of graphical representations for key genetic principles.
• Mad cow disease: an good introduction from CNN special report
• A statement about antibiotic resistance from the Union of Concerned Scientists
• Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about AIDS/ HIV
• A good gateway to AIDS / HIV information from the World Health Organization

Energy basics

• ATP and biological energy
• A bioenergetics lecture from RPI: good review of free energy concepts
• Another review from a Mathews and Van Holde's biochemistry textbook
• A collection of links, some of which review basic energy conversions in the cell

Metabolism

• An excellent web lecture on catabolism in cells by Dr. Thomas Terry from UConn, complete with links and animations. Go here to review glycolysis, Krebs cycle, fermentation, and oxidative phosphorylation.
• An animation of the electron transport chain in mitochondria, and one of ATP synthesis, also from Dr. Terry
• Here's an animation of glycolysis (Requires the Shockwave Plug-In)
• Here's a fantastic introduction to biological oxidations and cellular energy from Washington University, St. Louis. Included are the structures of important coenzymes, including Coenzyme A, NADH, and FADH2. Highly recommended for review!
• Yet one more site including several fun animations to help you understand biological oxidations.
• Here's one animated version of glycolysis. Watch the box on the right as glucose turns into pyruvate.
• A nice overview of cellular energy metabolism from the Univ. of Virginia.
• Here's an animated Krebs cycle (also from UVA), and an interactive Krebs Cycle from Kent State.
• A somewhat detailed explanation of the glyoxylate cycle, which occurs in glyoxysomes within plant cells.
• Here's an excellent site that explains photosynthesis, complete with diagrams and clear descriptions of important steps in the light dependent and light-independent reactions.
• The MIT hypertextbook has an excellent overview of photosynthesis.
• Inside the virtual cell, take a tour of a chloroplast.
• Here's a good set of links if you'd like to explore photosynthesis in even greater detail.
• "Mitochondrial Mysteries Demystified", A multimedia demonstration of the dynamic processes of Cell Respiration that occur in the Mitochondria: Electron Transport, Proton Translocation, ATP Synthesis, Krebs Cycle (TCA Cycle). Requires shockwave plug-in. Highly recommended.

• The New York Times Science section
• The SF Gate (California Bay area's news media)
• The Los Angeles Times
• The Pittsburg Post-Gazette
• USA Today
• CBS (click on the "SciTech" icon in the left-hand menu)
• ABC
• FOX
• CNN Nature
• CNN Health
• Environmental News Network
• ScienceDaily Magazine
• SeaWeb
• National Geographic News
• Nature Science Update (the latest hot research as reported daily by Nature's science writing team)
• Nature Feature of the Week (their top story, enhanced with additional Web and source material)
• Nature Debates
• Science News
• Discover-Current Issue (full contents with web links)-Recent Issues (full contents with web links)-Archive
• -Science News (web-exclusive articles)
• Scientific American-Current Issue-Past issues (an index of past articles)Explore! (breaking stories of the week)Exhibits (web-enhanced stories dating back to April, 1996)Features Articles (browse full text articles back to January, 1996)
• New Scientist
• Popular Science
• National Geographic Magazine (Table of contents only with excerpts from one article in each issue, online forum and essay)

Lecture notes

• Click here to access your lecture notes (Password protected , for Biology 1 class members only)