Evolution Resources

Since we just celebrated Darwin’s 200th birthday, I thought I’d share some resources about Darwin and evolution today.

Darwin article from Wired
A quick, easy to understand overview of Darwin’s life and works. There are many links to follow for more information on different topics relating to Darwin and evolution.

Evolution Resources
From the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, this is a great resource. As the website says, it is “a collection of books, reports, statements, papers, and articles about evolution.”

Lots of fun Resources

Happy Friday! From single organism ecosystems to Darwin and Botox, there is something for everyone today.

Why Darwin Would Have Loved Botox
This article from Discover Magazine is an interesting take on how Darwin could have used Botox in his research into the expression of human emotion. Finally, an interesting use for Botox.

One Organism Ecosystem
From Wired Science blog, here is a report of the discovery of a one organism ecosystem found in a gold mine in South Africa.

Exploring Genes and Genetic Disorders
On this site you can download a workbook that compliments the Genome poster (that you can request for free). Also included in this great site are tutorials on bioinformatics, a chromosome viewer and information about genetic disorders.

Plant Evolution Timeline
A resource created by the University of Cambridge. You can view a timeline of plant evolution filled with information. Definitely check out the help section before diving into the resource. Note: the resource was created and tested for Firefox and has problems working in Internet Explorer.

National Digestive Diseases Clearinghouse
From NIH, this site provides access to a wealth of information on digestive diseases. I love that they provide easy-to-read publications as well as statistics, information about clinical trials and information in Spanish.

Zombie Animals, Freshwater Ecosystems and more…

Zombie Animals and the parasites that control them
This is an interesting look at the effects of parasites on the mind of different organisms. This is by Discover Magazine. Many other science image galleries and information to look at as well. Judith, another amazing CSUEB librarian, alerted me to this resource. Thanks!

Freshwater Ecoregions of the World
A joint project by the World Wildlife Foundation and The Nature Conservancy, this site has an interactive map of freshwater regions throughout the world. Lots of information, graphs and references for finding further information. Also discusses threats to these ecoregions.

NOAA
Just highlighting one of those perennially great resources: NOAA’s Research website. Links to information about all of their research projects. Also has an RSS feed for NOAA podcasts.

Immunobiology Interactive
The company blink has made available a free version of their animated modules on immunobiology. One word of caution though, it does not appear that these modules are fully accessible so take care if you assign them for class. They will need to be close-captioned.

The Complete Works of Charles Darwin Online
This resource is not particularly new, but if you haven’t seen it you really should check it out. Scans of his actual manuscripts and other works. Works are also transcribed. Great, high quality images. A wonderful resource.