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On-Line Resources

• The Biology Project
  "An interactive online resource for learning biology developed at the University of Arizona."

• BioMedia’s Educational Multimedia Biology Site
  "BioMedia Associates is a group of biologists, teachers, educational designers and film-makers who collaborate to make learning programs for biology."  In addition to their commercial products, the site contains biological photo galleries and free teacher resources.

• DNALC
  "The Dolan DNA Learning Center (DNALC) is the world’s first science center devoted entirely to genetics education and is an operating unit of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, an important center for molecular genetics research.  The DNALC extends the Laboratory’s traditional research and postgraduate education mission to the college, precollege, and public levels."

• Evolution Gems
  "Readers will find at http://www.nature.com/evolutiongems a freely accessible resource for biologists and others who wish to explain to students, friends or loved ones just what is the evidence for evolution by natural selection. Entitled '15 evolutionary gems', the document summarizes 15 lines of evidence from papers published in Nature over the past 10 years."

• Frontiers in Bioscience
  "An electronic journal and virtual library has been created in order to facilitate rapid dissemination of scientific data as well as to provide investigators with numerous online tools for use in their day-to-day research activities."

• HHMI’s BioInteractive
  "Try out the tools of modern biology here at BioInteractive — a collection of learning modules that lets you be the scientist."  Also has links to:  Holiday Lectures, Cool Science for Curious Kids (K-4), Teacher Resources, Ask a Scientist, Becoming a Scientist.

• The Institute for Genomic Research

• Journal of Biological Chemistry
  The World Wide Web version of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

• National Atlas of the United States
  "The new National Atlas includes products and services designed to stimulate children and adults to visualize and understand complex relationships between environments, places, and people.  It contributes to our knowledge of the environmental, resource, demographic, economic, social, political, and historical dimensions of American life."

• National Center for Biotechnology Information
  "Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease."

• National Science Foundation

• ThinkQuest: Library: Life Science

Museums

• American Museum of Natural History

• Buffalo Museum of Science

• Cayuga Nature Center
  "Cayuga Nature Center (CNC) is a nonprofit, private organization dedicated to providing education for schools, community groups and the general public throughout the year.  Programs are for anyone interested in learning more about the environment, the out-of-doors and themselves."

• Chicago Academy of Sciences and Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum

• The Exploratorium
  "Housed within the walls of San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts, the Exploratorium is a collage of over 650 science, art, and human perception exhibits.  The Exploratorium is a leader in the movement to promote the museum as an educational center."

• Harvard University Herbaria

• Honolulu Community College Dinosaur Exhibit

• Museum of Long Island Natural Sciences
  "A museum dedicated to preserving and interpreting the natural heritage of Long Island."

• The National Museum of Natural History — Smithsonian Institution

• The Natural History Museum, London, England

• Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks
  "Mission:  To inspire a broad public understanding of the natural systems that shape and sustain life in the Adirondacks."

• New York Botanical Garden
  "The New York Botanical Garden is an advocate for the plant kingdom.  The Garden pursues its mission through the wide-ranging research programs of The International Plant Science Center; through its role as a museum of living plant collections arranged in gardens and landscapes across its National Historic Landmark site; and through its comprehensive education programs in horticulture and plant science."

• New York Hall of Science
  "The New York Hall of Science features the largest collection of hands-on science exhibits in New York City.  With more than 225 fun, interactive exhibits, the New York Hall of Science is ranked as one of the best science museums in the country and is a leading innovator in exhibit technology and education programming."

• The Paleontological Research Institution
  "It is PRI’s mission to increase and disseminate knowledge about the history and evolution of the Earth and its life."

• Peabody Museum of Natural History

• Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History
  "The Roger Tory Peterson Institute is a national, non-profit nature education organization with headquarters in Jamestown, New York, birthplace of world renowned artist and naturalist, Roger Tory Peterson (1908-1996)."

• Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History
  "The Petrified Creatures Museum of Natural History is a hands-on discovery center where you can actually learn about fossils, then dig for fossils and keep what you find FREE.  All this while roaming through a nature path filled with life sized DINOSAUR statues."

• Roberson Museum and Science Center
  

• Rochester Museum & Science Center
  

• Science Museum of Long Island
  "SMLI is a not-for-profit, science activity center located on the Leeds Pond Preserve in Nassau County."

• Sciencenter of Ithaca
  "The Sciencenter is located in the city of Ithaca . . . .  The museum houses over 100 exhibits and a museum store that make learning about science fun. "

• University of California Museum of Paleontology

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