Research Guides: BIOL 1107: Principles of Biology 2: Course Tools: Websites and Other Information

Pod Casts from the journal Science

Videos and Pod Casts

Khan Academy: Biology Videos
Free videos explaining a range of biological processes
Scientific American Videos and Podcasts
Weekly 60-second podcasts on a range of topics; plus in-depth Science Talks with Steve Mirsky
Brain Science Podcasts
Highlights discoveries in neuroscience through scientist interviews and discussions of recent books

Biology RSS Feeds

Image Sources on Biology and other Sciences

Images & Slideshows from the Journal Science
NOAA Photo Library
Photographic and artistic images from NOAA scientists, engineers, and other staff. Images of coastlines, fisheries, and from programs such as NOAA's Ark and Sailing for Science are all here. Get an image for your project or spruce up a presentation on an environmental, geological, or oceanographic topic
Virtual Cell Animation Collection
Great animations of cell structures and functions--use in the classroom, for self-study, or as part of a presentation. There's even an app!
Open-i Biomedical Image Search Engine
Locate freely available biomedical images and selected text from PubMed Central and other sources.
Wellcome Images
Thousands of images and centuries of medicine, science, society and culture. Wellcome Images is one of the world's richest and most unique collections, with themes ranging from medical and social history to contemporary healthcare and biomedical science.
The Cell: An Image Library
Interactive site of images, videos, and animations created by the American Society for Cell Biology. Need to spruce up a presentation, swipe an image to help communicate a point in lecture, or just learn more about cell structure or a biological process? Take a look here.

BioInteractive
Free lesson plans, interactives, videos, and animations to use with high school students. May also be useful for creating course presentations.
The Catalogue of Life
A quality-assured checklist of more than 1.3 million species of plants, animals, fungi and micro-organisms, about 70% of all those known to science. Led by Species2000, in partnership with ITIS.
Human Genome Project Information
Resources about the history and ongoing research related to the Human Genome Project.
Protected Planet
Protectedplanet.net allows you to search in any language to find information about individual protected areas.
Public Library of Science
PLS publishes open access, peer-reviewed articles on general biology, medicine, and related topics
PLS publishes open access, peer-reviewed articles on general biology, medicine, and related topics
An information portal to biological macromolecular structures
Science.gov
Gateway to authoritative U.S. government science information; explore selected science websites by topic
Tree of Life Web Project
The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of biologists and nature enthusiasts from around the world. On more than 10,000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about biodiversity, the characteristics of different groups of organisms, and their evolutionary history (phylogeny).

American Institute of Biological Sciences
A nonprofit scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education for the welfare of society.
American Ornithologists' Union
One of the oldest organizations in the world devoted to the scientific study of birds
American Society for Cell Biology
A nonprofit membership organization of biologists studying the cell, the fundamental unit of life
American Society of Human Genetics
The primary professional membership organization for human genetics specialists worldwide
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
A partnership of federal US agencies to provide a standard taxonomic framework, supporting ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation
International Union for Conservation of Nature
The IUCN is a global organization concerned with developing conservation science and policy. Contains news and publications, as well as links to conservation databases. Addtitionally, there is a multimedia collection, containing video, audio, and photos
Nature Conservancy
The leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
NOAA Habitat Conservation
The NOAA Fisheries Office of Habitat Conservation protects, restores, and promotes stewardship of coastal and marine habitat to support our nation's fisheries for future generations
Society for the Study of Evolution
The objectives of the Society for the Study of Evolution are the promotion of the study of organic evolution and the integration of the various fields of science concerned with evolution
Species2000
Species 2000 is a "federation" of database organisations working closely with users, taxonomists and sponsoring agencies. The goal is to create a validated checklist of all the world's species (plants, animals, fungi and microbes)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
News and information on conserving nature, endangered and invasive species, fisheries, migratory birds, pollinators, wetlands, wildlife refuges; student and educator pages