This activity, from Hagerstown Community College, introduces elementary-level students to microscopes and magnifying tools. Students will use hand lenses, magiscopes, dissecting microscopes, and/or compound microscopes...

OpenWetWare is a research oriented site that promotes the “sharing of information, know-how, and wisdom among researchers and groups who are working in biology and biological engineering.” The site contains help forums,...

This case study examines different aspects of osmosis in living cells. Both plant and human cells are examined, specifically the hypertonic environment's influence on the different types of cells. The lesson could be...

This lecture series, from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Biointeractive project, features five lectures: "Understanding Embryonic Stem Cells," "Adult Stem Cells and Regeneration," "Coaxing Embryonic Stem Cells,"...

Mitochondria are often described as the powerhouses of cells, and this rather fascinating course offered at MIT looks into the role they play in human diseases. The materials here are from the Spring 2011 version of...