Student REsources

There's a wealth of information on the Web about the science of biotechnology and biotechnology education. The following lists of Web resources are meant to serve as guide for sites of interest in biotechnology. Inclusion on these lists does not indicate endorsement by the Biotechnology Institute. If you would like to submit your link for inclusion, email info@biotechinstitute.org. Requests for links are subject to evaluation for relevance and accuracy.

Action Bioscience
 The web site provides articles by scientists, science educators, and science students on issues related to bioscience challenges. In addition, the web site provides educators with original lessons and resources to enhance bioscience teaching.

Bio-Link
Bio-Link.org works to educate the biotechnology workforce providing information for teachers, students and job seekers.

BioSpace.com
BioSpace.com is a leader in Web-based products and services for the life sciences industry. The site also offers information on business and careers, including links to company Web sites, experts and other online resources.

BIO.COM
BIO.COM exists to facilitate the exchange of information within the life sciences, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. BIO.COM publishes daily news, information and research tools for life science professionals and students.

Butterflies and BtCorn Case Study: Agricultural Research Service
Site explores the case study, "Butterflies and Bt Corn: Allowing Science to Guide Decisions."

The Canadian Biotechnology Education Resource Center
ENGAGE: The Science, Ethics and Regulation of a New Technology is a high school teaching resource on stem cell research developed through the Ontario Genomics Institute (OGI) by Genome Canada, the Stem Cell Network and the Joint Centre for Bioethics (JCB) at the University of Toronto.

CATO Institute
Biotechnology Information Directory of organizations and research sites is a public services provided by CATO Research Ltd.

Centers for Disease Control: EXCITE Program
 EXCITE is a collection of teaching materials developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to introduce students to public health and epidemiology, the science used by "Disease Detectives" everywhere. Students will learn about the scientific method of inquiry, basic biostatistics, and outbreak investigation.

Charity Lab
The Charity Lab receives donations of surplus laboratory equipment from corporations. Proceeds from the resell of this equipment are donated to deserving and worthy causes. The Charity Lab is also interested in education and makes donations of laboratory equipment or supplies to schools. Teachers interested in this opportunity may contact Ken Snoke at ksnoke@charitylab.org directly.

CityLab
CityLab is a fully equipped biotechnology laboratory housed at Boston University's School of Medicine that is available to middle and high school students.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
CSHL is a research and educational institution. The laboratory has research programs focusing on cancer, neurobiology, plant genetics, genomics, bioinformatics and a broad educational mission, including the recently established Watson School of Biological Sciences.

Council for Biotechnology Education
The Council for Biotechnology Education provides science-based information about the benefits and safety of agricultural and food biotechnology.

Worldwidelearn, a for-profit venture that has a nice overview of biotech education and careers

 

Department of Labor Career Voyages site.
Provides a nice overview of biotechnology as a career choice and the education needed.

Dolan DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor
The Dolan DNA Learning Center is the world's first science center devoted entirely to public genetics education and is an operating unit of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, an important center for molecular genetics research. The site offers an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity.

DuPont Biotechnology
This site provides an introduction to biotechnology, news, policy overviews, and links to other Web resources.

VIB, The Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology
VIB is a non-profit scientific research institute. Using advanced gene technology, VIB studies the functioning of the human body, plants and microorganisms.

The Genographic Project by National Geographic
A landmark study of the human journey - Who was your first ancestor? New DNA studies say that all humans descended from an African ancestor who lived only 60,000 years ago. Uncover the specific paths that led him to you - the ultimate human history, as written in our genes.

GM Education
GM supports a strong and diverse base of education programs for children in grades kindergarten through 12. These programs include hands-on experiential environmental education activities, mentoring programs by GM engineers and scientists in math and science, technology curriculum dissemination to schools, and a web site created to educate children and their parents about environment, energy, and technology issues.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Virtual Lab Series
BioInteractive is a website and a collection of biology-focused teaching materials created by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

The Institute for Genome Research (TIGR)
TIGR is a nonprofit research institute whose primary research interests are in structural, functional and comparative analysis of genomes and gene products from a wide variety of organisms including viruses, eubacteria (both pathogens and non-pathogens, archaea (the so-called third domain of life), and eukaryotes (plants, animals, fungi and protists such as the malarial parasite).

Kellogg Center for Biotechnology, Northwestern University
The Kellogg Center for Biotechnology, housed in the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, enables students and faculty to create new business strategies to succeed in the field of biotechnology.

Meeting of the Molecules

From crystallization to protein folding, basic biological and chemical processes depend on interactions among atoms and molecules. High school and beginning college students can study and manipulate these liasons at Molecular Logic from the Concord Consortium.

Microbe World
Microbe World is a portal Web site powered by the American Society for Microbiologists providing information on microbiology for a wide range of audiences from children to teachers and adults.

Microbiology Information Portal
An Internet Web site designed to provide useful and interesting microbiology informational resources.

Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE)
Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) was founded to improve student performance and participation in science. Merck seeks to wed children's curiosity and enthusiasm for learning with an investigative approach to science.

Monsanto's Biotech Knowledge Center
Sponsored by Monsanto, the Biotech Knowledge Center includes news items, technical reports and other materials from a variety of viewpoints in order to promote a deeper understanding of agricultural biotechnology.

National Human Genome Research Institute
Need help sorting through the tangle of laws and regulations covering genetic testing, DNA patenting, and related concerns? The new database from the National Human Genome Research Institute compiles federal and state rules, policies and legislation.

National Institutes of Health: Bioethics Resources on the Web
This Bioethics Website from NIH contains a wide assortment of annotated web links. The listed resources provide background information and various positions on issues in bioethics.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences: The Chemistry of Health
This online science education booklet aims to offer a sampling of how basic chemistry and biochemistry research can spur a better understanding of human health.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences: Genetic Basics
The online brochure, Genetic Basics, was produced by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), which supports basic biomedical research that is not targeted to specific diseases.

National Institute of General Medical Sciences: The Structures of Life
The online brochure from NIGMS focuses on structural biology.

National Human Genome Research Institute
Dedicated to the 50th Anniversary of discovering the human genome, this site is available from the National Institutes of Health.

The New York Times Learning Network: Grades 3-12
The Learning Network provides information for students, teachers, and parents. Teachers may sign up for science and health-related lessons plans that are issued via email each Tuesday.

US News and World Report
The school lists and ranks biotechnology schoools.

Virtual Library on Genetics
Provides background information and curriculum guides for human genetics and other genome projects. Site is managed by the Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy.

The Way Station
Each human disease gene has hundreds or thousands of alleles. For example, molecular biologists have identified more than 600 faulty versions of the gene that causes cystic fibrosis. This new database houses information on these mutations, a collection they hope will become the central repository for such data.

Worldwidelearn
A guide to college majors in biotechnology.