Basic (Introductory) Resources for Developmental Biology
| Topics in Developmental Biology --- http://zygote.swarthmore.edu/info.html | |
| Based at Swarthmore College, this site uses a graphical approach to topics from (Swarthmore College) Great Graphics! Explanations from the basics to highlights of current research on developmental genes. | |
| The Genes We Share with Yeast Flies Worms and Mice --- http://www.hhmi.org/genesweshare/ | |
| A colorful and well written booklet, this free print supplement is perfect for giving your advanced students a challenge. Now available as a web site, it can also be downloaded (takes time) as a PDF file. Mail a request on school letterhead for a classroom set, which will be sent free of charge if the print versions are still available. | |
| Human Development --- http://www.med.upenn.edu/meded/public/berp/overview/BV_1.html | |
| From the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, this OVERVIEW is filled with animations. Internet Explorer browser needed to view Java applets. Click on a word and its location on the diagram shows up. It can take a while for the images to show up so just check back on the link in a few seconds. When when you click on the term, a question mark and arrow indicate its location, and vice versa. | |
| Visible Embryo Project --- http://www.visembryo.com/baby/hp.html | |
| Look carefully! There are rulers making up the upper left corner of each image. Check for the tiny box that appears. That's the real size of the embryo or fetus at the stage indicated. Good graphics and explanations. Developed at the University of California Medical Center. | |
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| Review Questions --- http://nmhm.washingtondc.museum/collections/hdac/reviewt.htm | |
| These questions complement the images and descriptions of Human Anatomy Development Center of the National Museum of Health and Medicine. Point to the menu on the left to link to the different stages. | |
| Free Print Resources | |
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Inner Space Teachers Guide, a great reference list of free publications. Contact each institution. http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/planetarium/is_publi.htm Howard Hughes Medical Institute Publications --- http://catalog.hhmi.org/ You can request a free classroom set of many of the booklets by writing using your school letterhead if enough copies are available. These are excellent supplementary materials for your textbook and/or for students interested in special topics. Many of the booklets are now available online so you can download PDF files --- http://catalog.hhmi.org/catalog/itemlist.cfm?catid=47&pcatid=0 |
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| Carnegie Institution of Washington Department of Embryology --- http://www.ciwemb.edu/pages/aboutemb.html | |
| Located in Baltimore, its researchers are famous for groundbreaking research in embryology and developmental biology. | |
questions?comments?corrections?suggestions? contact Dr. Toby Horn at thorn@pst.ciw.edu