Essential Biology Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes

Prokaryotes

BioCoach Cell Structure and Function topic

The Biology Project Cell Biology page

Wiley Science tutorial (Flash)

Bacterial growth populations from umich.edu

And here’s a nice timelapse of bacterial growth:

Here’s a story of a giant bacterium, from NotExactlyRocketScience

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MrT’s terrible pun:

If you get salmonella from a 3 day-old bacon sandwich, does that mean you’ve contracted a porkaryote?

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Eukaryotes

Here’s a quick clip from the BBC Cell series on Robert Brown’s discovery of the nucleus:

Don’t forget the great resources at Learn.Genetics.

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Crash Course Biology: Animal Cells, by Hank

Crash Course Biology: Plant Cells, by Hank

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Activities

Cell structures histology (microscope images) collection.

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Finally: This is an inspirational TED Talk: The Lifesaver Bottle

Michael Pritchard’s LifeSaver bottle is a solution to clean water needs. For just $150, it can filter even the dirtiest water, in remote areas, or following disasters such as the Haiti quakes. Spurred on by the problems following the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, see Pritchard demonstrate the technology at TED 2009: