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Genes and Genomes
- Gene by PZ Myers at Pharyngula
- What is a Gene? by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- Gene by Greg Laden
- New definitions of a Gene by Allen McNeill at The Evolution List
- The Richard Dawkins Definition of a Gene Is Seriously Flawed by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- How Proteins Fold by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- Heat Shock and Molecular Chaperones by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- The Genetic Code by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- ABO Blood types by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- Genetics of ABO Blood types by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- Genetics of Eye Color by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- Collagen by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- How do you sequence a Genome? Parts I, II, III, IV, V, and VI by Ask Dr Science at Discovering Biology in a Digital World
- What are Hypothetical and Putative Proteins? by Ask Dr Science at Discovering Biology in a Digital World
- Linkage Disequilibrium by Razib at Gene Expression
- Mutations by evolgen at Coalescence
- Allele by Mike Dunford at The Questionable Authority
- Genetic Variation I: What is a SNP? by Sandra Porter at Discovering Biology in a Digital World
- Master Control Genes and Pax-6 by PZ Myers at Pharyngula
- Bacterial genomes by TR Gregory at Genomicron
- Changes in Chromosome Number by PZ Myers at Pharyngula
- Overthrowing the Central Dogma by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- Synteny by PZ Myers at Pharyngula
- Epigenetics by PZ Myers at Pharyngula
- The junk DNA collection (various links) by T Ryan Gregory at Genomicron
- The quotes of interest series (various links) by T Ryan Gregory at Genomicron
Evolution and Phylogenetics
- Evolution by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- The Many Faces of 'Evolution' by John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts
- The Three Necessary and Sufficient Conditions of Natural Selection by Greg Laden
- Modes of Natural Selection by Greg Laden
- What makes Natural Selection an adaptive process? by Carl Bajema at Evolving Thoughts
- Artificial and Natural Selection by Mike the Mad Biologist
- Sexual Selection by Razib at Gene Expression
- Human Evolution 1001 by Greg Laden
- Fitness by John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts
- Measuring Fitness by Mike Dunford at The Questionable Authority
- Clade by John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts
- Species by John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts
- Primitive by John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts
- Macroevolution by John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts
- Ancestors by John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts
- Why Spiders aren't Insects, parts I, II, III, IV, and V by Jeremy Bruno at The Voltage Gate
- Allopatry and sympatry by John Wilkins at Evolving Thoughts
- Mitochondrial Eve and Y-Chromosome Adam, by Mike Dunford at The Questionable Authority
- Detecting Natural Selection: A pika's tale by nunatak at The Beagle Project Blog
- Do you understand evolutionary trees? (Part One) - DNA and Diversity by T Ryan Gregory at Genomicron
- Do you understand evolutionary trees? (Part Two) - DNA and Diversity by T Ryan Gregory at Genomicron
- Understanding evolutionary trees by Nimravid at Nimravid's Weblog
- Type specimens by Christopher Taylor at Catalogue of Organisms
- Other voucher specimens by Christopher Taylor at Catalogue of Organisms
- Male dimorphism by Christopher Taylor at Catalogue of Organisms
- Latin grammar in relation to biological nomenclature by Christopher Taylor at Catalogue of Organisms
Ecology and Environment
- What is Ecology? by Jeremy Bruno at The Voltage Gate
- Biomes I by Jeremy Bruno at The Voltage Gate
- Biomes: Tropical Rain Forest by Jeremy Bruno at The Voltage Gate
- Biomes III: Tropical Dry Forest by Jeremy Bruno at The Voltage Gate
- Biomes IV: Tropical Savannah by Jeremy Bruno at The Voltage Gate
- Biomes V: Deserts by Jeremy Bruno at The Voltage Gate
- Biomes VI: Temperate Grassland by Jeremy Bruno at The Voltage Gate
- Biomes VII: Temperate Forest by Jeremy Bruno at The Voltage Gate
- Biomes VIII: Boreal forest by Jeremy Bruno at The Voltage Gate
- Conservation versus Preservation by Joshua Rosenau at Thoughts from Kansas
- Carrying capacity by John Feeney at Growth is Madness
- The Air we Breath by revere at Effect Measure
- Peak Oil, by Arunn Narasimhan at Nonoscience
- Invasive Species - Definitely Foe, no Friend by DN Lee at Urban Science Adventures!
- Genetic engineering and organic farming by Pamela Ronald at Tomorrow's Table
- Minimum Viable Population size by CJA Bradshaw at ConservationBytes.Com
Developmental biology
- The Pharyngula Stage by PZ Myers at Pharyngula
- Gastrulation in Vertebrates by PZ Myers at Pharyngula
- Gastrulation in Invertebrates by PZ Myers at Pharyngula
- Neurulation by PZ Myers at Pharyngula
- Allometry by PZ Myers at Pharyngula
- Master Control Genes and Pax-6 by PZ Myers at Pharyngula
Other or multiple topics
- Artifacts and Vectors by Ask Dr Science at Discovering Biology in a Digital World
- 8th Grade Math (Hardy Weinberg, Genetic Variance, Molecules and Phylogenies, Kin) by Razib at Gene Expression
- Biological Clock by Bora Zivkovic at A Blog Around the Clock
- Anisogamy by Matt, at Behavioral Ecology Blog
- Cell migration by Dan, at Migrations
- Hearing by Shelley at Retrospectacle
- How do we smell? by Sunil at balancing life.
- Prions by Shelley at Retrospectacle
- Cell Theory by Dan at Migrations
- Blood Clotting by Larry Moran at Sandwalk
- Antigen presentation at The Ways and Means of the Immune System
- Seasonal Affective Disorder by Coturnix at A Blog Around the Clock
- Biological Clock by Coturnix at A Blog Around the Clock
- Corals by Peter Etnoyer at Deep Sea News
- A short introduction to the neuron by KLDICKSON at Missives from the Frontal Lobe
- Action potentials, by Scicurious at Neurotopia
Teaching resources for biology
Bora Zivkovic at A Blog Around the Clock has a series of lectures as posts that teachers may find useful, his BIO101 speed-course lecture (and lab) notes. Almost none of them cover a very narrow term or concept (some come close):
- Introduction
- Biology and the Scientific Method
- Lab 1
- Cell Structure
- Protein Synthesis: Transcription and Translation
- Cell-Cell Interactions
- Cell Division and DNA Replication
- Lab 2
- From Two Cells To Many: Cell Differentiation and Embryonic Development
- From Genes To Traits: How Genotype Affects Phenotype
- From Genes To Species: A Primer on Evolution
- What Creatures Do: Animal Behavior
- Organisms In Time and Space: Ecology
- Lab 3
- Origin of Biological Diversity
- Evolution of Biological Diversity
- Current Biological Diversity
- Lab 4
- Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology
- Physiology: Regulation and Control
