Bi1x - Spring 2009 - Links

General

Useful Software

MATLAB
http://software.caltech.edu/install_instr/matlab.html
Molecule Viewers:

Useful Links

Bionumbers
http://www.bionumbers.org
This website is a database of useful biological numbers (with references!). It will help you find both key numbers characterizing biological systems as well as the experimental sources for those numbers. This complements the approach we will often take of trying to determine those numbers by thinking them up.
Chroma Technology
http://www.chroma.com
Manufacturer of optical filters for microscopy.
Tree of Life
http://www.tolweb.org/tree/
Web of Life
http://www.eol.org
micro*scope
http://starcentral.mbl.edu/microscope/portal.php?pagetitle=index
"This resource on microbial diversity may prove useful and interesting."
- Freshwater and terrestrial microbes of Idaho
  http://starcentral.mbl.edu/microscope/portal.php?pagetitle=collectiondetails&collectionID=107&page=1
- Microbes of Mono Lake
  http://starcentral.mbl.edu/microscope/portal.php?pagetitle=collectiondetails&collectionID=333&page=1
Carleton College - Microbial Life Educational Resources
http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/index.html
Bacterial Phylogeny
http://www.bacterialphylogeny.info/
This website has some helpful insights into bacterial phylogeny.
Volvox, one of the 7 Wonders of the Micro World
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artdec03/volvox.html
Volvox is a beautiful algae that is found in freshwater.
Micrographia: A light microscopy resource
http://www.micrographia.com/index.htm
This site might be helpful for learning more about what you find in the ponds.