Selected Cell Biology Web Sites

Cells Alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/
Computer-generated images illustrate size of a virus, bacterium, and human cell. Learn how white blood cells kill microbes, how penicillin kills bacteria. Great graphics and 3D animation!! Links to information on microbiology,disease and cell biology.

WWW Cell Biology Course
http://lenti.med.umn.edu/~mwd/cell_www/cell.html
This site is basically an on-line textbook on cell biology. An excellent supplement to a classroom biology textbook.

Dictionary of Cell Biology
http://www.mblab.gla.ac.uk/~julian/Dict.html
This is an on-line dictionary for biology that works like a key-word search engine. A good resource for biology teachers and students.

Molecular Expressions: Image from the Microscope
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/index.html
Molecular Expressions contains an incredible photo gallery of all kinds of "science stuff" taken from various microscopes. This unique graphics gallery can be used by all science teachers to liven up a class.

Virtual Cell
http://ampere.scale.uiuc.edu/~m-lexa/cell/cell.html
This web site contains a virtual interactive cell. Biology teachers and students will enjoy cutting and zooming in on the different layers and organelles of the cell. Lots of information and quicktime movies.

DLC-ME: The Microbe Zoo
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/CTLprojects/dlc-me/zoo/
If you are interested in learning about microbes that are in the food you eat, in outer space, in the ground, oceans, or atmosphere, then you must check out this awesome site. A great resource for all students to learn some neat things in a fun, interactive environment.

Microbiology Resources for Students
http://www.asmusa.org/edusrc/edu2.htm
The Microbiology Resources for Students web pages is an excellent resource for students interested in learning about careers in microbiology. Included at this site is information about what a microbiologist does, salaries, education, and grants and fellowships.

Talksaver Introduction to Cell Biology
http://www.talksaver.com/indexes/cellbio.htm
This site presents essential ideas of genetic and molecular biology. The strength of this site is in its "contemporary issues area.