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Structure of DNA
Very simple illustration of the double helical structure.
www.accessexcellence.org/AB/GG/structure.html
DNA Molecule: Two Views
The double helix of the DNA is shown with details of how the bases, sugars, and phosphates connect to form the structure of the molecule.
www.accessexcellence.org/AB/GG/dna_molecule.html
DNA: Prelude to the Symphony of Life
Examines the structure of DNA and DNA-related molecules, the processes of replication, and protein synthesis.
library.thinkquest.org/18617
Man and his Genes
Museum exhibit by the Cite des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Paris, about the genes contained within the nucleus of our cells. Features different flash movies and an online biology dictionary to explain DNA sequencing.
www.cite-sciences.com/english/ala_cite/expo/tempo/defis/homgen/index.htm
ExPASy - Translate tool
Online tool which allows the translation of a nucleotide (DNA/RNA) sequence to a protein sequence.
us.expasy.org/tools/dna.html
Crick, Francis (1916-2004) (8)
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DNA: 50 Years of the Double Helix
Spring 2003 scientific conference and community event, celebrating the 50 years since the DNA structure was discovered in Cambridge by Watson and Crick.
www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/dna2003
DNA Repair: Responses to DNA Damage and Other Aspects of Genomic Stability
Publishes observations on genetic, cellular, biochemical, and molecular aspects of DNA repair, mutagenesis, cell cycle regulation, and apoptosis.
www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/15687864
Why is the DNA Structure Important?
Discusses DNA secondary structure.
www.cryst.bbk.ac.uk/pps97/assignments/projects/drozdz/contents.htm
You Try It: DNA Workshop
Science Odyssey activity designed to teach kids about cell division, DNA replication, and protein synthesis.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/dna
Reader's Guide to The Double Helix
Commentary and explanation to accompany the book by James Watson.
www.brown.edu/Courses/BI0020_Miller/dh/guide.html
DNA: the King's Story
Exhibition celebrating of the work of the King's College men and women who helped crack the code of DNA.
www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/iss/archives/dna/index.html
DNA50 Council
Established to coordinate celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of Watson and Crick's discovery of the "Double-Helix" structure of DNA.
www.dna50council.org
Left Handed DNA Hall of Fame
Devoted to artistic pictures of left-handed DNA (inverted images of B-form DNA), a common mistake made in text books, journals, and other scientific sources.
www.lecb.ncifcrf.gov/~toms/LeftHanded.DNA.html
Scientific American Frontiers: Falling in Love With DNA
Dr. Nancy Hopkins discusses her work in molecular biology.
www.pbs.org/saf/1202/features/hopkins.htm
American Scientist: The Invention of the Genetic Code
On the work of Watson and Crick.
www.amsci.org/amsci/issues/Comsci98/compsci9801.html
DNA Structure: An Interactive Animated Nonlinear Tutorial
Intended to supplement students biology or biochemistry textbooks.
molvis.sdsc.edu/dna/index.htm
Putting DNA to Work
Learn how humans put DNA to work in a wide variety of applications -- medicine, forensics, agriculture -- in this exhibit from the Koshland Science Museum.
www.koshlandsciencemuseum.org/exhibitdna/index.jsp
Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
The original paper by James Watson and Francis Crick which was published in the journal Nature in 1953.
biocrs.biomed.brown.edu/Books/Chapters/Ch%208/DH-Paper.html
Explore IT: Gene Hunter
Activity taking a look at how DNA stores information and how scientists identify what particular genes do.
www2.mtroyal.ab.ca/~tnickle/ExploreIT/index.htm