Useful Websites
mcourtney 04 Sep 2007 01:04
- Library of 3-D Molecular Structures
- You can view 3-D molecular structures of water and ice, carbon, hydrocarbons, amino acids, nucleotides, lipids, sugars, photosynthesis molecules, and various drugs. Manipulation of the molecules will help you extend your understanding about molecular structure, and help you understand the textbook diagrams. Much fun awaits you with the molecule manipulations.
- Academy of Achievement - James D. Watson, Ph.D.
- Meet James Watson, one of the discoverers of the DNA molecule, who was inducted into the Hall of Science and Exploration in 1986. The profile, biography, and extensive multimedia interview will give you insight into Watson's childhood, goals, attitudes, and current work on the Human Genome Project. The image collection and movies make the interview worth your visit. Interviews with other famous scientists can also be found.
- The Virtual Textbook: Cell Biology
- The chemistry of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids.
- Aminosauren
- A list of amino acids with links to their structures (it's in German, but you don't need to know German to use this site).
- RasMol
- RasMol's molecular visualization software allows users to interact with molecules in variety of representations (ball and stick, space-filling, ribbons, etc.) as well as coloring schemes. 3-D stereograms can also be created. Images can be rotated, expanded, or shrunk, and explored interactively.
- CHEMystery: Organic Chemistry
- A site to help you learn the basics of organic chemistry.
- Difference Between Olive Oil and Corn Oil
- Alice explains some of the different ways saturated and unsaturated fats affect your health.
- Bothered by Boyfriend's Steroid Use
- Alice responds to a woman's concern about her boyfriend's steroid use.
- Cholesterol?
- As Alice explains, despite its reputation cholesterol is essential to life.
- What is Jell-O? How does it turn from a liquid to a solid when it cools?
- Jell-O is made from protein; therefore, the process of making Jell-O involves manipulating protein structure.