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Hot Site: March 28th

Rohm and Haas Project Labs

Project LABS (Learning About Basic Science) is a cooperative program for science teachers sponsored by the Rohm and Haas Company. The program features lesson plans and experiment instructions for a broad range of sciences. Many of these lessons are adaptable to any grade level, and are designed to:

  • Foster collaboration between teachers and scientists to promote science education.
  • Develop hands-on science activities to supplement school curricula.
  • Demonstrate the practical side of science.
  • Show that science is fun!

Teachers and parents will be amazed at the quantity - and quality - of these practical scientific experiments.

The developers of this site have "tried to keep it light, and to put the emphasis on fun." We think they succeeded!

Rohm and Haas Project Labs

Past Hot Sites:

March 13th

Cell Biology Animation

The Coalition for Medical Progress describes itself as "an alliance of organisations that share the common aim to ensure the UK continues to lead advances in human and animal medicine. The role of CMP is to help explain the case for medical progress and the benefits brought about by animal research." Their website is designed to show how animal research plays its part in finding and developing new medicines, vaccines, surgical procedures and other treatments.

On Monday, March 15th, 2004, at 6:15 pm, the CMP website will be hosting a LIVE WEBCAST entitled "What Has Animal Research Done for the Brain?"

This web-based seminar, or "webinar," will include a live discussion on research into the areas of mental health, age-related diseases, brain and spinal cord injury, and stroke. This event is geared toward the general public - and not just in Great Britain, but for viewers around the world.

Coalition for Medical Progress

January 18th

Cell Biology Animation

This chemistry/biology website would be a superb adjunct study tool for advanced level senior high school students or those entering University. It features numerous animation tutorials on key processes in cell and molecular biology, such as the Krebs cycle, photosynthesis, meiosis, and the structure and function of DNA., as well as an animated overview of water chemistry. The colourful animations are clear and well-designed. (Macromedia Flash player required). Cell Biology Animation

January 11th

Doctor Over Time

Celebrating "the triumphs of microbe hunters and disease detectives", this family website is designed to help students, families and teachers understand what causes infectious disease and what they can do to help prevent it. The site features seven different sections including "The Amazing Microbe Hunters" and "How Lou Got the Flu," and an interactive game called "Bacteria in the Cafeteria" which kids will love. http://www.amnh.org

December 22nd

Doctor Over Time

If you were sick in 1900, your doctor couldn't do much more than provide comfort until your body defeated the illness, or until the illness defeated you. How the doctor's black bag has grown in the past century! There are medicines and treatments for almost every illness known to man. Today's doctors draw upon a vast arsenal of drugs, vaccines, and diagnostic tools that could not even be dreamed of in 1900. This amazing site is part of PBS Television's "A Science Odyssey." It features a highly unique interactive activity: you have three appointments with three doctors from three different periods in the 20th century. Find out how each of the doctors would have handled the same afflictions. All you have to do is complain to the doctor, then see how he or she responds. Although the activity is designed for mid-age kids, even adults will find it both enjoyable and informative. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/doctor/#

December 15th

The Biology Project

As an educational site for biology undergraduate students, this site includes material of inheritance of sex-linked traits or activities on teaching DNA structure. It is from the Biology Program at the University of Arizona, Tucson, with web tutorials aimed at first year biology, biochemistry, cell-biology, developmental biology immunology and genetics. There are also quizzes for the browser to test their knowledge and some up-to-date issues such as modeling the spread of HIV with a computer simulation. There is also a unique virtual "Pathology" exam on a lung from mice exposed to cigarette smoke. A related section of the site features instructions for younger students on how to make a “model lung” – a do it yourself respiratory system that really works. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/

December 7th

Human Protein Reference Database

For information on specific "disease" conditions due to altered proteins, visit the Human Protein Reference Database, (a joint production of the Johns Hopkins University at Baltimore, Maryland and the Institute for Bioinformatics at Bangalore, India). This site describes the proteins and their functions in cellular health, movement, division, food breakdown and intercellular communication. There are over 3000 proteins listed (being updated daily), and the site includes over 1400 which are directly related to human diseases.  There are also "maps" of protein-protein interactions and intercommunications. For noncommercial users the site is free, and well-worth a visit. http://www.hprd.org/

November 26th

The Geee! in Genome

This is the dynamic web-based component of an innovative, multi-dimensional public education project developed by the Canadian Museum of Nature, presented nationally by Genome Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. The project includes a bilingual hands-on travelling exhibition, “suitcase” exhibits, a series of interactive public programmes, curriculum-based school programmes, youth forums and a national forum series. The website contains many resources for students and educators, including materials for classroom activities, on-site activities if you are planning to visit the exhibition in person, information about educational workshops offered by the exhibition, and references to school curricula. http://nature.ca/genome/index_e.cfm

November 18th

The Discovery and Early Development of Insulin

The awarding of the Nobel Prize in Medicine to Frederick Banting and J.J.R. Macleod, in 1923, formally recognized the tremendous achievement of the Toronto team (along with Best and Collip) in discovering and developing insulin. This remarkable site focuses on “one of the most dramatic and moving events in the history of modern medicine” – including an Interactive Timeline, a Biographies section, and accounts of some of the earliest patients successfully treated with insulin, through their eyes and the eyes of their doctors. In addition, visitors can view over seven thousand page images of original documents ranging from laboratory notebooks and charts, correspondence, writings, and published papers to photographs, awards, clippings, scrapbooks, printed ephemera and artifacts. A must-see for anyone interested in medical science and history! digital.library.utoronto.ca/insulin/

November 11th

Canadian Health Network

A very interesting article, prepared by Toronto journalist Nora Underwood, on how our “internal clocks” work. Anybody who's flown through several times zones knows how easy it is to throw these clocks out of whack. But surprisingly, even something as seemingly insignificant as an hour's change in time can wreak a little temporary havoc. Visit this fascinating web page (part of the Canadian Health Network’s site) and learn what makes us tick! http://www.canadian-health-network.ca

October 21st

GOBASE

Senior-level students should check out the University of Montreal’s GOBASE, or “Organelle Genome Database” - an online database of information about the eudaryotic cell structures of mitochondria and chloroplasts (which we have inherited from Bacterial origins and have their own DNA). The GoBase includes information from the evolution of these partnerships between the current "host" and the bacteria which originally provided the DNA to us. There are partial and complete genome sequences from many plants, animals protists and fungi, as well as RNA structures for some species. megasun.bch.umontreal.ca/gobase/gobase.html

October 5th

eNature.com

Can't put a name to that colourful bird? Want to know more about squirrels? From insects to whales, bluebonnets to sequoias, eNature's experts have the answers. As “the premier source of wildlife information on the Web,” the site contains some superb resources, such as Web-based Field Guides (based on the popular National Audubon Society Field Guides) which contain full-color photos and descriptions of more than 4,800 species found in North America. Be sure to check out some of the resources for kids, including the "Rick Ranger" series. www.enature.com

September 30th

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research

A top-notch website designed for the general public – including students – as well as researchers and health professionals. This site contains a wealth of information about health research. Have you (or your child or student) ever wondered how one goes about becoming a medical researcher? Visit AHFMR online to find out. You can also “test your medical research savvy” with a superb online quiz! www.ahfmr.ab.ca

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Featured Canadian Researchers

We have had a great deal of positive feedback about our educational calendars. The majority of viewers requested additional information on some of the researchers profiled within them. This section is our response to that demand. Each link below is to a page dedicated to a specific researcher.

Sid Altman: Biography
Donald Calne: Biography Expertise Profile
Ann F. Chambers: Summary Expertise Profile
Thomas Ming Swi Chang: Biography Summary Expertise Profile
Brenda Gallie: Biography
Gustave Gingras: Biography
David H. Hubel: Autobiography
Doreen Kimura: Biography
Julia Levy: Biography
Walter and Memory Lewis: Biography
Tak Wah Mak: Biography
Brenda Milner: Biography
Robert Noble: Biography
Charles R. Scriver: Biography
Michael Smith: Biography 1 Biography 2 Profile
Jennie Trout: Biography Biography 2 Biography 3
Lap-Chee Tsui: Biography
Endel Tulving: Biography
Irene Ayako Uchida: Biography

 

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Canadian Research Institutions and other Related Organizations

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Biomedical Research Advocates, Educators and Organizations

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General Information and Resources

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Sites for Kids

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Other Organizations

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Disease-Focused Societies and Associations

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The Nobel Prize

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Animals in Research

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Suggested Reading: Magazines

OMNI
P.O. Box 3026
Harlan, IA    51593
12 Issues Yearly
THE SCIENTIST
P.O. BOX 677
Holmes, PA 19403
24 Issues Yearly
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
 SCIENCE NEWS
231 West Center Street
Marion, OH   43305
52 Issues Yearly
DISCOVER
TIME-LIFE Building
Chicago, ILL    60672
12 Issues Yearly
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
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Suggested Reading: Books

The Animals Issue: Moral Theory in Practice
Peter Carruthers, 1992
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge, U.K.
Mice, Models and Men
Ed.: A.N. Rowan, 1984
State University of New York Press
ISBN 0-87395-777-8
Scientific Perspectives on Animal Welfare
Ed.: W.J. Dodds and F.B. Orlans, 1982
Academic Press
ISBN 0-12-219140-4
The Highjacking of the Humane Movement
Rod and Patti Strand, 1993
Doral Publishing, Inc.
Wilsonville, OR
The Case for the Use of Animals in Science
J.A. Will, 1987
Marinus Nijhoff Publishers
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Suggested Reading: Books

The Animals Issue: Moral Theory in Practice
Peter Carruthers, 1992
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge, U.K.
Mice, Models and Men
Ed.: A.N. Rowan, 1984
State University of New York Press
ISBN 0-87395-777-8
Scientific Perspectives on Animal Welfare
Ed.: W.J. Dodds and F.B. Orlans, 1982
Academic Press
ISBN 0-12-219140-4
The Highjacking of the Humane Movement
Rod and Patti Strand, 1993
Doral Publishing, Inc.
Wilsonville, OR
The Case for the Use of Animals in Science
J.A. Will, 1987
Marinus Nijhoff Publishers
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