Biol 194 Online Resources

Biology 194

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Instructor: Ken Marr

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Immune System Lecture Notes with Diagrams and Animations An excellent source of information. Some of the animations used in our class are from this website. Highly recommended!
American Autoimmune and Related Diseases Association Contains a wealth of information on autoimmune disease, including links to current and past research.
Diseases of the Immune System An exhaustive list of diseases involving the immune system with loads of links for each
Food Allergy Center Provides a good overview of immediate and delayed hypersensitivities as applied to the many different kinds of food allergies
National Network for Immunization Information Provides up-to-date, science-based information to health care professionals, the media, policy makers, and the public — everyone who needs to know the facts about immunization.
National Immunization Program A reliable source of information about vaccines, their safety and more
ImmunoFacts Has comprehensive links to the most up-to-date, expert immunization resources available via the Internet. Use this site as the jumping-off point for the best in vaccine and antibody information
Lymphatic System and Immunity Well written informative and does a good job of covering the functioning of the immune system. It is one of the 60 chapters from the Online Biology Textbook, an outstanding reference!
Immunology Tutorial and Problem Set Another fine problem set with tutorials from the University of Arizona's Biology Project. Highly recommended!
Inflammation and Fever An online book that I was feverish to finish.
Cancer and the Immune System The Cancer Research Institute presents a tasty series of graphics detailing the immune response to cancerous cells.
Cells Alive! Excellent coverage of a range of immune-related topics, including inflammation and AIDS.
AIDS: The War Within Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago. A very nicely illustrated series of pages that walk you through the replication/infection cycle of HIV.
Immunology and AIDS Reviews the immune system and explore how the system can both protect us and provide experimental tools to detect disease causing agents. Includes a lab simulation of the spread of a hypothetical disease causing agent in the classroom, and shows how the presence of antibodies in a sample of body fluid can be used to determine if individuals are infectious. Looks at the transmission of HIV and recent advances in AIDS treatment.
What The Heck Does Protease Inhibitor Have To Do With HIV? An article from "Bugs in the News"
Virology Time Machine A multimedia extravaganza that features unique sights and sounds as you take a trip back in time or a leap into the future. You specify the time period---as far back as 4 billion years, or peek into the future to learn about the evolution of viruses and other interesting tidbits of information. Highly recommended!
Virus Replication "Ever wondered what it would be like to be polio virus or an HIV virus? This interactive tutorial lets you 'transform' yourself into a virus & then asks you to answer how you would behave under certain biological conditions. If you make a mistake, don't worry... lots of background information & pictures are available to help. A great learning tool!"
Our Immune System Written by Sara Le Bien, this site uses clever cartoon T and B cells to explain the function of the immune system. Worth a visit.
The Lupus Foundation of America Learn about a serious illness and some of the treatment options.
The Lupus Home Page Hamline University
Microbiology Video Library Beware....some of these files are large and not for the faint-of-modem!
Bloodline: The Online Hematology Resource
Cells of the Blood A cool interface by clicking of a type of blood cell.
Atlas of Hematology Nagoya University School of Medicine
Immunity A journal devoted to immunity.
Development of Vaccines to Infectious Diseases Brown University page for BIO 160.