Table of Contents

Browsing this list may reveal, more easily than searching through the index/glossary, topics you wish to examine.

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Cancer

• Ames Test for mutagens
• BCL-2: the role of this proto-oncogene in leukemia and apoptosis
• Burkitt's Lymphoma: the molecular basis of this B-cell tumor
• Cancer (general discussion)
  
• Cancer: The Causes and Prevention of Cancer as described by Bruce Ames, who has studied these questions for many years
• Cancer: fighting it with inhibitors of angiogenesis
• Cancer Cells in Culture
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML): its molecular basis
• Magnetic fields: do they cause cancer?
• Mutations: causes and significance
• Oncogenes: genes whose disregulation leads to cancer
• Radiation
• Screening for carcinogens using mice
• Tumor Suppressor Genes

Cell Biology

• Active transport
• Animal cells (with links to the various organelles)
• Animal tissues
• Apoptosis
• ATP
• The Cell Cycle
• Cell Junctions
• Cell membranes
• Cell-specific gene expression
• Cellular Respiration
• Chromosomes
• The Cytoskeleton: actin microfilaments, intermediate filaments, microtubules.
• Endocytosis and Exocytosis
• Facilitated diffusion and membrane channels
• Glycolysis
• Intermediary metabolism
• Lysosomes and Peroxisomes
• Mitosis and Meiosis
• The Nucleus
• Protein Kinesis: How freshly-synthesized proteins are sent to their proper destinations in the cell
• Sex Chromosomes
• Telomeres

D

DNA and RNA

• Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotides and their therapeutic potential
• Antisense RNA
• Base Pairing: in DNA and RNA
• DNA chips
• DNA Replication
• DNA sequencing by the dideoxy method
• DNA vaccines
• The Double Helix: of DNA
• Gene Expression in Prokaryotes
• Gene Therapy: methods and prospectsand recent advances
• Genes: their Transcription and Translation
• The Genetic Code
• Genome Sizes
• Imprinted Genes
• Nucleotides
• Operons
• Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
• Recombinant DNA and Gene Cloning
• Restriction Enzymes: the tools upon which molecular biology and biotechnology depend
• Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms (RFLPs): and their use in medical diagnosis and law enforcement
• Steroid Response Elements: how steroid hormones regulate gene expression
• Testing for mutagens in mice
• Transgenic Animals
• Transgenic Plants
• The Tryptophan Repressor: how the presence of tryptophan shuts down the genes needed for its synthesis. Includes a stereo view of the molecule bound to the DNA of the Trp operon.

E

Ecology

• Acid Rain
• Agent Orange
• Bacillus thuringiensis: and the use of its toxin gene in agriculture
• Chlorination, MX, and the Law of Unintended Consequences
• Dioxin
• Net Productivity of ecosystems
• Ozone

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Immunology

• Allergies
• Antigen Presentation: how antigens are "presented" to B cells and T cells
• Antigen Receptor Diversity: how a virtually limitless variety of antigen-binding sites is created by the immune system
• Asthma: its immunological basis
• B Cells and T Cells: lymphocytes of the immune system
• Antigen Receptors: on B cells and T cells
• Cell-Mediated Immunity
• Clonal selection and immunological memory
• Histocompatibility Molecules: and their role in eliciting an immune response
• HLA-A2: the structure of a class I histocompatibility molecule
• Monoclonal antibodies
• T Helper cells
• Transplants, organ
• Vaccines

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M

Molecules

• Acids and bases
• Amino Acids
• ATP
• Bond Energy
• Carbohydrates
• Cholesterol
• Chromatography: affinity; exclusion
• Collagens
• Electronegativity: and types of chemical bonds.
• Elements and atoms
• Enantiomers: optical isomers (chiral molecules)
• Enzymes
• Fats
• Hydrogen bonds
• Mixtures and compounds
• Molecular weight and the mole
• NAD (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and NADP (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate)
• Noncovalent bonding
• Nucleotides
• Phospholipids
• Polypeptides
• Progesterone
• Proteins
• Rules of Protein Structure

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P

Physiology (mostly human)

• Blood
• Blood Groups
• Circulatory system: anatomy and physiology
• Drugs: how psychoactive drugs affect the brain
• Extraembryonic membranes and the physiology of the placenta
• The Human Gastrointestinal Tract
• Hormones
  • Adrenal Glands
  • Hormones of the Gut
  • Human Hormones a table listing them with links
  • Hypothalamus
  • Kidney Hormones
  • Leptin: the fat hormone
  • Liver, hormones of
  • Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH)
  • Melatonin and the pineal gland
  • Pancreas, hormones of
  • Pineal gland
  • Pituitary
  • Sex Hormones
  • Thyroid and parathyroids
• Kidney physiology
• The Lymphatic System
• Metabolism (with links to specific examples)
• Muscles: skeletal, cardiac, smooth
• Neurons and other "excitable cells"
• Nervous System, central: the brain and spinal cord.
• Nervous System, peripheral
• Nutrition
• Olfaction: The Sense of Smell
• RDAs: Recommended dietary allowances
• Synapses
• Taste, sense of
• Vision

Plant Biology

• Alternation of generations in plants
• Angiosperm life cycle
• Etiolation
• Fern life cycle
• Flowering: its genetic control
• Gas exchange in plants
• Germination of seeds
• The Leaf
• Moss life cycle
• Plant Growth
• Plant Hormones. Abscisic acid (ABA), Auxin, Cytokinins, Ethylene, Gibberellins
• Plant tissues
• Photosynthesis: Pathway of Carbon Fixation: the Calvin cycle
• Photosynthesis: The Role of Light: the so-called light reactions
• Transgenic Plants
• Transpiration

• Primary Structure
• Secondary Structure
• Tertiary Structure
• Quaternary Structure

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