Siptah's Revenge! "For three millennia
I have waited for revenge on the terrible disease which ruined my life".
Learn how polio ruined an ancient Egytpian Pharoh's life - & what we're
going to do about it!
Domagk, Fleming, Waksman & the Third Man:
An interactive multimedia tutorial about antibiotics featuring sound, video,
3-dimensional molecular graphics and a self-assessment quiz.
A dose of the pox... "An interactive tutorial
that steps you through the discovery & ultimate eradication of smallpox
using a series of questions. At each step, information & images are provided
to help broaden ones appreciation of this scientific feat!" Access
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"How did we eliminate naturally-occuring smallpox outbreaks? Who developed
the first vaccine? Should we destroy preserved laboratory stocks of smallpox?
This is a fascinating & thought-provoking online tutorial." bioSURF
How Now Mad Cow: How much do you really know
about BSE? Can you get brain disease from eating beef? Decide for yourself...
The Panama Puzzle "It's June 25th, 1900.
Walter Reed needs your help to put an end to "yellow jack," a disease causing
his men to drop like flies." Yahoo
"Play the part of Walter Reed, early 20th century U.S. Army doctor, &
try to figure out what's killing the troops constructing the Panama Canal.
You may be surprised to learn the nature of some of the experiments the real
Walter Reed conducted in the name of science" bioSURF
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!" Access
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Complement - test your knowledge
of the workings of the complement system.
