Biology Community Portal
Welcome – From the Editor
Hello and Welcome to the Biology Portal
The Biology board curates the materials related to life science. We assemble, review, and maintain resources in Anatomy & Physiology, Medicine, General Biology (including subdisciplines such as Botany, Zoology, Evolution, Genetcs, etc.), Biochemistry, Ecology and Environmental Sciences. The materials range from short videos or articles to entire courses. These can be used for learning, teaching, professional development or anything else you can dream up.
You can help with the MERLOT project as well by contributing materials (which we will put in our queue to review). If you are interested in joining the Biology board, please contact the editors, Michael or Marty.
| Member | Role | Title | Institution | |
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| Michael Plotkin | Co-Editor | Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Mt. San Jacinto College | mplotkin@msjc.edu |
| Marty Zahn | Co-Editor | Associate Professor (retired) | Virginia Peninsula Community College | mzahn13@gmail.com |
| Jim Bidlack | Associate Editor (Editor Emeritus) | Professor of Biology | University of Central Oklahoma | jbidlack@uco.edu |
| Juville Dario-Becker | Associate Editor | Professor | Central Virginia Community College | dario-beckerj@cvcc.vccs.edu |
| Pankaj Mehrotra | Associate Editor | Instructor | University of the People | pankaj.mehrotra@uopeople.edu |
| Harsha Sharma | Associate Editor | Professor, Distinguished Educator | Nebraska Methodists University | harsha.sharma@methodistcollege.edu |
| Medora Huseby | Reviewer | Associate Professor | Colorado State University, Fort Collins | Medora.Huseby@colostate.edu |
| Zeynep Akyol-Ataman | Reviewer | Associate Professor, Biological Sciences | Mt. San Jacinto College | zataman@msjc.edu |
New Materials
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Bioethics in Apocalyptic Times
This book confronts one of the defining challenges of our age: how to think and act ethically in a world increasingly...
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FishCare AI: Aquarium Care Guides, Fish Species Encyclopedia and Aquarium Tools
FishCare AI is a free, open-access reference website on aquarium fish care. It contains an encyclopedia of more than 800...
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MERLOT and OER Peer Review Activity
This details an activity that uses MERLOT to engage undergraduate students as peer reviewers of Open Educational...
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SciSolveLab: Open-Access Interactive Computational Modules for STEM Education
SciSolveLab is an open-access digital learning resource developed for secondary and undergraduate STEM instruction. The...
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mTOR Academy — Oliver's mTOR Atlas
A free, 10-lesson self-paced course teaching the mechanistic biology of mTOR (mechanistic target of rapamycin) signaling...
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OpenStax Microbiology Audiobook
This is the official OpenStax Microbiology Audiobook, produced by Audileo, an official OpenStax tech partner. Available...
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MicroVlabs – Virtual Microbiology Lab Simulator | CytoEnigma
MicroVlabs is a free interactive 3D virtual microbiology laboratory simulator designed to help students learn and...
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IB Biology HL D1.1 DNA Replication Question Bank
A focused IB Biology HL question bank for D1.1 DNA replication. Students can practise semi-conservative replication,...
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IB Biology DNA Replication Practice Paper
Practise IB Biology HL D1.1 questions on replication, leading and lagging strands, PCR, gel electrophoresis and DNA...
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Concepts in Biology
Concepts in Biology is designed to help learners build a robust conceptual framework for understanding life and...
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Human Physiology
Human Physiology guides students through the mechanisms that sustain human life, linking the chemistry and physics of...
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Human Anatomy and Physiology
Human Anatomy and Physiology is designed to support the scope and sequence requirements of a two-semester biology course...
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Determining Corn Growth Stages | Crop Science US
Corn growth stage determination is often needed for pesticide application timing or estimating corn yield loss due to...
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Project PULSE
Project PULSE (Physiological Understanding and Learning Simulation Engine) is an interactive, web-based platform designed...
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Interactive Case Study for Preserving Maize Genetic Diversity
Interactive Case Study for Preserving Maize Genetic Diversity | This video case study explores a global effort to...
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Cancer Storyline
Cancer Storyline | In this AP Biology/undergraduate-level storyline, students explore biological concepts through the...
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Melanin Storyline
Melanin Storyline | In this NGSS-aligned general biology storyline, students explore biological concepts through...
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Cellular Respiration Hub
Cellular Respiration Hub | This Click & Learn guides students through cellular respiration using an interactive diagram...
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Understanding SNPs
Understanding SNPs | The Understanding SNPs animation series explores the biology of single nucleotide polymorphisms...
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Portal to Possibilites | 4-H Biotech Games
Portal to Possibilities: Biotech Edition invites you to step through a magical "career portal" that transports you into...
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MoleBio Toolkit — Interactive Molecular Biology Tools for Lecture & Lab
MoleBio Toolkit is a free, browser-based set of interactive molecular biology and biochemistry tools for lectures and...
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My Science Skills
FREE Online Educational Resources to Share with Students and Parents.
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PopEcoLab
Students investigate principles of population ecology by manipulating various attributes of three bird species: two...
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PopGenLab
Students track changes in the genotype and allele frequencies in populations of moths to study population genetic...
New Members
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Maribeth HollandMSD of Warren County/ Seeger High School -
Oliver Bartonmtor-atlas.org -
shahid aliCECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences -
Elba MaurizUniversidad de León -
Hassan ArifYork University -
Erika HurstAlabama State University
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Therapy ResourceTherapy Resource -
Keon AzadiUniversity of California System - Los Angeles -
Deborah BealUniversity College of the Cayman Islands -
Anisa RohandiSMA Negeri 2 Purwakarta -
Shreya UdawantMount San Jacinto College -
Yue ZiYunVReaLab -
Rhine RiverStudent -
Wendy DecterSacred Heart Academy, Hamden, CT -
Brandon StillerNTHS -
John RodriguezMerritt College -
Jennifer EschWaukesha County Technical College -
Claire VenardKentucky CommunityandTechnical College System -
ABDELMONIM ZEROUALUNIVERSITE HASSAN 1er -
Pranjal DwivediPathways School Noida
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Paul OdeniranUniversity of Texas System - Rio Grande Valley -
Paul BankoleAnderson University -
Sharlene BurlasRamon Magsaysay Memorial College -
Rosemary O'HaraSouth East Technological University
Materials by Discipline
- Biochemistry and Biophysics (78)
- Biodiversity (122)
- Biology Education (67)
- Biotechnology and Bioinformatics (109)
- Botany (407)
- Cell and Molecular Biology (661)
- Comparative Anatomy and Physiology (24)
- Development and Embryology (69)
- Ecology and Conservation Biology (843)
- Evolutionary Biology (315)
- Genetics (800)
- Human Anatomy and Physiology (997)
- Life (12)
- Marine Biology (21)
- Medicine and Health (128)
- Microbiology (511)
- Mycology (16)
- Neuroscience (106)
- Zoology (262)
Professional Organizations
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Ecological Society of America
- Human Anatomy and Physiology Society
- Association for Biology Laboratory Education
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
- American Society for Cell Biology
- Genetics Society of America
Journals & Publications
- Advances in Physiology Education
- American Biology Teacher
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education
- Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching
- Bioscience Education E-Journal
- Cell Biology Education
- CourseSource
- eLife
- International Journal of Science Education
- Journal of Biological Education
- Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
- Journal of Research in Science Teaching
- Journal of Science Education and Technology
- Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Biology on the Web
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OpenAI backs bills in US Congress on AI and biological weapon threats | Reuters
Sep 15, 2026 04:06 PM PDT
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OpenAI backs bills in US Congress on AI and biological weapon threats - KFGO
Sep 15, 2026 03:28 PM PDT
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Biosynthetic allene and alkyne formation by enzymatic prenyl demethylation - Nature
Sep 15, 2026 02:32 PM PDT
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College of Ag Sciences names head of the Department of Plant Science - Penn State
Sep 15, 2026 02:19 PM PDT
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Skeletal editing can transform molecules' biological activity - C&EN
Sep 15, 2026 02:16 PM PDT
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Phosphoproteomics identifies the DYRK1B protein kinase as a regulator of processing bodies
Sep 15, 2026 02:16 PM PDT
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Reframing Obesity: It's Biology, and It's Not Your Fault | Pharmacy Times
Sep 15, 2026 02:07 PM PDT
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MTSU professor pushes trust-centered communication for science's most contentious conversations
Sep 15, 2026 02:02 PM PDT
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Office of Community-Based Learning Announces 2026-27 Faculty Collaborative
Sep 15, 2026 01:45 PM PDT
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OpenAI backs bipartisan push to address AI biothreats - POLITICO
Sep 15, 2026 01:24 PM PDT
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Post from WJZ - YouTube
Sep 15, 2026 01:14 PM PDT
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Does acute inflammation triggered by infection promote cancer progression? | PLOS Biology
Sep 15, 2026 01:06 PM PDT
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New Corn Biological Targets Fields Using Anhydrous Ammonia or Manure
Sep 15, 2026 01:02 PM PDT
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Sex-Specific Dioxin Toxicity in a Humanized AHR Model | The Scientist
Sep 15, 2026 12:52 PM PDT
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Quantification of beta-cell carrying capacity in prediabetes | PLOS Computational Biology
Sep 15, 2026 12:22 PM PDT
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Mayo Clinic and Thermo Fisher Scientific launch Precure, LLC to identify signs of disease ...
Sep 15, 2026 11:53 AM PDT
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New Faculty Bring Research Expertise to LSU College of Science
Sep 15, 2026 11:45 AM PDT
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National Security Dialogue | BWC@50: Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention ...
Sep 15, 2026 11:20 AM PDT
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Custom genetic codes can now be created with ease - C&EN
Sep 15, 2026 11:04 AM PDT
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Deep Sea hydrothermal vent habitats support gravid Antarctic krill | Communications Biology
Sep 15, 2026 10:40 AM PDT
