Biology
Here you will find all the resources identified by our tutors as useful for the study of this subject, arranged in ascending alphabetical order. Browse the tiles and descriptions to discover if there are any resources of interest to you, or click on any of the keywords to see resources sorted by more in-depth topics.
Biology (C100): A broadly based scientific study of living organisms, both animal and vegetable. Includes their structure, functions, evolution, distribution and interrelationships.
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Advances in the Study of Human Cognitive Evolution |
A lecture series comprising 11 lectures on human cognition covering a wide range of topics including the evolution of language, neuroscience and... |
Animal Behaviour, Primates, Cognition, Human biology, Language, Cultural learning, Lecture series | view |
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An introduction to biological systematics |
An advanced online course from the Open University (OpenLearn) on biological systematics. The online course consists of a mix of short text and... |
Morphology, Systematics, Taxanomy, Phylogeny, Phylogenetic trees, Biogeography | view |
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Animal Behavior and Welfare |
A recorded lecture from Cornell University of the 2010 lecture by Temple Grandin from Colerado State University on animal behaviour and welfare.... |
Livestocks, Animal Behaviour, Pigs, Cattle | view |
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Basic principles of genetics |
An introduction to Mendelian genetics and inheritance. The site contains short basic entries for each topic as well as practice quizzes,... |
Mendel, inheritance, Punnett square | view |
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BBC's natural history archive |
BBC's collection of short video clips from some of their impressive natural history programmes. The clips show a variety of different animals and... |
Natural history, Attenborough, timelapse photography, Dinosaurs, Garden wildlife, Insects | view |
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Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Solutions Using R and Bioconductor |
An advanced course on computational biology and bioinformatics, where students get an overview of the use of computational biology and... |
R, Biostatistics, Bioconductor, Normalization, Differential expression | view |
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Birds, the Natural History Museum in London |
An online resource of birds from the Natural History in London. The material contains an online discussion board for identification of birds and... |
Ornithology, Birds, Archaeopteryx, bird watercolours | view |
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British Trees |
An introduction to British Trees crated by the Woodland Trust. Contains short entries for all British trees. Each entry contains detailed... |
Plant identification, British trees, Tree guide | view |
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Cancer Biology |
A comprehensive online course on cancer biology comprising 9 units covering all aspects including molecular biology, cell biology and cancer... |
Medical science, Cancer, Cell growth, Cancer therapy, Human diseases | view |
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Cell biology course |
A comprehensive online introductory course in cell biology. The course consists of 11 units covering all topics in cell biology including cell... |
Cell cycle, Meiosis, Mitosis, Organelles | view |
