Drug Design and Discovery

The Reconstructors — be the drug discoverer in this postapocalyptic sci-fi drug development game that lets you rediscover the secrets of aspirin in a future world that has lost the knowledge of modern medicine, from Rice University.

Medicines by Design: The Biological Revolution in Pharmacology — from Healthier You.

Nutrition and Cancer

Cancer Cookbook: Making It Nutritious & Delicious — excerpted from Beating Cancer with Nutrition by Patrick Quillin, PhD, RD, hosted by HealthWorld Online.

The Food Label — an interactive food label activity from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Inhibition of Carcinogenesis by Some Minor Dietary Constituents (pdf format) — paper by Wattenberg et al. presenting an overview of the effects of some foods on cancer prevention, Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 1990, 49 (2), 173-183 (11), hosted by the IngentaConnect.

Natural Food–Fruit Vitamin C Content — in-depth look at vitamin C content of different foods, from The Natural Food Hub.

The New American Plate — dietary information from the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Phytochemicals (Minerals, Phytamins, and Vitamins) — phytochemical information catalogue from the National Genetic Resources Program.

Publications from the Carcinogenic Potency Project — comprehensive discussion of diet and cancer from the University of California at Berkeley.

Breast Cancer

Breast Self Examination — a self-exam guide from INFO Breast Cancer.

Skin Cancer

Living at the Mercy of the Sun — news story about the high risk of skin cancer in a Chilean town at the edge of the Antarctic ozone hole, from the BBC.

People

Cancer Warrior — companion to the NOVA episode on cancer researcher Dr. Judah Folkman, featuring the entire episode in QuickTime and RealVideo formats.

Charles Brenton Huggins — autobiography from the Nobel Foundation.

Cycle of Hope — testicular cancer treatment and prevention information with Lance Armstrong's personal story of survival, from the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Ehrlich Finds Cure for Syphilis — part of A Science Odyssey from WGBH Boston.

George H. Hitchings, Jr. — autobiography from the Nobel Foundation.

Gertrude B. Elion — autobiography from the Nobel Foundation.

Gertrude Elion — an excellent in-depth online biographical exhibit, part of Women of Valor, from the Jewish Women's Archive.

Mary-Claire King, Ph.D. — overview of her work, produced for the 16th Annual National MD/PhD Conference at the Given Institute, Aspen, Colorado, July 13-15, 2001.

Paul Ehrlich — biography, part of Chemical Achievers from the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

Paul Ehrlich — biography from the Nobel Foundation.

Pole Emergency Grabs World's Attention — the story of Dr. Jerri Nielson, the physician who was diagnosed with breast cancer while at a remote research station at the South Pole, from USA Today.

DNA, Genetics, and Cancer

DNA - Overview — a series of interactive games on DNA, from The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California.

DNA Sequencing Module — a class project investigating the link between genes and tobacco addiction, from the High School Human Genome Program, University of Washington.

Genes and Disease — contains extensive information on the connections between genes and health, including diagrams of specific chromosomes connected to specific diseases, from the National Institutes of Health.

Genetic Lesson Plan Ideas —from the University of Kansas.

Genetic Science Learning Center — massive resource from the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, University of Utah.

Human Genome Project Information — from the Human Genome Program of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Purine and Pyrimidine Metabolism — from NetBiochem, a program of Allegheny University of the Health Sciences and at the University of Utah.

Search for the Sequence — an interactive game simulating the hunt for DNA sequences, from The Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California.

Tobacco Induced Mutations — an activity in which students subject bacteria to tobacco smoke and observe the resulting mutagenic effects, from the University of Arizona Center for Toxicology Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center Community Outreach and Education Program Educational Resources.

Paclitaxel

Semisynthetic Taxol® (paclitaxel) injection — drug information and history from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

Taxol® — scientific overview from the University of Bristol.

Taxol®: A Brief Insight — from chemistry student Victoria Farmer, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine.

Taxol—Molecule of the Month — from Oxford University.

History

Biotech Chronicles — contains large amounts of information on the history of biotechnology, from Access Excellence^®.

Closing in on Cancer: Solving a 5000-Year-Old Mystery — a timeline from the National Cancer Institute.

History of Pharmacy: Robert Thom's Paintings — slide show of paintings of ancient pharmacy, including images of Dioscorides and Galen, from the Evans U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Carson MEDDAC.

Cancer Prevention

9th Report on Carcinogens 2000 — from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service National Toxicology Program.

Chemicals & Human Health — includes tutorial with problem set on lung toxicology and an activity on the effects of second-hand smoke, part of The Biology Project from the University of Arizona.

Skin Cancer Module: Practice Exercises — a collection of modules dealing with the chemistry and biology of skin cancer prevention, from the Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Department of Health Human Services.

Tobacco Induced Mutations — an activity in which students subject bacteria to tobacco smoke and observe the resulting mutagenic effects, from the University of Arizona Center for Toxicology Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center Community Outreach and Education Program Educational Resources.

For Teachers

Cell Form and Function — a collection of activities and demonstrations from Biology: Resources for the Classroom, created by Jenni Gottschalk.

NIH Curriculum Supplement Series — teaching resources from the National Institutes of Health.

Curriculum Development: High School 9-12 — comprehensive and modular teaching materials on biology and genetics, from the Biological Sciences\ Curriculum Study.