This web site illustrates the anatomy of the human eye and explains the sense of vision. Compare the anatomy and function of the eye with that of a microscope. (
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/lightandcolor/vision.html
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This site from Purdue University provides lots of information about 3-D microscopy, including light, fluorescent, and confocal laser scanning microscopy. View images and animations (such as chloroplasts streaming in Elodea, tumour cells, and HeLa cells) that illustrate typical images collected using these types of microscopy. (
http://scooter.cyto.purdue.edu/pucl_cd/microscopy/vol1/index3.htm
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Project ExCEL (Extended Classroom for Enhanced Learning), based at Iowa State University, provides online scanning electron microscope tutorials and images. (
http://www.mse.iastate.edu/excel/
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This site from Arizona State University chronicles the meeting of modern microscopy with an ancient art – paper making. Follow the links to read about confocal microscopy and a brief history of the microscope, and then take a look at the web gallery images of both confocal and scanning electron microscope images of different kinds of paper at various magnifications. Part of the site is also devoted to the art and techniques of paper making. (
http://lsvl.la.asu.edu/paperproject/index.html
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Visit this site to view information from the Canadian Cancer Society on cancer research, clinical trials, and statistics on cancer in Canada. (
http://www.cancer.ca
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This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature’s “Putting the GEEE! in Genome” project features short biographies on some notable Canadian researchers working in the field of genomics – an area of research integrally linked with research on cancer and other diseases. To learn more about genetics, follow the other links at this site. (
http://nature.ca/genome/03/e/03e_40_e.cfm
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On this site from the News Centre of the National Cancer Institute of Canada, you can find short articles about cancer research sponsored by the NCIC, some of the researchers doing the work, and NCIC’s role in fighting cancer. (
http://www.ncic.cancer.ca/ncic/internet/home/0,,84658243___langId-en,00.html
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This site, from "Cells Alive!" by Quill Graphics, features illustrations of plant cells, with a focus on a variety of organelles. There are also links to images of animal cells and other information about cell biology. (
http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/plntcell.htm
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Click here for the Virtual Cell Web Page, which features a Virtual Cell Tour and a Virtual Textbook (a more detailed cell tour is available through the Virtual Textbook), which contains a chapter on cell biology. This site, developed by students and teachers from Brown University (Providence, R.I.) and Coyle and Cassidy High School (Taunton, Mass.), has interactive illustrations and animations of cells and organelles. Check out the virtual textbook chapter on cell biology. (
http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/index.htm
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This article discusses cells and features a collection of photomicrographs of different kinds of cells visualized using different kinds of techniques. What organelles can you identify in the cell images? (
http://www.microscopy-uk.net/mag/artsep00/hucell1.html
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