Dr. Nathan Staples
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Science & Technology Division
Cañada College
4200 Farm Hill Blvd.
Redwood City, CA 94061

E-Mail Dr. Staples
Phone:   (650) 306-3251
Office:   Bldg. 16, Room 207
Office Hours (& open lab hours):  Mon. & Wed.: 8:40-9:40 AM, 2-3 PM; Tue.: 10-11AM; Thur.: 1-2 PM. ; or by appointment!!

Learn More about Dr. Staples:  http://canadacollege.edu/science/people/staples.html

http://guides.canadacollege.edu/biol230

http://canadacollege.edu/library/ --> upper drop down menu "Find Articles" --> choose "ON Campus" or "Off Campus" -->  Expanded Academic ASAP

http://find.galegroup.com/gtx/start.do?prodId=EAIM&userGroupName=plan_canada

Note:  you may also browse many resources on www.pubmed.com, including FREE online advanced textbooks in biology.  See Further links below.

PUBMED:  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books - a great selection of online textbooks available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.  See especially the Stryer's Biochemistry, Alberts' Molecular Biology of the Cell, and Griffiths' Genetic Analysis .

Access this week's Quiz at SMCCD WebAccess:

http://smccd.mrooms.net/

Enter your student I.D. (G#) as your username, and your initial password will be your birthdate in format, MM/DD/YY.  If you have any problems, email Dr. Staples immediately! 

Remember to take each quiz by that Thurs. evening. 
You may SUBMIT answers only ONCE.

Interactive Learning :

• www.thelifewire.com = your textbook learning website!
• http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/ = the VIRTUAL CELL, interactive learning website!!!
• Interactive Cellular processes: (excellent animations!!)
  http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu/animations/

• http://www.ibiblio.org/virtualcell/index.htm
• www.cellsalive.com
• http://www.dnalc.org - great info and learning tools

Animations & Images:

• NEW for 2010:
  http://www.wehi.edu.au/wehi-tv/?page=1
• NEW for 2010: http://www.molecularmovies.com/showcase/index.html

• Awesome cell animation  ("Inner life of the Cell"):  http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/6850.html
• Harvard site (narrated, full-length) for "Inner LIfe of the Cell":  http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/media.html

• www.johnkyrk.com - awesome animations!  Great learning and visualization tool!  Takes lots of RAM and bandwidth!!

Other Science Information Links:

• http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books - a great selection of online textbooks available from the National Center for Biotechnology Information.  See especially the Stryer's Biochemistry, Alberts' Molecular Biology of the Cell, and Griffiths' Genetic Analysis .
• http://www.cellbio.com
• http://www.biochemweb.org - virtual library of biochemistryand cell biology
• http://www.asa3.org:16080/ASA/  - Discussions relating science and biblical beliefs.
  -- Note the very thoughtful speech by Francis Collins, Director of the Human Genome Project (audio version).
• http://www.talkorigins.org  - Discussions on evolution.