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All You Ever Wanted to Know About Viruses ALL THE VIROLOGY ON THE WEB is a catalog from Tulane University bursting with links and information on viruses and the diseases they cause. Among the site's many features is the Big Picture Book of Viruses, packed with virus micrographs and information searchable by name, host, structure, or disease. The site also holds online courses and provides more than 1,000 links to other virology resources. Bugs in the News From the University of Kansas, a fun, newsy way to keep up with what is going on in microbiology and biotechnology. An AIDS Tutorial An online tutorial that is part of an exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, with up-to-date information on the HIV life cycle; presents the daily CDC AIDS summary. The Microbe Zoo A trip to the MICROBIAL ZOO visits microbes living in the ground ("dirtland"), within animals, in the water, and even in outer space. Fun and interesting.		Virtual Viruses Color images of hundreds of viruses, built up of X-ray crystallographic and microscopic data, beautiful and informative. See also http://library.thinkquest.org/13373/main/main.htm and http://life.anu.edu.au/viruses/welcome.htm. Microbes Deep Inside the Earth A 1996 Scientific American article about recently discovered microorganisms that dwell deep within the earth's crust and may reveal clues to the origin of life. Keeping Track of Emerging Diseases This very popular OUTBREAK site covers everything from anthrax to ebola, chronicling outbreaks with dispatches from the CDC, media clippings, and interviews with infectious disease experts. Microbeworld Sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology, this site includes a "portrait gallery", an introduction to the microbial world, and student activities. Infectious Diseases This group of lectures and activities was put together by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and includes very interesting first hand experiences of several prominent investigators.
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