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Meeting the Protists A tour of the many kinds of protists, the most diverse of all kingdoms, from the Museum of Paleontology at Berkeley. Protist Information Gallery This server, from Tsukuba, a "science city" in Japan, offers a site loaded with interesting information about protists. A Protist Image Bank A rich source of images of protists from the University of Montreal, Canada. Malaria and Drug Resistance A comprehensive report about malaria: the history of the disease, the biology of the protist that causes it, how it is treated, and the problems posed by rising resistance to these treatments. The Fuss over Pfiesteria The center for Math & Science Education at the University of North Carolina provides this informative site devoted to a major new protist threat to commercial fisheries.		Protists as Parasites This well-illustrated selection from CELLS ALIVE focuses on protozoan parasites infecting humans. Meet the Alga From the University of British Columbia in Canada comes WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF ALGAE, a comprehensive site that provides a complete introduction to the world of algae. Harmful Algae The HARMFUL ALGAE page from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute provides an excellent introduction to algal blooms and "red tides," with a photo gallery and distribution maps of harmful algal blooms. Plankton Net This site is dedicated to the microscopic creatures at the bottom of the aquatic food chain. You will find images of these tiny life-forms, information on studying marine biology and plankton ecology, and even learn how to make a Plankton Net of your own. Diatom Images - 1 Diatom Images - 2 Both of these sites present beautiful images of diatoms, interesting links, and background information on the thousands of species of unicellular algae.
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