Links

Electron Microscopy
An excellent tour of the electron microscope, maintained by the University of Nebraska.

How a Scanning Electron Microscope Works
You can find information on how a scanning electron microscope works, along with spectacular images, in this Iowa State University web site.

Nanoworld
A spectacular collection of electron microscope images. A tour of the world of the very small.

Cells Alive!
Images and movies of living cells, many of them quite striking.
Virtual Cell
An interactive tour of a plant cell that lets you zoom in three-dimensionally to see chloroplasts and mitochondria and explore their interiors.

Animated Cell
Colorful Shockwave animations guide you through the day to day activities of a cell.

Mitochondria
A database of genes and references dealing with all aspects of mitochondria. This site includes polymorphisms of mitochondrial genes, the sequence of other organisms' mitochondria, and a tutorial on the function of mitochondria.


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