Category: Education & Fun

VGLII 3.3.1 – Interactive Simulation of Mendelian Genetics

VGLII 3.3.1

:: DESCRIPTION

VGLII (The Virtual Genetics Lab) is a simulation of transmission genetics that approximates, as closely as possible, the hypothesis-testing environment of genetics research.  In this lab, students cross hypothetical creatures and examine the progeny in order to determine the mechanism of inheritance of a particular trait.  As in actual research, it is not possible to ‘see the answer’ – the student must decide for herself when she has collected enough data to be sure of her model.  The goal is to have students understand the logic of genetic analysis – how one can use crosses to determine how a trait is inherited and reinforce their understanding of transmission genetics.

::DEVELOPER

VGL Team

:: SCREENSHOTS


:: REQUIREMENTS

  • Windows / Linux / MacOSX
  • Java

:: DOWNLOAD

VGLII

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ArtWonk v4.4.1740 – DNA to MIDI Converter

ArtWonk v4.4.1740

:: DESCRIPTION

ArtWonk produces music, visuals and wordplay based on generative algorithms you interactively create by connecting modules (graphical objects representing functions and processes) in real time, adjusting the parameters as you go, in a drag & drop environment especially designed to be fast to learn, fast to use.

Source material can be anything at all: Fractals, DNA, EEGs, EKGs, stock quotes, you name it. Built in data extraction reads data from virtually any source, and an extensive DNA editor opens mountains of public domain genetic sequences to explore.

Genetic Music From DNA and Protein

::DEVELOPER

John Dunn and Algorithmic Arts

:: SCREENSHOTS

:: REQUIREMENTS

  • Windows

:: DOWNLOAD

ArtWonk

:: MORE INFORMATION

Citation:

Peter Hamlin
ALGORITHMIC ARTSARTWONK 1.2 (WIN)
2004 issue of Electronic Musician Magazine.

ScienceMatrix – Cell Structure and Function

ScienceMatrix

:: DESCRIPTION

ScienceMatrix: Cell Structure & Function is closely aligned with and supports the middle- and secondary-level science curriculum you are already working with. Taking full advantage of current technology to help you teach science better, it works in conjunction with your existing teaching implements to provide hands-on activities to help students understand even the most challenging topics.

::DEVELOPER

Digital Frog International

:: SCREENSHOTS

:: REQUIREMENTS

  • Windows / MacOSX

:: DOWNLOAD

ScienceMatrix

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Mutate 1.1 – Emulation of the Fluctuation Test

Mutate 1.1

:: DESCRIPTION

Mutate  is a program for the emulation of the so called fluctuation test. It is developed to teach a virtual laboratory class for intermediate-level undergraduate students in Biology. The key idea is to train students in some multidisciplinary aspects of current genetics as sequence databases, DNA mutations and hypothesis testing, while introducing the fluctuation test. During the practice the students should download some sequences, e.g the fhuA gene responsible for membrane receptor of phage T1 in E. coli, introduce some stop codon mutations and design a fluctuation test, using adequate parameter values for the number of bacteria, the number of plates, the mutation rate and the number of experimental replicates, to obtain data for distinguishing between preadaptative (spontaneous) and direct (induced) mutation hypotheses.

::DEVELOPER

Antonio Carvajal-Rodriguez 

:: SCREENSHOTS

:: REQUIREMENTS

:: DOWNLOAD

  Mutate

:: MORE INFORMATION

Citation

Antonio Carvajal-Rodríguez
Teaching the fluctuation test in silico by using mutate: A program to distinguish between the adaptive and spontaneous mutation hypotheses
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Volume 40, Issue 4, pages 277–283, July/August 2012

 

Molar Mass Calculator 1.3 – Calculate Chemical Formula Molar Mass

Molar Mass Calculator 1.3

:: DESCRIPTION

Molar Mass Calculator calculats chemical formula molar mass  by adding up the individual molar masses of its constituent elements. Given a chemical formula this iPad app will calculate molar mass and subtotal masses for the substance.

::DEVELOPER

Thundercloud Consulting, LLC

:: SCREENSHOTS

:: REQUIREMENTS

  • iOS

:: DOWNLOAD

 Molar Mass Calculator

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Periodic Table 3.2.0 – Desktop Periodic Table.

Periodic Table 3.2.0

:: DESCRIPTION

This interactive Periodic Table (application/applet) has been designed as a learning tool to help the beginning high school or undergraduate chemistry student gain insight. It could be used either as a lecture aid or distributed to students.

::DEVELOPER

Thundercloud Consulting, LLC

:: SCREENSHOTS

:: REQUIREMENTS

  • Windows / MacOsX/ Web Browser
  • Java

:: DOWNLOAD

 Periodic Table

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Rosetta@home 3.65 – Grid Software for Protein Folding

Rosetta@home 3.65

:: DESCRIPTION

Rosetta@home needs your help to determine the 3-dimensional shapes of proteins in research that may ultimately lead to finding cures for some major human diseases. By running the Rosetta program on your computer while you don’t need it you will help us speed up and extend our research in ways we couldn’t possibly attempt without your help. You will also be helping our efforts at designing new proteins to fight diseases such as HIV, Malaria, Cancer, and Alzheimer’s.

::DEVELOPER

The Baker Laboratory

:: SCREENSHOTS

:: REQUIREMENTS

  • Windows / Linux / MacOsX
  • BOINC

:: DOWNLOAD

BOINC (enter the project URL: http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta)

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SAT 1.2 – Sequence Alignment Teacher

SAT 1.2

:: DESCRIPTION

SAT is a software to teach about sequence alignment methods based on dynamic programming such as Smith – Waterman (Local) and Needleman – Wunsch (Global).

::DEVELOPER

Francisco Melo Ledermann

:: SCREENSHOTS

:: REQUIREMENTS

  • Linux/ Windows/ MacOsX
  • Java

:: DOWNLOAD

 SAT

:: MORE INFORMATION

Citation

Bioinformatics. 2010 Jul 1;26(13):1664-5. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btq252. Epub 2010 May 14.
Interactive software tool to comprehend the calculation of optimal sequence alignments with dynamic programming.
Ibarra IL1, Melo F.

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