The Cell Membrane

Endocytosis

Active Transport

Facilitated Diffusion

Protein Structure

Missing Link?

Scientists discover a missing link between fish and land animals. An animal called a Tiktaalik was thought to have lived about 375 million years ago. Click on this link to read more about the discovery in the Guardian newspaper.

Here is a link to the website for the Tiktaalik

The Development of Life on Earth

Here is a link to a simple timeline about the evolution and development of life. It is important to remember just how long evolution needs to take place - not quite like Homer Simpson!

Here is a link to a more complicated time line but it is well worth a look. It is beuatifully illustrated and very detailed.

Human Evolution has Stopped

Click in this link to hear a radio programme from 7th October 2008. It is an interview with a geneticist talking about why he thinks human evolution has stopped.

The Creationist Museum

A Channel 4 news story about a creationist museum opened in Kentucky, USA

Scientists' views on why the theory of evolution is right

The Evolution of Homer Simpson.

BRILLIANT!

Creationism disproved

This is a really interesting video on the evolution of the eye.

Natural Selection Made Easy

The Amazon Rainforest

Coral Reefs

The Stroke Association

This is a link to the Stroke Association website. It has loads of information about causes and symptoms of strokes

Do you know what a TIA is??

Myocardial Infarction

Mutations

A link to an easy summary on mutations, including some good detail on chromosomal mutations

Drugs to Treat Hypertension

Factsheet on Ace Inhibitors

Factsheet on calcium channel blockers

Tree of Life Web Project