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Triumph of Life
Web Resources

We recommend these Web sites for those interested in the subjects shown on the program. All links are valid as of January 11, 2001.


DNA from the Beginning

http://vector.cshl.org/dnaftb/1/concept/
Everything you wanted to know about inheritance and more!

Living Fossils of the Deep
http://www.mnh.si.edu/livingfossils/
Learn about slitsnails, a living fossil, from the Smithsonian Institution.

Evolution Website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/darwin/
Learn about Charles Darwin’s favorite subject and more from the BBC.

Evolvovision
http://www.trollart.com/evo.html
A humorous look at evolution.

Human Origins and Evolution in Africa

http://www.indiana.edu/~origins/
Links and more from the University of Indiana.

Chimpanzee Cultures

http://chimp.st-and.ac.uk/cultures/
An exhibit from the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Replicators

http://library.thinkquest.org/C004367/
A provocative and fun look at evolution from Richard Dawkins.

Human Evolution
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/anthro/humev/
A multimedia guide to the fossil record.

Tune Into Your Brain!

http://www.brainchannels.com/
Tidbits on brain evolution and more from the Brain Channel.

Pea Soup: The Story of Mendel

http://www.sonic.net/~nbs/projects/anthro201
Learn about the monk who discovered the principles of genetics — and breed pea pods in an interactive game.

Extinction of the Dinosaurs
http://darwin.bio.uci.edu/~sustain/bio65/lec02/b65lec02.htm#Extinction
From BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, a hypertext book by Peter J. Bryant.

Top 10 Misconceptions about Dinosaurs

http://www.nmnh.si.edu/paleo/faq.html
From the National Museum of Natural History.

Encarta Encyclopedia
http://encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z=1&pg=2&ti=00C7C000
Begin your understanding of evolution with Encarta’s article.

Human Behavior and Evolution Society
http://www.hbes.com/links.htm
HBES has collected a large number of sites covering topics such as general evolution, evolutionary books online, and evolution gurus.

The Origin of Species
http://www.literature.org/authors/darwin-charles/the-origin-of-species/
An online version of this revolutionary evolutionary book.

The Talk.Origins Archive
http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/faqs-evolution.html
A FAQ on evolutionary theory.

University of California at Berkeley

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/evolution.html
These exhibits trace evolutionary thought as it has developed over time, pausing to ponder the contributions of scientists and thinkers including Aristotle, Darwin, Wallace, and many others.

Harvard University
http://mcb.harvard.edu/BioLinks/evolution.html
Evolution online resources including journals, organizations, and museums.

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