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Books

Gould, S. J. (1977) Ontogeny and Phylogeny, Harvard University Press, Cambridge.

Gould, S.J. et. al. (1993) The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth, W.W. Norton & Company, New York.

Web links

Embryology and development

The Visible Embryo

http://www.visembryo.com/
Awarded top 5% of all web sites, shows human embryological development over first 4 weeks; requires downloading Shockwave browser plug-in; also several fascinating links

Magnetic Resonance Microscopy of Embryos, Brad Smith

http://embryo.soad.umich.edu/animal/home.html
A collaboration funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to produce a complete three-dimensional image reference of the Human Embryo based on magnetic resonance microscopy. Also several fascinating links

Society for Developmental Biology:
Education Table of Contents

http://sdb.bio.purdue.edu/SDBEduca/index.html
This Education section is where the Society for Developmental Biology posts information related to teaching and learning about developmental biology for K-college teachers and students. It serves as an educational resource for everyone interested in developmental biology. They encourage teachers to submit tried and true developmental biology labs, exam questions, paper topics, and hints to enliven lectures. They also encourage teachers and students to submit questions about developmental biology you want answered by members of the SDB.

Embryo Development

http://www.med.upenn.edu/meded/public/berp/

Prototype under construction; fascinating images.

Scientific responses to Creationism

The Talk.Origins Archive: Evolution FAQs

http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/faqs-evolution.html
Files in this section of the archive deal specifically with the topic of evolutionary biology.

The Talk.Origins Archive:
Creationism FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions)

http://www.talkorigins.org/origins/faqs-creationists.html
Files in this section of the archive deal exclusively with creationists as individuals, or with their arguments against evolution.

James Meritt's General Anti-creationsism FAQ

http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-meritt.html
A long list of creationist arguments with numerous scientific rebuttals.

Charles Darwin: On The Origin of Species

http://www.literature.org/authors/darwin-charles/the-origin-of-species/
Text only version of the complete original online!




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