Links of interest for Mr. Hanno's science classes:

• Becoming Human -- Journey through the story of human evolution in an interactive documentary experience.
• Before and After Humans -- Scientist say the fossil record shows that humans are part of an evolutionary family tree that includes more than a dozen now-extinct humanlike species. What sets us apart from our ancient, vanished cousins -- and is there a chance that our descendents will take dramatic developmental turns as well?
• Birth of a Hurricane -- A number of conditions must be in place for a hurricane to form. Check out these animations from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
• Cracking the Code of Life -- NOVA follows corporate and academic scientists as they race to capture one of the biggest prizes in scientific history: the complete, letter-by-letter sequence of genetic information that defines human life—the human genome.
• Dimming the Sun -- NOVA investigates the evidence for a little-known phenomenon called global dimming and explores its potential impact on climate worldwide.
• Fossil discovery fills gap in human evolution -- MSNBC article, April 12, 2006.
• 'Living fossil' found in Coral Sea -- MSNBC article, May 19, 2006.
• Microscopy-UK -- Resources for the microscopy enthusiast including free Micscape Magazine.
• Molecular Expressions -- Time-lapse digital image sequences that explore the effect of rotating polarization, sample rotation, and crystallization as it actually appears under the microscope.
• National Human Genome Research Institute -- All about the work, organization and history of NHGRI.
• Nature.com -- Journals, podcasts, gateways & databases, Web feeds, blogs and more.
• Secret of photo 51 -- Meet the unsung heroine behind the discovery of DNA's double helix.
• Understanding Evolution -- Your one-stop source for information on evolution (created by the University of California Museum of Paleontology with support provided by the National Science Foundation).

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