MENDEL'S LAW OF INDEPANDENT ASSORTMENT
StarGenetics
StarGenetics is a Mendelian genetics cross simulator developed at MIT by biology faculty, researched-trained scientists and technologists at MIT's OEIT. StarGenetics allows students to simulate mating experiments between organisms that are genetically different across a range of traits to analyze the nature of the traits in question. Its goal is to teach students about genetic experimental design and genetic concepts. For more information on StarGenetics click here.
Using StarGenetics
StarGenetics is freely accessible via the web. Press the Start button to get started.
 | |
 | |
 |
Overview
StarGenetics can be used to teach simple genetics concepts that are appropriate for high school biology students as well as complex genetics concepts that are appropriate for advanced biology undergraduate students.In addition,StarGenetics allows for instructors to customize the exercises presented to the student. To find out how to create your own StarGenetics exerciseand for more information on the concepts that can be taught using StarGenetics, click here.
StarGenetics simulates genetic experiments using known model organisms such as Mendel's garden peas, flies (Drosophila melanogaster), and yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). StarGenetics simulate crosses in cows, which can be use to explore traits in organisms with similar genetics to humans. In addition, StarGenetics can simulate crosses between non-model organisms such as "smiley faces", which are typically used for introducing genetic concepts to younger audiences. The following are the currently available visualizers for StarGenetics:
- Cow
- Fish
- Fly
- Peas
- Smiley Face
- Yeast
problems:
Software Tools for Academics and Researchers
The STAR program at MIT seeks to bridge the divide between scientific research and the classroom. Understanding and applying research methods in the classroom setting can be challenging due to time constraints and the need for advanced equipment and facilities. The multidisciplinary STAR team collaborates with faculty from MIT and other educational institutions to design software exploring core scientific research concepts. The goal of STAR is to develop innovative and intuitive teaching tools for classroom use.
All of the STAR educational tools are freely available. To complement our educational software, the STAR website contains curriculum components/modules which can facilitate the use of STAR educational tools in a variety of educational settings. Students, teachers, and professors should feel welcome to download software and curriculum modules for their own use. We welcome your comments and feedback as you explore these educational tools.
Tools
 |
StarBiochem is a molecular 3-D viewer that allows students to learn key concepts in structural biology in an interactive manner. This software allows for the visualization and manipulation of any of the structures present in the Protein Data Bank.
|
 |
StarGeneticsis a genetic cross simulator. Using StarGenetics students can performing virtual mating experiments between genetically different organisms across a range of traits.
|
 |
StarORF facilitates the identification of the protein(s) encoded within a DNA sequence. Using StarORF, the DNA sequence is first transcribed into RNA and then translated into all the potential ORFs (Open Reading Frame) encoded within each of the six translation frames (3 in the forward direction and 3 in the reverse direction). This allows students to indentify the translation frame that results in the longest protein coding sequence.
|
 |
StarHydro is an application for distributed hydrological analysis. It allows the user to delineate watersheds and explore various watershed statistics.
|
 |
StarMolsim is a collection of molecular dynamics and atomistic materials modeling research software available via the web. It enables the user to run molecular dynamics simulations on a distributed compute cluster and retrieve the results, all from a web browser.
|
 |
StarCluster is an open source cluster-computing toolkit for Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2). StarCluster automates and simplifies the process of building, configuring, and managing clusters of virtual machines on Amazon's EC2 cloud. StarCluster allows anyone to easily create a cluster computing environment in the cloud suited for distributed and parallel computing applications and systems.
|
 |
StarHPC provides a virtual machine image configured for parallel programming in both OpenMP and OpenMPI technologies. StarHPC can be used with Virtual Box, VMware player, etc. to quickly get started with MPI and OpenMP programming.
|
Visitor Map
STAR website visitors in the last month.
StarBiochem
StarBiochem is a 3-D protein viewer that allows students to learn key concepts about the biology of proteins in an interactive manner.
Unlike traditional 3-D protein viewers which may require installation and significant technical expertise, StarBiochem is an intuitive 3-D protein viewer designed with students in mind. StarBiochem’s user interface was designed to visually represent protein structural information based on the four different levels of protein structure, which mirrors how students get introduced to this topic in class and in textbooks.
Using StarBiochem
StarBiochem is accessible via the web. Press the START button to get started.
| |
| |
|
Exercises
Sample exercises for StarBiochem, covering a range of concepts and difficulty, can be found in Sample Exercise.
StarBiochem in Action
Image of StarBiochem (Version 2.3) rendering 1A3N (Deoxy Human Hemoglobin)
StarBiochem
StarBiochem is a 3-D protein viewer that allows students to learn key concepts about the biology of proteins in an interactive manner.
Unlike traditional 3-D protein viewers which may require installation and significant technical expertise, StarBiochem is an intuitive 3-D protein viewer designed with students in mind. StarBiochem’s user interface was designed to visually represent protein structural information based on the four different levels of protein structure, which mirrors how students get introduced to this topic in class and in textbooks.
Using StarBiochem
StarBiochem is accessible via the web. Press the START button to get started.
| |
| |
|
Exercises
Sample exercises for StarBiochem, covering a range of concepts and difficulty, can be found in Sample Exercise.
StarBiochem in Action
Image of StarBiochem (Version 2.3) rendering 1A3N (Deoxy Human Hemoglobin)
StarBiochem
StarBiochem is a 3-D protein viewer that allows students to learn key concepts about the biology of proteins in an interactive manner.
Unlike traditional 3-D protein viewers which may require installation and significant technical expertise, StarBiochem is an intuitive 3-D protein viewer designed with students in mind. StarBiochem’s user interface was designed to visually represent protein structural information based on the four different levels of protein structure, which mirrors how students get introduced to this topic in class and in textbooks.
Using StarBiochem
StarBiochem is accessible via the web. Press the START button to get started.
| |
| |
|
Exercises
Sample exercises for StarBiochem, covering a range of concepts and difficulty, can be found in Sample Exercise.
StarBiochem in Action
Image of StarBiochem (Version 2.3) rendering 1A3N (Deoxy Human Hemoglobin)
StarBiochem
StarBiochem is a 3-D protein viewer that allows students to learn key concepts about the biology of proteins in an interactive manner.
Unlike traditional 3-D protein viewers which may require installation and significant technical expertise, StarBiochem is an intuitive 3-D protein viewer designed with students in mind. StarBiochem’s user interface was designed to visually represent protein structural information based on the four different levels of protein structure, which mirrors how students get introduced to this topic in class and in textbooks.
Using StarBiochem
StarBiochem is accessible via the web. Press the START button to get started.
| |
| |
|
Exercises
Sample exercises for StarBiochem, covering a range of concepts and difficulty, can be found in Sample Exercise.
StarBiochem in Action
Image of StarBiochem (Version 2.3) rendering 1A3N (Deoxy Human Hemoglobin)
StarBiochem
StarBiochem is a 3-D protein viewer that allows students to learn key concepts about the biology of proteins in an interactive manner.
Unlike traditional 3-D protein viewers which may require installation and significant technical expertise, StarBiochem is an intuitive 3-D protein viewer designed with students in mind. StarBiochem’s user interface was designed to visually represent protein structural information based on the four different levels of protein structure, which mirrors how students get introduced to this topic in class and in textbooks.
Using StarBiochem
StarBiochem is accessible via the web. Press the START button to get started.
| |
| |
|
Exercises
Sample exercises for StarBiochem, covering a range of concepts and difficulty, can be found in Sample Exercise.
StarBiochem in Action
Image of StarBiochem (Version 2.3) rendering 1A3N (Deoxy Human Hemoglobin)
Examples of genetic experiments in each of the different StarGenetics visualizers (from left to right, clockwise): Fly, Peas, Cow, Smiley Face, Fish, andYeast visualizers. (Click on the image for a larger view)
|
No comments:
Post a Comment