Scitable | Learn Science at Nature

Educators: Inspire your undergraduate and high-school AP biology students with resources on genetics and cell biology from Nature Publishing Group, home of Nature, the most cited scientific journal in the world.

Using our platform, you can customize your own eBooks for your students. Create an online classroom. Contribute and share content and connect with networks of colleagues.

Budding scientists also can find advice about effective science communication and career paths.

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How Cells Breathe

Why do virtually all cells "breathe" by pumping protons across a membrane? And how do they do it?

Sex Determination in Honeybees

Honeybees have a unique sex determination system. How does it work? And how did scientists learn about it?

Choosing Careers

Have you ever taken the Myers-Briggs personality assessment? Use it to find a career that brings you happiness.

Science Communication

To communicate effectively, you must adapt to your audience. Get tips on how to do this.

Science Photography

What is the history of science photography? And how is this field continuing to contribute to cutting-edge scientific advancement?

Ocean Acidification

How are humans driving changes in the chemistry of the ocean, and what might this mean for marine ecosystems in the future?

Cell Biology

Cell biology is the study of cell structure and function focusing on the cell as the fundamental unit of life.

Genetics

Genetics is the study of genomes and how they define the growth, development, and function of organisms.

Student Voices

Dress your wound with fish skin?

Researchers spun up a nanofiber collagen sponge from fish skin, then tested its wound healing potential. Apparently, it works better than bovine. Learn about it here.

• Do Smart Pills Really Make You Smart?
• The Invasive Species Wriggling Beneath Your Feet
• Getting the Straight Dope on Weed

Eyes On Environment

Black Silicon Solar Cells - Why They are Better

What's so great about black silicon solar cells? A jumble of nanostructures on this material's surface enables it to absorb light from many angles. Why does this matter?

• The Search for Artificial Photosynthesis
• Economic Expansion in the Great Plains
• Raptors in the Urban UK

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Making Science and Engineering Pictures

MITx is now offering an online course on how to best present scientific images and effectively communicate your work. Learn how to optimize the presentation of data in images alongside the basics of photography, and tips like how to use a scanner as a camera. This six-week course begins soon, June 15th. Sign up here.

Know Your Cell Biology

Cell Biology Resources

Cell biology is the study of cell structure and function, and revolves around the concept that the cell is the fundamental unit of life. Focusing on the cell allows a detailed understanding of the tissues and organisms that cells compose. Scitable invites you to explore our Topic Rooms in cell biology: Cell Origins and Metabolism, Proteins and Gene Expression, Subcellular Compartments, Cell Communication, and Cell Cycle and Cell Division. Essentials of Cell Biology, the eBook, introduces readers to the core concepts. It provides an introduction to cell biology for beginning students of all ages or be a springboard to more specialized topics for advanced students. Topics include: the origin of the cell, how cells are organized, how they reproduce, how they use energy, and many more.