Replicators: Evolutionary Powerhouses Site Features

Thanks for visiting Replicators: Evolutionary Powerhouses! This wide-ranging and complex website has a number of useful features that make it perfect for browsing, researching, or integrating into a classroom setting. Here is a sampling:

• Multidisciplinary content relating to a number of different fields of study, distributed over dozens of pages of original writing
  
  
• Extensive content and detailed references virtually guaranteeing that you will find what you are looking for
  
  
• User-friendly interface so that even those new to the web can navigate easily through the site
  
  
• Automatic adjustments in response to your browser, screen resolution, etc. to provide you with an optimal viewing experience
  
  
• Availability in three different languages: English, Spanish, and Russian
  
  
• Five independent, full-scale interactive simulations reinforcing the concepts taught in our text
  
  
• Ability for users to contribute to the growth of this site by competing to get on our Top Ten Defenders list and by adding their own organisms to our gallery
  
  
• An extremely powerful search engine that scans not only our site but also other relevant sites that we have indexed
  
  
• The ability for visitors to suggest sites for indexing by our powerful search engine
  
  
• Visitor polls allowing you to share your views on controversial topics and discover the views of other visitors
  
  
• A full-scale discussion forum enabling you to converse with visitors from around the globe on matters relating to replicators
  
  
• A Book Reviews feature encouraging visitors to share their thoughts on a variety of books and other publications
  
  
• A Teacher's Corner permitting teachers to share lesson plans and ideas on teaching evolution in schools
  
  
• Replicators List, a free mailing list for thought-provoking articles on issues relating to replicators
  
  
• A Newsflash! section reporting on major new developments in the world of replicators
  
  
• Quizzes for each of the five major content sections allowing you to evaluate your progress in understanding each section
  
  
• A fully functional Guestbook allowing you to express your thoughts on this site
  
  
• Detailed FAQ's addressing common questions and misconceptions about evolutionary theory
  
  
• A comprehensive Site Index allowing you to quickly and easily locate the information you need
  
  
• An in-depth References & Citations page that permits visitors to locate our sources for further information
  
  

Technical Information

The following items are recommended for use with this site. Other items will still work fine, but some features may be unavailable.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5+ (Netscape 4+ will also work well)
• 800×600 screen resolution and 16-bit color depth or better
• Macromedia Flash Player 4
• Java 1.1 support
• JavaScript and images enabled