Students can use the site to explore cells, and the small structures within them, such as mitochondria.
Users can zoom in and virtually cut open different membranes to further investigate the cells.
The site has been translated into Russian, French and Spanish. A number of universities use the site as a reference for general biology classes and it has been listed as a resource in New Scientist, and a McGraw-Hill microbiology textbook, Rusconi said. Experts from research, education and industry will discuss girls' relationships with technology in entertainment, education and the home. Participants are interested in new technologies that reflect women's interests and in assuring access to technology for girls in disadvantaged situations. Forum speakers include Megan Gaiser, president of HerInteractive, which creates video games based on the Nancy Drew mystery series, Maria Klawe, dean of science at the University of British Columbia, and Jane Margolis, a researcher at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies.