Gallardo BioTools — Educational Tools in Cancer Biology & Nanomedicine

Herramientas educativas interactivas en Biología del Cáncer y Nanomedicina
Laboratory of Bioinformatics Applied to Cancer · UANL

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🔬 About / Acerca de

EN — This repository hosts open, browser-based interactive tools developed by the LIBAC research group at the School of Medicine, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL). Tools are designed for multiple educational levels — from high school to graduate students and research collaborators — and cover molecular biology, cell biology, cancer mechanisms, and nanomedicine.

ES — Este repositorio aloja herramientas interactivas de acceso abierto desarrolladas por el grupo LIBAC en la Facultad de Medicina de la UANL. Están diseñadas para distintos niveles educativos — desde preparatoria hasta posgrado y colaboradores de investigación — y cubren biología molecular, biología celular, mecanismos del cáncer y nanomedicina.

Live site / Sitio en vivo: https://hugoleonid2008-ops.github.io/gallardo-biotools/

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📁 Repository Structure / Estructura del repositorio

gallardo-biotools/
├── index.html                  ← Hub: index of all tools
├── README.md
├── CONTRIBUTING.md
├── LICENSE
├── manifest.json               ← PWA support
├── sw.js                       ← Service worker
├── sitemap.xml
│
├── assets/
│   ├── img/
│   │   └── hero_biolab.jpg
│   └── icons/
│       ├── icon-192.png
│       ├── icon-512.png
│       └── icon.svg
│
├── citopolis/                  ← Citopolis series (cell biology)
│   ├── index.html              ← citopolis_hub.html
│   ├── main.html               ← citopolis.html
│   ├── main_en.html            ← citopolis_en.html
│   ├── inmuno.html             ← citopolis_inmuno.html
│   ├── p53.html                ← citopolis_p53.html
│   └── parp.html               ← citopolis_parp.html
│
├── biomol/                     ← Molecular biology series
│   ├── estructura.html         ← biomol_estructura.html
│   ├── mutaciones.html         ← biomol_mutaciones.html
│   ├── replicacion.html        ← biomol_replicacion.html
│   ├── transcripcion.html      ← biomol_transcripcion.html
│   └── traduccion.html         ← biomol_traduccion.html
│
├── biolab/                     ← BioLab interactive
│   ├── index.html              ← biolab.html
│   └── index_en.html           ← biolab_en.html
│
├── nanomision/                 ← NanoMission (nanomedicine)
│   ├── index.html              ← nanomision.html
│   └── index_en.html           ← nanomision_en.html
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└── tools/                      ← Standalone tools & games
    ├── dna-helix.html          ← DNA_Double_Helix_Interactive.html
    ├── competencia-grupal.html ← competencia_grupal.html
    ├── mapa-misiones.html      ← mapa_misiones.html
    └── oro-caballo-troya.html  ← oro_caballo_troya.html

Migration note / Nota de migración: file names in parentheses are the original names from the previous repository. When moving files, update all internal relative links accordingly.

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🧩 Tool Index / Índice de herramientas

🏙️ Citopolis Series — Cell Biology / Biología Celular

Interactive city-building metaphor for learning cell biology concepts.

Tool	Level	EN	ES
Citopolis Hub	All levels	✅	✅
Citopolis Main	Undergrad / Grad	✅	✅
Citopolis: Immunology	Undergrad / Grad	—	✅
Citopolis: p53 & Cancer	Grad	—	✅
Citopolis: PARP	Grad	—	✅

🧬 BioMol Series — Molecular Biology / Biología Molecular

Step-by-step interactive visualizations of core molecular biology processes.

Tool	Level	EN	ES
Molecular Structure	High school / Undergrad	—	✅
Mutations	Undergrad	—	✅
DNA Replication	Undergrad	—	✅
Transcription	Undergrad	—	✅
Translation	Undergrad	—	✅

🔬 BioLab — Lab Interactive

Gamified laboratory experience for biomedical sciences students.

Tool	Level	EN	ES
BioLab	Undergrad / Grad	✅	✅

🚀 NanoMisión — Nanomedicine / Nanomedicina

Mission-based exploration of nanomedicine concepts and targeted delivery.

Tool	Level	EN	ES
NanoMisión	Undergrad / Grad	✅	✅

🧰 Standalone Tools / Herramientas independientes

Tool	Description	Level
DNA Double Helix	3D-style interactive DNA visualization	All levels
Group Competition	Competitive quiz platform for classroom use	All levels
Mission Map	Visual navigation map for educational modules	All levels
Gold & Trojan Horse	Drug delivery metaphor — Trojan horse concept	Undergrad / Grad

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🚀 Getting Started / Cómo empezar

All tools run directly in the browser — no installation required.

Online: visit https://hugoleonid2008-ops.github.io/gallardo-biotools/

Local:

git clone https://github.com/hugoleonid2008-ops/gallardo-biotools.git
cd gallardo-biotools
# Open index.html in any modern browser

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📚 Educational Levels / Niveles educativos

🏫 High school / Preparatoria	🎓 Undergraduate / Licenciatura	🔬 Graduate / Posgrado	👩‍🔬 Researchers
DNA Helix, BioMol: Structure, BioMol: Mutations	Full BioMol series, BioLab, Citopolis Main, NanoMisión	Citopolis: p53, PARP, Immunology	All tools + Group Competition

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👥 Principal Investigator / Investigador principal

Dr. Hugo Leonid Gallardo-Blanco
Oncology Service & School of Medicine, UANL

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🤝 Contributing / Contribuir

We welcome contributions — see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

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📄 License / Licencia

MIT License — see LICENSE for details.
Content may be freely used for non-commercial educational purposes with attribution.