Biology resources

Organizations

American Institute of Biological Sciences

http://www.aibs.org/

Information about membership, peer review, job opportunities, and other biology resources.

American Society for Cell Biology

http://www.ascb.org/

Includes information on membership and annual meetings, products, and job placement resources.

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Comprehensive sites

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

Established in 1988 as a national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information - all for the better understanding of molecular processes affecting human health and disease.

Biology Links (Harvard U.)

http://golgi.harvard.edu/BioLinks.html

Lists resources, journals, FTP archives, etc. Also has links to various subjects, such as forestry, genetics, biodiversity, etc.

Dictionary of Cell Biology

http://www.mblab.gla.ac.uk/~julian/

A searchable online version of the second edition of the Dictionary of Cell Biology.

National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)

http://www.nbii.gov

This searchable site is a USGS initiative containing links and information from federal, state, local, and private sector sources. Topics include hot topics in biological research, educational resources, non-native plant and animal species present in the US, biodiversity, biology news, botany, amphibians, and US and international resources and organizations.

Research Link 2000

http://www.cur.org/reslink2000.html

Provides general biological information, links to educational resources, and lab/experiment information on ten systems: blue plants, trematodes, Chlamydomonas, Ceratopteris fern, fast plants, sea anemone, tobacco hornworm, yeast, zebrafish, and freshwater springs. Some lab/experiment information pages are under construction.

WWW Virtual Library: Microbiology & Virology

http://www.biocfarm.unibo.it/bbc/micro.html

Searchable site focusing on microbiology and virology.

Yahoo's List on Biology

http://dir.yahoo.com/science/biology/

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Plants, animals, & taxonomy

BirdSource

http://www.birdsource.org/

This site is maintained jointly by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. It includes information on bird distribution, migration, and range expansion/contraction. Select data sets by type of bird.

BUBL: Life Sciences, Biology

http://bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=6410

An extensive collection of Internet resources arranged by topic. Includes specific kinds of animals, plants, and life science topics and research areas.

Common Names of Plant Diseases

http://www.apsnet.org/online/common/

Search this database of plant disease names or browse the table of contents. Ninety-six common plant names are given, each with a listing of bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral diseases that effect them. Common and latin names of diseases are provided. Produced by the American Phytopathological Society.

Electronic Zoo (Washington U.)

http://netvet.wustl.edu/e-zoo.htm

A compilation of animal and veterinary medicine databases and web pages.

eNature

http://www.enature.com

This site includes field guides to birds, reptiles, plants, trees, mammals, spiders, insects, seashells, fishes, and more. Information about local and regional wildlife are also available.

Flora of North America

http://hua.huh.harvard.edu/FNA/

An online version of the print series Flora of North America. Find the print version in the Eden-Webster Library reference stacks at QK110 .F55.

Flowering Plant Gateway

http://botany.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/newgate/cronang.htm

The goal of this site is to include information on all vascular plants. Currently, it contains links to documents and other materials about four plant systems: Cronquist, Takhtajan, Thorne, and the Angiospers Phylogeny Group. An alphabetical list of plants by family is also available.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

http://www.itis.gov/

Find information on various taxa by scientific or vernacular name. Link to TRED (Taxonomic Resources and Expertise Directory) to learn names of scientists who specialize in particular taxa.

Internet Directory for Botany

http://www.botany.net/IDB/

An extensive directory of botany sites. Search by subject from the pull-down menu or enter keywords to search.

NCBI Taxonomy Homepage

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/taxonomyhome.html/

Search for species by scientific name or browse the hierarchical tree. Includes taxonomy links and a list of organisms commonly used in molecular research projects. Produced by the National Center for Biotechnology Information.

PLANTS Database

http://plants.usda.gov/

Search by common name, scientific name, or symbol, or browse by category. Includes some agricultural information as well.

Reptile Database

http://www.reptile-database.org/

Taxonomic and geographical information on living reptiles (snakes, lizards, amphibians and crocodiles) around the world. Includes some outside links to further information and pictures.

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Human anatomy & physiology

Hosford Muscle Tables: Skeletal Muscles

http://www.ptcentral.com/muscles/

Hosford Muscle Tables: Skeletal Muscles.

LUMEN Dissector

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/GrossAnatomy/dissector/index.html

Select areas of the body from sketches and view cross-section photographs of them.

Visible Human Project

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html

Information about the Visible Human Project and links to related researh projects.

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Genetics

MendelWeb

http://www.mendelweb.org/

Provides the text of Mendel's Experiments in Plant Hybridization as well as other classic genetics papers. Links to a glossary, statistical information, and other Internet genetics pages are also provided.

Human Genome Project Information

http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/

An extensive site maintained by the US Office of Biological and Environmental Research. It includes reports on the human genome project, the latest research, medical implications (i.e. gene therapy), and ethical and legal aspects of the project (i.e. genetically modified food). Information for teachers is provided (including links to Spanish language websites). Use the site index to quickly scan topics covered. Overview information is provided along with links to other sites for further information.

The Virtual Library: Genetics

http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/genetics.html

An extensive source of links to genetics information. Links are arranged by organism, the human genome project, human chromosomes, international research, and other topics. Especially helpful is the glossary of genetic terms provided by the Human Genome Project.

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Electronic Journals

The following links are to selected electronic journals currently available for free to Internet users. Additional journals available to Webster and Eden students, faculty, and staff are listed on the Journal/magazine/newspaper A-Z list.

Journal of Biochemistry

http://jb.oupjournals.org/

A Japanese journal of biochemistry, molecular biology, cell, and biotechnology research articles.

WWW Journal of Biology

http://www.epress.com/w3jbio/

A peer-reviewed journal covering biology research articles. Also includes links to other Interent biology sites.