Biology Web Resources

Ladine Links

• Biosis  Advancing the knowledge base of biology by organizing
  information to support the needs of researchers in all settings.
• American Ornithological Union
• Data base of scientific names
• Interactive Statistical Calculations Page
• On the Origin of Species. Charles Darwin
• Sites of interest to Botanists, Ecologists, and Evolutionists
• U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Ecology WWW Page
• Saladin Anatomy and Physiology

• Visible Human Project

                              Biological Reference Works

• Animal Diversity Site  Multimedia database of over 1000 species, with habitat, physical characteristics, conservation methods.
• Biotechnology Dictionary
• GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms  The GardenWeb Glossary of Botanical Terms currently contains 4400 terms relating to botany, gardening, horticulture and landscape architecture and is regularly updated.  Also searchable.
• Genomics Lexicon  This not only defines terms, but hyperlinks to sites explaining the concept in greater detail.
• Life Sciences Dictionary

• Significant Events of the Last 125 Years in Microbiology
  
                                               Biological Images

• BIODIDAC  Biological images for teaching purposes. Use is free with registration.
• Cells Alive  Great microscopic images and video.
• Image Library of Biological Macromolecules
• Kohler's Medicinal Plants  Over 300 illustrations from this 19th century classic.
• Metabolic Pathways for Biochemistry  This site is designed to graphically represent all major metabolic pathways, primarily those important to human biochemistry.
• Molecular Expressions: Images from the Microscope  215 of them at the moment. Also has links to other microscopy files.
• Natural History Museums and Collections  Visit every natural history museum online.
• Plant Dictionary  Also a plant image database.
• Smithsonian Catalog of Botanical Illustrations
• Vascular Plant Image Gallery  Alphabetical or by family.

• Virtual Dissections  Yahoo's guide to online dissection sources.
  
  
                                          Databases & Indexes
  

• Agricola  The Dept. of Agriculture's free online search utility for journal articles on agriculture, forestry, wildlife, etc.
• Bioinformatics  The journal aims to publish high quality, peer-reviewed, original scientific papers and excellent review articles in the fields of computational molecular biology, biological databases and genome bioinformatics.
• BioLinks  Links to science journals, biotech companies, software, career opportunities, and more.
• BioWurld   A semi-automated index of resources in the fields of bioinformatics and molecular biology.
• Biologists' Control Panel  Links to a variety of genetics and biology databases.
• Biology Journals on the Net  Llinks to them and tells you which journals are available full text, which include abstracts, which are tables of contents only.
• Botany Internet Index  An extensive directory of over 3,700 briefly annotated botany-related Internet resources coordinated by individuals in the US, Canada, and Finland. Site categories include arboreta, botanical societies, taxonomic databases, images, ethnobotany, paleobotany, and more. A What's New section is updated every two or three weeks
• Ecology WWW Page  From the University of Lyon, a very complete set of links in alphabetical order.
• Entomology Resource List
• Harvard University Online Biology Journals (searchable)
• Kent Holsinger's links to Electronic Biology Journals
• Gray Card Index  (searchable) Currently includes over 325,000 citations of names of New World vascular plants at the rank of family, genus, species, and their infra ranks (e.g. subfamily, tribe, subgenus, section, series, subspecies, variety, form, etc.)
• PubSCIENCE  The equivalent of PubMed for the other sciences, indexing over 1000 scientific and technical journals.
• SciCentral's Biology Gateway  Well organized site, with "gateways" to sub-disciplines, to databases, research reports, educational materials, conferences, employment, funding, and more.
• Scott Russell's Botanical Links  From Prof. at Russell, University of Oklahoma; search by keyword or browse by subject area (cell biology, dendrology, etc.).
• Harvard University Dept of Molecular & Cellular Biology Links

• Yahoo Index to Biology

Data Collections

• Biological Control: A guide to Natural Enemies in North America
• Biodiversity Conservation Information System  Founded by several international conservation groups that gathers data at local, regional and national levels to assist and advise governments on environmentally sound decision-making.
• Biology Place  Categories of Cells, Chemistry, Evolution, Genetics, Diversity, Plants, Animals, Ecology, gives faculty affiliates, student activities, best of the web, research reports.
• Biology Software and Data Archive from Indiana University
• Committee for the National Institute for the Environment  Includes an encyclopedia of the environment, and online access to more than 140 Congressional Research Service reports on environmental issues.
• National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Metadata Clearinghouse Gateway--USGS  Electronic clearinghouse for biological data, from the following sources: State and Federal government agencies, universities, museums, libraries, and private organizations
• National Library for the Environment  Huge repository of research reports, environmental laws and treaties, news, career information, climate data, and more.

• North American Amphibian Monitoring Program  Central depository for information and research on declining amphibian populations.
  

Genetics and Biotechnology

• Biochem Net  Monthly bibliography of current biotechnology articles, with search engine and abstracts online.
• BioOnline  Particularly strong on education and training resources in biotech.
• Biosafety Information Network and Advisory Service (BINAS)  International organization that updates on biotech regulation worldwide, and safety issues. Provides a library including research reports and an archive of BINAS News, as well as links.
• BIO's Citizens' Guide to Biotechnology  The biotech industry explains for the general public what biotechnology is, how it works, and what the industry track record is on ethical issues.
• Biotechnology Information Center, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
• Information Systems for Biotechnology  Resources to support the environmentally responsible use of agricultural biotechnology products. Here you will find documents and searchable databases pertaining to the development, testing and regulatory review of genetically modified plants, animals and microorganisms within the U.S.
• Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
• Mendelian Inheritance in Man  The Human Genome Database.
• MendelWeb  Mendel's text Experiments in Plant Hybridization, with links to commentaries, further illustrations, other related material.

• National Center for Biotechnology Information  Includes the Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), the Unique Human Gene Sequence Collection, Gene Map of the Human Genome, and more.

News about Biology

• Science Daily
• What's New in Biology  News; also schedules of upcoming events, science programs on TV.

Other Useful Sources

• Beyond Bio 101  A book simultaneously published in print and web versions, about the changes being made in the undergraduate biology curriculum.
• BioCareer  Place for job postings and resume posting, primarily for the biotech industry/.
• Biology Education Review  An online journal.
• Constants and Equations  For scientific use.
• Evolution and Behavior
• Evolution vs. Creation Science  An "objective" presentation of the issues, including history, biblical text, references to other sites.
• Learning Strategies for Biology Students
• Web Geological Time Machine

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