Biology

General

• actionbioscience.org Seven bioscience challenges
• BioABACUS Biotechnology ABbreviation & ACronym Uncovering Service, New Mexico State U.
• BIODIC: The Ultrastructure Website Free U. of Brussels
  Contains scanning electron microscope images of cells, tissue, etc. from many organisms
• Biology at the National Academies
• Biology Links Harvard's Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
• BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
• Glossary U. of California Museum of Paleontology
  Includes Phylogenetics, Geology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Ecology, Life History, Zoology, Botany, and Paleogeography
• Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Glossary of Biotechnology Terms
• Kimball's Biology Pages John W. Kimball, PhD
  Online biology textbook and glossary
• MIT Biology Hypertext
  Online molecular biology textbook with practice problems. Includes the following chapters: Chemistry Review, Large Molecules, Cell Biology, Enzyme Biochemistry, Glycolysis and the Krebs Cycle, Photosynthesis, Mendelian Genetics, Central Dogma, Prokaryotic Genetics and Gene Expression, Recombinant DNA, and Immunology
• Model Organisms for Biomedical Research National Institutes of Health
• Women in Biology Dr. S. L. Forsburg of The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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Botany & Zoology

• American Field Guide Oregon Public Broadcasting
  Video from over 30 public broadcasting stations throughout the U.S. Searchable
• The Animal Diversity Web U. of Michigan
  Searchable database of animal information
• BotIT: The Virtual Foliage Home Page UW-Madison
  Collections of botanical images including trees, Wisconsin flora, as well as many useful images of cells, tissues, growth stages, etc.
• Internet Directory for Botany
• PLANTS Database U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
• Sea Grant Nonindigenous Species Site: Zebra Mussel & Other Aquatic Nuisance Species
  Research & educational materials on zoological aquatic nuisance species in the U.S.
• University of Florida Book of Insect Records

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Cell Biology

• CELLS alive!
  Brief introductions to many cellular topics, often with links for more information and keyword recommendations for searching
• The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and the Genetics of Cancer North Dakota State U.
• Mitosis World U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  Includes movies
• Virtual Plant Cell U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Developmental Biology

• Bill Wasserman's Developmental Biology Page Loyola U. Chicago
• Virtual Embryo U. of Calgary (Canada)
  Scroll down and click on Dynamic Development to reach educational modules to help you study.
• emap: Edinburgh Mouse Atlas Project
  Includes diagrams & complete descriptions of the anatomical components at each Theiler stage.  Goal: to standardize embryonic anatomical nomenclature for the mouse.
• Dynamics of Development UW-Madison
  Embryology tutorials for Zebrafish, Amphibian & Sea Urchin

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Ecology/Biodiversity/Environmental Biology

• All Species Foundation
• American Field Guide Oregon Public Broadcasting
  Video from over 30 public broadcasting stations throughout the U.S. Searchable
• Baileys' Eco-Regions of the U. S.
  Descriptions & maps of the eco-regions of the U.S.
• Biodiversity and Conservation A hypertext book by Peter J. Bryant
  School of Biological Sciences, U. of California, Irvine
• Biodiversity and WORLDMAP The Natural History Museum, London
• Biodiversity Hotspots Conservation International
• Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST) The National Academies
  Reports results of ongoing and completed research on pollution.
• EarthTrends: Environmental Information World Resources Institute
• Encyclopedia of the Earth
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• International Institute for Environment and Development
• Major Biomes of the World Radford U.
  Provides illustrated descriptions the seven major biomes, including life forms, climate, etc.
• National Library for the Environment National Council for Science and the Environment
  Includes more than 700 Congressional Research Service Reports, prepared for Congress by the Library of Congress.
• NatureServe Explorer - An Online Encyclopedia of Life
  Provides "conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals, and ecological communities of the United States and Canada."
• Rainforest Information Centre
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• U.S. Long Term Ecological Research Network
  Includes 21 research projects
• Water Quality Information Center National Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre United Nations Environmental Programme

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Evolution

• Becoming Human Inst of Human Origins, Arizona St. U.
  Documentary on human origins
• Creation Research Society
• Darwin Digital Library of Evolution American Museum of Natural History
  Collection of full-text evolution papers, examining the predecessors of Darwin's evolutionary theories, his own works, evolutionary biology after 1859, and social, philosophical, and religious responses; extensive bibliography
• Evolution Resources National Academies
• Evolution vs. Creationism Dept. of Physics, Syracuse U.
• Science and Creationism: A View from the National Academy of Sciences
• The Talk.Origins Archive: Exploring the Creation/Evolution Controversy
• Understanding Evolution U. of CA, Berkeley

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Genetics

• CDC Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• Cytogenetics Gallery U. of Washington, Seattle
• Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  Illustrates basic concepts of genetics using multimedia presentations including:
  • DNA from the Beginning: An animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes, and heredity
  • DNA Interactive - describes the discovery of the structure of DNA
  • Your Genes, Your Health: A Multimedia Guide to Genetic Disorders
• Genetic Science Learning Center U. of Utah
• Genetics Education Center U. of Kansas Medical Center
  Provides resources on human genetics and the human genome project for the non-expert.
• GROW - Genetic Resources On the Web
  A search engine for a collection of evaluated web sites
• A Hypermedia Glossary of Genetic Terms
• National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
  Entry point for Entrez, BLAST, OMIM, taxonomy & structural databases

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Genomics

• 1-2-3 Genomics: a Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics Knowledge Base
  Links to freely available internet resources organized into categories
• The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR)
  FlyBase: A Database of the Drosophila Genome Indiana U., in conjunction with the Berkeley and European Drosophila Genome Projects
• Functional Genomics Science
• The GDB Human Genome Database
• GOLD: Genomics OnLine Database
  Largest available and most detailed monitoring of genome sequencing projects, both compete and ongoing
• Genomics and Its Impact on Science and Society: The Human Genome Project and Beyond Department of Energy
  An introduction to basic genetics and biocomputing for the nonspecialist; includes a glossary.
• Human Chromosome Launchpad Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  Provides information about each chromosome.
• DOEgenomes.org US Department of Energy
• The Human Genome Resources National Center for Biotechnology Information
• The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR)
• Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG)
• Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)
  Includes the Mouse Genome Database, the Gene Expression Database, and the Encyclopedia of the Mouse Genome.
• National Center for Genome Resources
• National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
  Includes a glossary of genetic terms.

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Microbiology

• All the Virology on the WWW
  Includes the Big Picture Book of Viruses and Virology Courseware
• Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Karolinska Institute, Sweden
  Extensive list of links arranged by infectious agent
• ICTVdB: The Universal Virus Database of the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses
  Includes a Picture Gallery
• List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature Society for Systematic and Veterinary Bacteriology
• MicrobeWorld American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Microbes.info: The Microbiology Information Portal Maintained by Al Chan, Ph.D.
  Includes many areas of microbiology. Features current news articles and hot topics.
• World Data Centre for Microorganisms (WDCM)
  A comprehensive directory of culture collections, databases on microbes and cell lines

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Molecular Biology

• BioHunt: Molecular Biology Finder
  Searchable database automatically created by the "Marvin" molecular biology sites retrieval robot.
• Center for Molecular Modeling National Institutes of Health
  Provides links to services that give 3-D views of molecules.
• Computational Molecular Biology at the National Institutes of Health
  Major sequence- and text-based databases, analytical tools, lab protocols, and reference sources in molecular biology
• European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
• ExPASy Proteomics Server Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
  ExPASy=Expert Protein Analysis System
• Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  Online version of a 1997 print resource
• Library of 3-D Molecular Structures NYU
• National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
  Entry point for Entrez, BLAST, OMIM, taxonomy & structural databases
• Protein Explorer Eric Martz, PhD, U. of Massachusetts
  3D images of molecules, includes Atlas of Macromolecules
• The tmRNA Website Indiana U.
• Yale's Center for Structural Biology Dept. of Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry

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Taxonomy & Phylogeny

• Deep Green--Green Plant Phylogeny
• International Plant Name Index
• ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System) various federal agencies, North American focus
• Phylogeny of Life U. of California, Berkeley
• PhyloCode: A Phylogenetic Code of Biological Nomenclature
• The Tree of Life Web Project

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Free & Open Access E-Journals

• BioMed Central
• CBE - Life Science Education (formerly Cell Biology Education) American Society for Cell Biology
  Free quarterly peer-reviewed journal on life sciences education at all levels; includes book and multimedia reviews and pro-con articles on issues of interest
• Electronic Green Journal
  "Professional journal on international environmental information"
• Issues in Ecology The Ecological Society of America
  "A continuing series designed to present major ecological issues in an easy-to-read manner"
• PubMed Central

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News

• Biological Sciences News National Science Foundation
• The Scientist - The News Journal for the Life Scientist registration required, biweekly publication

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Tutorials

• Basic Neural Processes Tutorials Hanover College
• BioInteractive Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  Includes five virtual labs, several animations, a virtual museum, videos of lectures, and more than 15 "mini-lessons".
• The Biology Project U. of Arizona
  Tutorials in eight biology fields
• Cell Division--Genetic Consequences Cornell U.
  Learn about mitosis & meiosis with slides & questions.
• Coffee Break National Center for Biotechnology Information
  Tutorials for NCBI Tools
• Embryology Tutorials UW-Madison
  Includes zebrafish, amphibian & sea urchin development.
• Genetic Science Learning Center U. of Utah
• Human Embryology Animations Dr. Valerie O'Loughlin, Indiana U.
  Includes pre- and post-tests for the embryology of several systems.
• MIT Open Courseware: Biology
• Neuroscience Tutorial Washington U. School of Medicine
  Created by Diana Weedman Molavi, PhD for first-year medical students
• NIH VideoCasting National Institutes of Health
  Over 100 streamed videos on a broad range of topics. Requires RealPlayer.
• Outreach & Education NCBI
  Includes tutorials for BLAST, ENTREZ and PubMed as well as Coffee Break.
• Physical Anthropology Tutorials Dennis O'Neil, Ph.D., Palomar College, California
  Topics include aspects of evolution and genetics
• Virtual World of Development U. of Calgary
  Subjects include human, animal & organ development (heart & eye)

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Megasites/Directories

• Bio: Directorate for Biological Sciences National Science Foundation
• Bio Netbook Searchable web page directory maintained by the Pasteur Institute
• Biology Librarians' Internet Index "websites you can trust"
• BioResearch
  Biosciences--WWW Virtual Library
• BioWeb
  Created by U. of WI system faculty; contains links for many fields in biology.  Searchable
• EarthTrends: Environmental Information World Resources Institute
• Life Sciences--The Internet Public Library
• National Biological Information Infrastructure (nbii)
  Links to biological data and information maintained by federal, state, & local government agencies and private sector organizations around the world.
• Southwest Biotechnology and Informatics Center (SWBIC)

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Biomedical Sciences

Anatomy & Physiology

• Actin Myosin Crossbridge 3D Animation San Diego State U.
• American Society for Gravitational and Space Biology Indiana State U.
• Anatomy Atlases Curated by Ronald A. Bergman, Ph.D.
• AnatQuest National Library of Medicine
  Visible Human Project
• Basic Neural Processes Tutorials Hanover
• Digital Anatomist Project Interactive Atlases Department of Biological Structure, U. of Washington, Seattle
  Brain, thoracic organs and knee
• The eSkeletons Project
  Includes human, gorilla and baboon skeletons as well as glossary and self-test.
• Histology Loyola U. of Medical Education Network (LUMEN)
  Slides of human tissue with descriptive text
• Human Embryology Animations Dr. Valerie O'Loughlin, Indiana U.
  Includes pre- and post-tests for the embryology of several systems.
• Hypermuscle: Muscles in Action U. of Michigan
  Multimedia demos of muscle movements (adduction, extension, etc.)
• NPAC/OLDA Visible Human Project Viewer Syracuse U. and U. of Adelaide (Australia)
• Net Anatomy
• Skull Anatomy Tutorial Gateway Community College, Arizona

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Immunology

• Cancer and the Immune System The Vital Connection Cancer Research Institute
• Microbiology and Immunology On-line U. of S. Carolina School of Medicine
• The Immune System National Cancer Institute
  Slides and text; part of the Understanding Cancer series

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Neurosciences

• Allen Brain Atlas
• Atlases of the Brain U. of Utah
• Basic Neural Processes Tutorials Hanover College
• Brain Facts: A Primer on the Brain and Nervous System Society for Neuroscience
  64-page booklet in PDF
• Brain Facts and Figures
  Average measures of the nervous system and its blood supply as well as sensory apparatus
• Brain Info
• Brain Maps.org Center for Neuroscience, UC Davis
• Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections
• Dictionary of Cognitive Science U. of Alberta
• Integrative Neurosciences Research Center Marquette U.
• Internet Handbook of Neurology Compiled by Katalin Hegedüs, MD, PhD
• Neuroanatomy & Neuropathology on the Internet Department of Neurology, University Medical School, Hungary
  Links to many university resources
• Neuroanatomy Interactive Syllabus Department of Biological Structure, U. of Washington, Seattle
• Neuroscience Education Eric H. Chudler, PhD, U. of Washington
  Extensive list of links in all areas of neuroscience
• Neuroscience Tutorial Washington U. School of Medicine
  Created for first-year medical students by Diana Weedman Molavi, PhD
• Neurosciences on the Internet Neil M. Busis, M.D.
• The Whole Brain Atlas Harvard

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Nutrition

• Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 U. S. Depts. of Agriculture & Health and Human Services
• Food and Nutrition Information Center National Agricultural Library, USDA
  Information on many levels, for consumers through health professionals
• My.Pyramid.gov
  Newest food pyramid with 12 categories taking into account gender, age and activity level
• Nutrition.gov

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Pathology

• The Museum of Human Disease School of Pathology, U. of New South Wales, Australia
  Images of 24 diseased tissues with point-and-click descriptions, histories, and comments
• The Urbana Atlas of Pathology U. of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
• WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education
  Contains images, text, tutorials and more.
• Your Genes, Your Health: A Multimedia Guide to Genetic Disorders Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
  *requires Flash Player and QuickTime Player

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Search Aids and Bibliographic Tips

• Search the Internet
  Want more? Here you'll find a collection of search engines, indexes and directories.
• Internet Resources Citation Guides
  Learn how to cite information found on the Net in a bibliography.
• Evaluating Information Sources
• Writer's Handbook
  Produced by the Writing Center at UW-Madison. Contains tips on style, grammar, punctuation, and citing sources.
• Research and Documentation Online
  Information on finding and documenting sources in the humanities, social sciences, history, and the sciences.