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Pedro's BioMolecular Research Tools.
An extensive list of sources including molecular biology search and analysis
tools, bibliographic and text searches, guides and tutorials, journals, and
other biological resources.
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pedro/research_tools.html.
WWW Virtual Library: Biosciences.
Comprehensive list of biology resources, arranged by specific subject area,
e.g., biochemistry, ecology, immunology, plant biology, etc.
http://golgi.harvard.edu/biopages.html.
CSU BIOWEB. Extensive, annotated list of resources, arranged by specific
field. The best starting point for students and others new to the field.
http://arnica.csustan.edu.
Biology Network News. An excellent overview and annotated list with links to
major newsgroups.
http://nimsn41.nimr.mrc.ac.uk/links/news.html.
BIOSCI/bionet NewsGroups.
Links to newsgroup archives and an FAQ section that includes a list of
current newsgroups and companion listservs.
http://www.bio.net.
BetaCyte List of Chemistry Journals.
Although its focus is chemistry and biochemistry journals, this site is a
model jurnals page. Journals are categorized by the extent of information
provided online, e.g., full-text/no fee, full-text/fee-based, some full-text
articles, tables of contents/abstracts, etc.
http://www.betacyte.pair.com/journals.html.
WWW Virtual Library: Journals, Conferences, and Current Awareness. An
extensive, up-to-date list of journals arranged by publisher and title.
http://golgi.harvard.edu/journals.html.
Pedro\'s Biomolecular Research Tools-Bio/Chemical Journals and Newsletters.
Comprehensive guide to more than 200 journal tables of contents/abstracts.
Indicates journals with full-text articles online.
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pedro/rt_journals.html.
National Biological Service (NBS). Information about NBS programs with links
to NBS research stations and databases. The National Biological Information
Infrastructure initiative to provide access to national, state, local, and
private biological databases is of particular interest.
http://www.nbs.gov.
The Smithsonian Natural History Web. Provides information about research
programs at the National Museum of Natural History and links to data and
graphics files from the Smithsonian\'s specimen collections.
http:www.nmnh.si.edu.
University of California Paleontology Museum. Includes outstanding guides to
the museum\'s collections and offers an extensive set of links to other
specimen collections.
http://ucmp1.berkeley.edu.
Biodiversity and Biological Collections Webserver. A guide to sources in
systematics and organism-based biology. Focuses on specimen collections,
taxonomic authority files, and reports of standards bodies.
http://muse.bio.cornell.edu.
The Internet Directory for Botany. Searchable and browsable index of botany
resources; a product of international collaboration among Canadian, Finnish,
and U.S. botanists. Includes alphabetical and subject indexes.
http://herb.bio/uregina.ca/liu/bio/idb.html.
American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta. Links to member
institutions which include most major U.S. and some foreign botanical
gardens. Includes links to other sites of botanical interest.
http://www.mobot.org/AABGA/welcome.html.
Flora of North America. A collaborative project to compile comprehensive
descriptions of plants growing in the U.S., Canada, and Greenland. The first
two volumes of a proposed 14-volume set are available online.
http://straylight.tamu.edu/fna/fna.html.
Plants National Database. Produced by the National Plant Data Center of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, this database includes common and scientific
names, economic importance, growth habits, links to a distribution map, and
references to the literature.
http://trident.ftc.nrcs.usda.gov/plants.
Ecology WWW page. Includes a broad view of ecology and resources from many
life science areas. Sites are listed by title and are searchable by keyword
http://biomserv.univ-lyon1.fr/EcologyWWW.html. North American mirror at
http://http://herb.bio/uregina.ca/liu/bio/ecology.html.
Biodiversity, Ecology, and the Environment. Good starting point for Web
resources. Includes a comprehensive list of biological journals available online.
http://conbio.bio.uci.edu/link/.
Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program. Established by the National
Science Foundation to support research on long-term ecological phenomena in
the U.S. Includes links to 18 LTER sites as well as a searchable
bibliography of research at LTER sites.
http://Lternet.washington.edu/.
The NCBI WWW Entrz Browser. Integrates many protein and DNA sequence
databases (GenBank, EMBL, DDJB) into one easy-to-use format. Includes more
than one million Medline records as well as BLAST (Basic Local Alignment
Search Tool) searches and 3-D views of structures.
http://www3.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Entrez/.
NIH Molecular Modeling Home Page. Provides links to and short descriptions
of services that give 3-D views of molecules.
http://cmm.info.nih.gov/modeling/net_services.html.
Molecules R Us. This site provides a forms interface to search and retreive
molecular structure data from the Brookhaven Protein Data Bank. Using viewer
programs such as RasMol, Mage, and Raster3d, protein structures can be
viewed and manipulated in a variety of formats. Links to retrieve viewer
software are provided.
http://molbio.info.nih.gov/cgi-bin/pdb.
Jackson Laboratory WWW Server. Jackson Lab maintains the Mouse Genome
Database and the Encyclopedia of the Mouse Genome, sources of comprehensive
current information on mouse genetics including data on mouse loci,
experimental genetic mapping data, probes and PCR primers, polymorphisms,
nomenclature, and associated bibliographic references.
http://www.jax.org/.
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM). OMIM is the continuously
updated, full-text, searchable version of Victor A. McKusick\'s Mendeliuan
Inheritance in Man, a comprehensive encyclopedia of human genes and genetic
disorders. http://www3.ncbi.nlm.gov/omim/.
Computational Molecular Biology at NIH. Major sequence-and text-based
databases, analytical tools, lab protocols, and important reference sources
in molecular biology.
http://molbio.info.nih.gov/molbio/.
Primer on Molecular Genetics. A good introduction to basic genetics and
biocomputing for the nonspecialist. Includes an extensive glossary.
http://www.gdb.org/Dan/DOE/intro.html.
EcoCyc: Encyclopedia of E. coli Genes and Metabolism. Comprehensive
encyclopedia describing the genetics and metabolism of the bacterium E.
coli. Information is provided primarily in a graphical interactive format.
Available through a Web server, but should be down-loaded and run locally
for best results.
http://www.ai.sri.com/ecocyc/ecocyc.html.
All the Virology on the WWW. Produced by the Garry Lab at Tulane University,
this is an excellent list of virus-related sources on the Web. Includes
tutorials, pointers to other virology sites, publications from the lab etc.
http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/garryfavweb.html.
Microbial Strain Data Network (MSDN). A well-organized page that provides
links to culture catalogs, collections, and other sources on viruses,
bacteria, fungi, yeasts, etc.
http://www.bdt.org.br/bdt/msdn/.
American Society for Microbiology. An extensive, nonannotated list of links
to resources in micrbiology, as well as information about products,
services, and business of the society.
http://www.asmusa.org/.
Zoology on the Internet (Zoology Record). Maintained by BIOSIS; organized by
topic and by animal group.
http://www.york.biosis.org/zrdocs/zoolinfo/zoolinfo.htm.
Entomolgy Index of Internet Resources. Collaborative effort among
researchers at Colorado State University and Iowa State University. This
searchable database can be browsed by subject categories.
http://www.ent.iastate.edu/List/defaultN.html.
Herpetology (Biosciences). World Wide Web Virtual Library index of
herpetology. Contains a directory of herpetological sites for
classification, meetings, organizations, journals, universities, museums,
and other topics of interest.
http://xtal200.harvard.edu:8000/herp/.
Project BIO. Joint project among Iowa State University and community
colleges, high schools, and industries to develop and share biology
education resources. Major efforts include developing online biology courses
and sharing curriculum materials.
http://biotech.zool.iastate.edu/Project_Bio/Homepage.html.
BioEd: Biological Sciences Education Resources. Comprehensive list of
education resources for college-level biology.
http://www-hpcc.astro.washington.edu/scied/bio.html.
Access Excellence. Sponsored by Genentech; designed to provide information
for high school biology teachers and enable exchange of lesson plans and
techniques. The "Resource" section contains an excellent selection of
educational links of benefit to college and university instructors.
http://www.gene.com/ae/.
The MIT Biology Hypertextbook. Hypertextbook designed for the MIT
Introductory Biology course contains a syllabus, chapters on basic college
biology, a searchable index, self quizzes, and practice problems.
http://esg-www.mit.edu:8001/bio/.
The Interactive Frog Dissection. An online tutorial with step-by-step
instructions and pictures of a frog dissection.
http://curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU/go/frog/.
Biology Education *Software FAQ. MAintained by the Biology Education
Software Taskforce (B.E.S.T.) at the University of Washington, this site
contains reviews of selected biology education software. Each review, and a
section on source and pricing.
http://www.zoology.washington.edu/biosoft/.
Whole Frog Project. Uses high-resolution MRI imaging and other techniques to
visualize anatomical structures. Includes MPEG and Quicktime movies of a
rotating, transparent frog.
http://george.lbl.gov/ITG.hm.pg.docs/Whole.Frog/Whole.Frog.html#intro.
UTK Mathematical Life Sciences Archives WWW Server Home Page. Contains
reviews of mathematical and educational software for life sciences.
Shareware programs may be downloaded directly.
http://archives.math.utk.edu/mathbio/.
APPLIED-ETHOLOGY. Maintained by the International Society for Applied
Ethologists for discussion of animal behavior.
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BIOPI-L. List for high school biology teachers provides useful ideas about
instruction techniques and materials for instructors at all levels.
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BIOSAFTY. Discussion on laboratory safety and other issues of concern to
safety personnel.
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BIOTECH. Biotechnology discussion list covers techniques and requests for
information about chemicals, biomaterials, and equipment.
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CONSBIO. Communication about conservation and ecology provides information
about research and endangered site alerts.
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ECOLOG-L. Discussion list of the Ecological Society of America. Postings
include information about grants, jobs, conferences, and a full range of
ecological topics.
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ENTOMO-L. Information exchange among entomolgy researchers, instructors, and
students.
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ETHOLOGY. Discussion about animal behavior and behavioral ecology.
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GENTALK. Forum for teachers and students on genetics and biotechnology.
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HERP-L. Addresses scientific study of herpetology including ecology,
behavior, systematics, and biogeography.
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MAMMAL-L. Communication about mammalian biology research.
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MORPHMET. Focuses on morphology, the study of the size and shape of
organisms.
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PRIMATE-L. The Wisconsin Primate Research Center\'s list for researchers.
Includes announcements, requests for assistance, and discussion of research.
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TAXACOM. Biological Systematics Discussion List covers classification of
plants and animals with an emphasis on current procedures and issues.
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"Bugs" in the News! - Information & links on all kinds of viruses &
bacteria-a good reference site for middle school students from the Univ. of
Kansas.
http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~jbrown/bugs.html
Access Excellence - A great place for biology science teachers, contains
current science news items, teachers\' exchange, science labs, and more.
http://www.accessexcellence.org
BBC Animal Zone - Natural history news and views, chats, quizes, forums,
wildlife, nature, conservation, animals, features and information from the
BBC Natural History Unit.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/animalzone
Beyond Bio 101: The Transformation of Undergraduate Biology Education -
Describes the remarkable changes taking place in American undergraduate
biology education; a report by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
http://www.hhmi.org/BeyondBio101
BioChemNet - A guide to the best biology and chemistry educational resources
on the web, featuring a weekly updated "News & Reviews" section.
http://www.schmidel.com/bionet.htm
BIOMATERIA Publishing Company, Inc. - Biology, nutrition, & human sexuality
educational publications.
http://www.biomateriapublishing.com/
BioScience Research Tool: Education - Excellent specialized directory of
online tools and resources, "selected by BioScientists for BioScientists".
http://www.biochemie.net/links/Education/
DNA-based computers - A detailed description of how DNA-based computers work
and what they can do.
http://www.dna2z.com/dnacpu/dna.html
Everyone\'s Guide to DNA-based computers - An easy to understand description
of how DNA-based computers work and what they can do.
http://dna2z.com/dnacpu/dne.html
FOR SEA Institute of Marine Science - Award-winning hands-on/minds-on
activities, lessons, instructional materials, and resources for teaching
science through the marine environment.
http://www.forsea.org
Hidden Killers: Deadly Viruses - ...basics about viruses, our bodies \'immune
systems, how we combat these invaders, information about specific viruses,
and how these \'hidden killers\' could potentially be used as bio-weapons.
There are also weekly/bi-weekly feature articles on various facets that
involve viruses. This site is meant for the general population
http://hyperion.advanced.org/23054/gather/index.shtml
Hill House Publishers - Reference guides for purchase featuring butterflies
& moths of the world and John Gould authentic facsimile books on antiquarian
ornithology - the British Museum (Natural History) London.
http://www.harrytaylor.free-online.co.uk/hillhouse.htm
Human Evolution Education Network - The National Center for Science
Education (NCSE) sponsors the Human Evolution Education Network (HEEN) to
bring together K-12 science teachers and scientists whose expertise is human
evolution. The HEEN webpage lists publications of our own project, and other
resources for evolution and biology education, online and in "the real world".
http://www.natcenscied.org/heenhm.htm
HyperCard Software for Science - Biology, chemistry, and general science
shareware and freeware for high school science. Includes biology test bank,
with anatomy & physiology questions, & grade book.
http://hometown.aol.com/mteast/web/welcome.html
Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education - Annual
publication covering all disciplines in the life sciences, natural
resources, and agriculture. By and for educators in extension, universities,
industry, administration, and grades K-16. Articles include research, notes,
case studies, software, slide sets, letters, editorials, profiles, and media
reviews.
http://www.jnrlse.org/
Little Monsters Under the Microscope - Mites, ticks, & more. A 1998
ThinkQuest Finalist.
http://hyperion.advanced.org/20510/english/index.htm
NBII Educational Resources - Links to biological resources and information
of interest to teachers, students, and others categorized by educational
level from K thru college - from the Nat\'l Biological Info. Infrastructure.
http://www.nbii.gov/education/index.html
OctopusNet - Educational site on physiological sciences (Dept. Physiological
Sciences, FURG, Rio Grande - RS - Brazil)
http://www.octopus.furg.br
Science & Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE) Program
Biology Index - About 200 K-12 lesson plans for Anatomy & Physiology,
Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, Genetics, Environmental Studies & Ecology,
Biochemistry, and General Biology.
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/biolinde.html
Study of Arachnids - Courses, educational projects, and museum/zoo exhibits,
dealing with the subject of arachnology, with catalog descriptions of the
courses.
http://dns.ufsia.ac.be/Arachnology/Pages/Courses.html
The DNA Learning Center - A wide variety of online DNA resources as well as
information on many workshops, field trips, courses, and products - from the
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
http://vector.cshl.org/
The School Page - The Ultimate Biology Page - Extensive directory of
educational Biology sites.
http://www.eyesoftime.com/teacher/biology.htm
The Student Guide to DNA-based computers - A classroom teaching kit on how
DNA-based computers work and what they can do.
http://dna2z.com/kits/dnacpu.html
The Why Files - Well-researched, educational descriptions of the actual
science behind current news stories. From the Univ. of Wisconsin, supported
by the Nat\'l. Inst. for Science Education of the NSF.
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/
Thinker\'s Domain - Fun With Science - Interactive website designed to make
learning fun and entertaining; featuring genetics problems, a "Lost in the
Desert" game, and a "Choose Your Own Adventure" game set on an African
Safari, along with a few original research papers.
http://sciences.homepage.com/
Tri-Beta National Biological Honor Society - A society for students,
particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and
appreciation of biological study & extending boundaries of human knowledge
through scientific research.
http://www.tri-beta.org/
Tri-Beta, Upsilon-Iota Chapter - Pace Univ. chapter of biological honor
organization promoting scholorship & opportunities in the biological
sciences.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/tribeta
UniSci: Daily University Science News - Daily newsletter of latest-breaking
stories in science from major research institutions, with annotated
headlines linked to in-depth articles and editorials.
http://www.unisci.com/
Welcome to the World of the Manatee - Books in English and Spanish and
Teacher\'s Guide reveal the gentle manatee to young people, fostering
interest in this endangered mammal. Diver resources also.
http://www.sundiver.com
"Bugs" in the News! - Information & links on all kinds of viruses &
bacteria-a good reference site for middle school students from the Univ. of
Kansas.
http://falcon.cc.ukans.edu/~jbrown/bugs.html
Access Excellence - A great place for biology science teachers, contains
current science news items, teachers\' exchange, science labs, and more.
http://www.accessexcellence.org
BBC Animal Zone - Natural history news and views, chats, quizes, forums,
wildlife, nature, conservation, animals, features and information from the
BBC Natural History Unit.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/animalzone
Beyond Bio 101: The Transformation of Undergraduate Biology Education -
Describes the remarkable changes taking place in American undergraduate
biology education; a report by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
http://www.hhmi.org/BeyondBio101
BioChemNet - A guide to the best biology and chemistry educational resources
on the web, featuring a weekly updated "News & Reviews" section.
http://www.schmidel.com/bionet.htm
BIOMATERIA Publishing Company, Inc. - Biology, nutrition, & human sexuality
educational publications.
http://www.biomateriapublishing.com/
BioScience Research Tool: Education - Excellent specialized directory of
online tools and resources, "selected by BioScientists for BioScientists".
http://www.biochemie.net/links/Education/
DNA-based computers - A detailed description of how DNA-based computers work
and what they can do.
http://www.dna2z.com/dnacpu/dna.html
Everyone\'s Guide to DNA-based computers - An easy to understand description
of how DNA-based computers work and what they can do.
http://dna2z.com/dnacpu/dne.html
HyperCard Software for Science - Biology, chemistry, and general science
shareware and freeware for high school science. Includes biology test bank,
with anatomy & physiology questions, & grade book.
http://hometown.aol.com/mteast/web/welcome.html
Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education - Annual
publication covering all disciplines in the life sciences, natural
resources, and agriculture. By and for educators in extension, universities,
industry, administration, and grades K-16. Articles include research, notes,
case studies, software, slide sets, letters, editorials, profiles, and media reviews.
http://www.jnrlse.org/
Little Monsters Under the Microscope - Mites, ticks, & more. A 1998
ThinkQuest Finalist.
http://hyperion.advanced.org/20510/english/index.htm
NBII Educational Resources - Links to biological resources and information
of interest to teachers, students, and others categorized by educational
level from K thru college - from the Nat\'l Biological Info. Infrastructure.
http://www.nbii.gov/education/index.html
OctopusNet - Educational site on physiological sciences (Dept. Physiological
Sciences, FURG, Rio Grande - RS - Brazil)
http://www.octopus.furg.br
Science & Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE) Program
Biology Index - About 200 K-12 lesson plans for Anatomy & Physiology,
Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, Genetics, Environmental Studies & Ecology,
Biochemistry, and General Biology.
http://www.iit.edu/~smile/biolinde.html
Study of Arachnids - Courses, educational projects, and museum/zoo exhibits,
dealing with the subject of arachnology, with catalog descriptions of the courses.
http://dns.ufsia.ac.be/Arachnology/Pages/Courses.html
The DNA Learning Center - A wide variety of online DNA resources as well as
information on many workshops, field trips, courses, and products - from the
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
http://vector.cshl.org/
The School Page - The Ultimate Biology Page - Extensive directory of
educational Biology sites.
http://www.eyesoftime.com/teacher/biology.htm
The Student Guide to DNA-based computers - A classroom teaching kit on how
DNA-based computers work and what they can do.
http://dna2z.com/kits/dnacpu.html
The Why Files - Well-researched, educational descriptions of the actual
science behind current news stories. From the Univ. of Wisconsin, supported
by the Nat\'l. Inst. for Science Education of the NSF.
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/
Thinker\'s Domain - Fun With Science - Interactive website designed to make
learning fun and entertaining; featuring genetics problems, a "Lost in the
Desert" game, and a "Choose Your Own Adventure" game set on an African
Safari, along with a few original research papers.
http://sciences.homepage.com/
Tri-Beta National Biological Honor Society - A society for students,
particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improving the understanding and
appreciation of biological study & extending boundaries of human knowledge
through scientific research.
http://www.tri-beta.org/
Tri-Beta, Upsilon-Iota Chapter - Pace Univ. chapter of biological honor
organization promoting scholarship & opportunities in the biological sciences.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/tribeta
UniSci: Daily University Science News - Daily newsletter of latest-breaking
stories in science from major research institutions, with annotated
headlines linked to in-depth articles and editorials.
http://www.unisci.com/
Welcome to the World of the Manatee - Books in English and Spanish and
Teacher\'s Guide reveal the gentle manatee to young people, fostering
interest in this endangered mammal. Diver resources also.
http://www.sundiver.com
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