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Internet Resources for Biological Sciences
Important Related Subject Guides | Selected Research Sites | Academic Programs | Professional Organizations | Miscellaneous Internet Resources
Important Related Subject Guides
- Bioinformatics
- Clinical Medicine (list of available ejournals only)
- Bioresources Engineering (list of available ejournals only)
- Biotechnology
Jump to top of page.Selected Research Sites
- Journal of Visualized
Experiments (JoVE)
JoVE is a peer reviewed, open access, online journal devoted to the publication of biological research in a video format.isualized Experiments (JoVE) indexed in PubMed.
- The Human Genome
This page is designed by the folks at the National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine. A “challenge facing researchers today is the ability to piece together and analyze the multitudes of data currently being generated through the Human Genome Project. NCBI's Web site serves an an integrated, one-stop, genomic information infrastructure for biomedical researchers from around the world so that they may use this data in their research efforts.” - Neurosciences on the Internet
This link to many neuroscience resources on the Web has won several science and technical awards and is edited and maintained by an expert in the field. For another useful site on brain research, take a look at The Whole Brain Atlas, where a researcher can find images of the human brain in healthy and diseased states. - OMIM: Mendelian Inheritance in Man
This database is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders developed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). The database contains textual information, pictures, and reference information, as well as copious links to NCBI's Entrez, the “Life Sciences Search Engine.” - Bio-Tech's Life Sciences Dictionary
This is a free resource developed by staff and contributors of the Bio Tech Resources Web Project out of the University Of Texas Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology and the Indiana Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Indiana University. It features over 8300 terms dealing with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics. - U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
“The Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) oversees the production of vaccines, blood products, and cellular and tissue-based products. Researchers in biologics, health professionals and consumers alike will find helpful information on such topics as blood, therapeutics, vaccines, cellular and gene therapy, allergenics, and tissues. the information about each topic is comprehensive and includes background, approval, and safety information. The site offers a search engine powered by Google.” - Kennedy Institute of Ethics Library & Information Services
The Kennedy Institute has made a research search service for bioethics literature and information available to individual researchers at no charge. “This service has been funded by contracts with the National Library of Medicine, a grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute, and other public and private sources.” Note that “any redistribution or commercial use requires written permission of the Center.” - Yahoo's Biology Resources Page
The Yahoo site does an excellent job of pulling together some excellent starting points for researchers. Especially noteworthy are the links to the Visible Human Project and much more. - National Biological Information Infrastructure
The NBII's goal is to provide swift user access to biological databases, information products, directories, and guides maintained by Federal, State, and local government agencies, non-government institutions, and private sector organizations in the U.S. and around the world. - ExPASy: Molecular Biology Server
“This is the ExPASy World Wide Web (WWW) molecular biology server of the Geneva University Hospital and the University of Geneva. This server is dedicated to the analysis of protein and nucleic acid sequences as well as 2-D PAGE.”
Academic Programs in Biology
Professional Organizations
- CELS:Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences
CELS is a national coalition of professional societies in the biological sciences that have joined together to provide links intended to improve undergraduate education. - Scholarly Societies Project
This site facilitates “access to information about scholarly societies across the world since 1994.” You can search the site by subject, country, language and founding dates. It also offers a lot of very useful information about scholarly publishing. - Biology Organizations
The Yahoo site offers links to over forty professional organizations. - Resources of Scholarly Societies - Biology
Designed to “facilitate access to webpages and gophers maintained by or for scholarly societies across the world.” Maintained by the Scholarly Societies Project at the University of Waterloo.
Miscellaneous Internet Resources
- National Biological Information Infrastructure: Museums and Collections
For those traveling or wanting to attend museums about the globe, this page will be most useful.
