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Biology Subject Guide

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About the Catalog

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Some subject headings used for this discipline are listed below. For additional headings, refer to the Library of Congress Subject Headings volumes located behind the Reference Desk.

  • Biotechnology
  • Botany
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular biology

Internet Sites

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BiologyBrowser Is an interactive portal designed by BIOSIS to connect life sciences researchers with free, useful resources and other like-minded scientists from all around the world.
Biology Links From Harvard University's Dept. of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Bioscene - Journal of College Biology Teaching Is the official refereed publication of the Association of College and University Biology Educators
Biosciregister Manual compilation of biotech suppliers enabling buyers to easily source manufacturers of biotechnology equipment for cell biology, cell culture, genomics, proteomics and more. Site includes new projects, free magazines, jobs, news and events.
Cell Migration Gateway Is a free, comprehensive online source with the goal of keeping site visitors informed of the latest developments in the study of cell migration. New and important contributions in the field are highlighted while new information is merged into a comprehensive cell migration database. Provides one-stop overview of the latest research in cell migration.
Darwin Correspondence Project Was founded in 1974 by an American scholar, Frederick Burkhardt, with the aid of Sydney Smith, a zoologist in the University of Cambridge (UK). Darwin's correspondence provides us with an invaluable source of information, not only about his own intellectual development and social network, but about Victorian science and society in general.
Encyclopedia of Life This encyclopedia offers basic information on all known forms of life- with more than one million pages on plants, animals, and microorganisms.
Intute: Health & Life Sciences Is a website dedicated to provide resources for research and education in any of the health and life sciences including medicine, allied health, and veterinary medicine.

Medline Plus

Brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. It has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.
Medpedia Medpedia offers articles about health, medicine, and the body written and edited by medical professionals.
National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs have been published since 1877, and are "brief biographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members, written by those who knew them or their work". They provide "a personal and scholarly view of the lives and work of America's most distinguished scientists and a biographical history of science in the United States.
National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs have been published since 1877, and are "brief biographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members, written by those who knew them or their work". They provide "a personal and scholarly view of the lives and work of America's most distinguished scientists and a biographical history of science in the United States.
Plant Information Online Is a collection of databases that is updated daily that emphasizes cultivated plans and plant/seed sources. Contact information for nearly 2,500 seed and nursery farms is provided. Browse detailed indexing of plant images and locate information from around 600 books and magazines.

Science.gov

Is a search engine for government science information and research results
SciTable Is a free, online educational resource aimed at undergraduate biology students and educators. SciTable currently focuses on genetics, combining authoritative scientific information with social media functionality.
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Biosciences  
Kimball's Biology Pages  

 

Organismal, Ecological, and Evolutionary Biology
"Exists to promote botany, the field of basic science dealing with the study and inquiry into the form, function, diversity, reproduction, evolution, and uses of plants and their interactions within the biosphere." One of the many resources to be found at this site are the Botanical Society's Online Teaching Images which are available for instructional use.

Missouri Botanical Garden

The Missouri Botanical Garden was first opened to the public in 1859 by Henry Shaw. The Missouri Botanical Garden's mission is to discover and share knowledge about plants and their environment in order to preserve and enrich life. Other Sites Hosted at the Missouri Botanical Garden are American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, Center for Plant Conservation, International Botanical Congress, MBGnet for Kids and Teachers, International Aroid Society, and Missouri State Parks and Historic Sites.
Flora Mesoamericana (In Spanish with an introduction in English ) is first major regional flora ever written in Spanish that describes all the vascular plants growing in the southeasternmost states of Mexico (including the Yucatán Peninsula) and all the Central American republics.
Index to American Botanical Literature Of the New York Botanical Garden contains entries dealing with various aspects of extant and fossil American plants and fungi, including systematics and floristics, morphology, and ecology, as well as economic botany and general botany (publications dealing with botanists, herbaria, etc.). "America" is defined in the broadest possible sense, encompassing land and marine plants and fungi from Greenland to Antarctica. American territory outside this area, e.g., Hawaii, is not included. The searchable database includes all those entries published in the Index since 1996, and thus includes botanical literature appearing since late 1995.

Internet Directory of Botany

Is an index to botanical information available on the Internet, compiled by Anthony R. Brach (Harvard University Herbarium, Cambridge / Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, USA, www page), Raino Lampinen (Botanical Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Finland; www page), Shunguo Liu (G.F Ledingham Herbarium, University of Regina, Canada; www page) and Keith McCree (Oakridge, Oregon; www page). It consists of two parts, an alphabetical directory and a categorical directory.

Invasivespecies.gov

Is the gateway to Federal efforts concerning invasive species.

 

Molecular, Physiological, and Structural Biology
CANCERLIT - Web Access Search for cancer research in PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine. PubMed provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE literature citations dating back to the mid-1960s. PubMed also includes links to many full-text articles at journal Web sites as well as links to related Web resources.
HIV InSite Knowledge Base is a comprehensive, on-line textbook of HIV disease from the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital. Chapters are written by experts who are active in research, patient care, policy, or a combination.

Human Genome Project Information

offers a wealth of information on the Human Genome Project and on general research on genetics and bioethics.

Journal of Immunology

is made available by the American Association of Immunologists. Guests may search the journal and its archives and receive abstracts of articles. Subscribers have full-text available.
The Medical Biochemistry Page This is an online textbook on biochemistry with clear text and color illustrations.

 

About the Department

Biology Department

Citing Sources

    Select from a variety of Style Manuals, especially the following book on Reserve:

    • QH304 .M36 2001  Writing Papers in the Biological Sciences, 3rd edition

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