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Science and Engineering
Biological Sciences
Indexes and Library Catalogs
Other Internet Resources for Biological Sciences
The same titles as listed above are
repeated here with the addition of brief descriptions.
Indexes and Library Catalogs
- Agricola (1970+) (Stanford-affiliated
users only)
AGRICOLA indexes and abstracts worldwide literature on agriculture
and related topics. It indexes journal articles, books, and a
wide variety of other materials. It is produced by the National
Agricultural Library and is the online equivalent of the printed
Bibliography of Agriculture. In addition to the field of
agriculture, AGRICOLA covers biotechnology, conservation, forestry,
food and nutrition, and laboratory animal medicine, and many related
fields. The file covers 1970 to the present and is updated monthly.
- ASFA, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts
(1984+) (Stanford-affiliated users only)
ASFA indexes the worldwide literature of the marine and freshwater
environments, including biology, aquaculture, oceanography, geology,
meteorology, climatology, acoustics, optics, engineering, remote
sensing, economics, and social issues. Documents in English and
foreign languages are indexed. Coverage includes journals, monographs,
dissertations, gray literature, and conference proceedings.
- BIOSIS
(Stanford-affiliated users only)
BIOSIS indexes the worldwide literature of research in the biological
and biomedical sciences. BIOSIS covers the entire field of life
sciences including original research reports and reviews in field,
laboratory, clinical, experimental, and theoretical work. The
database corresponds to Biological Abstracts (BA) 1969-present,
Biological Abstracts/RRM (Reports, Reviews, Meetings) (BA/RRM)
1980-present, and BioResearch Index 1969-1979. BIOSIS indexes
journals, technical reports, meeting proceedings, United States
patents, and books in biology, biomedicine, and related areas.
Over 500,000 journal articles and other documents from over 6,000
journals and other sources are indexed each year.
- Derwent
Biotechnology Resource (Stanford-affiliated users only)
Published by Derwent, Biotechnology Abstracts provides comprehensive
coverage of publications describing research in the field of biotechnology.
- Environmental
Sciences and Pollution Management Databases (Stanford-affiliated
users only)
Search, separately or combined, 13 files offering abstracts for
the worldwide literature covering the environmental sciences including
air, land, water and noise pollution, bacteriology, ecology, toxicology,
risk assessment, environmental biotechnology and engineering,
waste management, water resources, policies and regulations, and
U.S. federal environmental impact statements. Abstracts and citations
are drawn from over 1500 scientific journals and other sources
including conference proceedings, reports, monographs, books and
government publications.
- MEDLINE
MEDLINE, produced by the National Library of Medicine, is an index
to journal articles in medicine and related fields, including
both basic biomedical sciences and clinical practice. It indexes
over 3,900 journals, and since 1966, over nine million articles
have been indexed with new records added weekly. Over 70% of MEDLINE
records include abstracts. An important feature of MEDLINE is
the use of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). MeSH is a powerful
tool for searching specific topics or for comprehensive general
searches.
- Molecular Information Agent
The Molecular Information Agent (MIA) is a web interface to an
extensible, object-oriented WWW cross-reference search and retrieval
system developed at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. The goal
of MIA is to allow users to easily search the internet to find
all current information for a molecule of interest.
- Science and Engineering Databases
A complete list of networked indexes to the literature in engineering
and the sciences available at Stanford.
- SciSearch
at LANL (Stanford-affiliated users only)
SciSearch is a multidisciplinary index to the literature of science,
technology, and biomedicine that is prepared by the Institute
for Scientific Information. Stanford has access to SciSearch data
covering 1985 to the present via the Los Alamos National Laboratory
(LANL). Updated weekly, SciSearch provides access to all records
published in Science Citation Index (3,300 journals) and additional
records from the Current Contents Series of publications (1,900
journals) that are not included in the print version of Science
Citation Index. SciSearch records from January 1991 to present
include abstracts. Cited reference and current awareness (alert
service) searching are also available. Access limited to Stanford
faculty and students only.
- Socrates
The online catalog of printed books and journals in the libraries
of Stanford University and electronic journals and other resources
available to the Stanford community.
Other Internet Resources for Biological Sciences
- All
the Virology on the WWW
A collection of Web sites of interest to virologists and others
interested in learning more about viruses. Included are an index
to virus pictures on the web, The Big Picture Book of Viruses,
a collection of online virology and microbiology courses, and
the Virology Bookshop.
- Alta Vista
A guide to the Internet.
- American
Peptide Society, Inc.
Includes a list of links to Web sites for the chemistry and biology
of peptides and proteins.
- American Society for Microbiology
Links to Web sites covering microbiological topics.
- Antibody Resource
A guide to Internet resources for the study of antibodies. Annotated
lists of educational resources, databases, journals, images, and
suppliers of antibodies are presented.
- Arabidopsis
Information Resource (TAIR)
Genomic and related data about Arabidopsis.
- Arabinet
A directory of Arabidopsis information on the World Wide
Web.
- Biodiversity and Biological
Collections Web Server
Information of interest to systematists and other biologists who
study biodiversity and the environment. These pages include information
about specimens in biological collections, taxonomic authority
files, directories of biologists, reports by various standards
bodies, access to on-line journals, and an extensive list of links
to other Web sites.
- Biodiversity Support Program
The Biodiversity Support Program (BSP) is a consortium of the
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Nature Conservancy and the World
Resources Institute, funded by the United States Agency for International
Development. BSP Online provides an overview of BSP's projects
and includes an electronic library of reports, books, brochures,
and other publications.
- BioTech
An educational resource for biology, chemistry, and biotechnology.
A dictionary of life science terms is included.
- Cell & Molecular Biology Online
A well-organized list of Web resources for cell and molecular
biologists. For each resource, a brief description is provided.
- Cell Death Society
A general overview of apoptosis and programmed cell death, including
its relationship to diseases and economics, links to other sites,
tables of contents from cell death journals, and announcements
of meetings.
- Caenorhabditis elegans
WWW Server
Resources for C. elegans researchers.
- The Cytokines
Web
Scientific information about cytokines and their receptors, including
3-D structural information and topological and evolutionary relationships.
Cytokines Web also contains information about potential therapeutic
uses for some human cytokines.
- EcoCyc
An encyclopedia of Escherichia coli genes and metabolism.
The EcoCyc knowledge base describes each pathway and biochemical
reaction of E. coli metabolism, and the enzyme that carries
out each reaction, including its cofactors, activators, inhibitors,
and the subunit structure of the enzyme.
- Endangered
Species Program, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A list of the species recognized as endangered in the United States,
the full text of the Endangered Species Act, and other resources
for the study of endangered species. For most endangered species,
species accounts provide descriptions and illustrations. A map
the number of recognized endangered species in each state.
- ENTREZ
An integrated system, developed by the National Center for Biotechnology
Information (NCBI) for searching MEDLINE and molecular sequence
databases.
- European Bioinformatics
Institute (EBI)
The EMBL and SWISS-PROT databases as well as various other databases
such as IMGT, NDB, PDB, Flybase and RHDB. Data can also be submitted
to EBI via the WWW. A variety of other services for molecular
biologists are offered.
- ExPASy Molecular Biology Server
SWISS-PROT protein sequences, PROSITE protein families and domains,
the ENZYME nomenclature database, protein analysis software, and
other tools for the study of protein sequence and structure.
- FlyBase
A database of the Drosophila genome.
- Food and Nutrition Information
Center (FNIC)
United States Department of Agriculture Information about food
composition, dietary guidelines, and other aspects of food and
nutrition. Links to related Internet resources are included.
- GenBank
A public database of all known nucleotide and protein sequences
with supporting bibliographic and biological annotation, built
and distributed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information
(NCBI).
- Gene Map of the
Human Genome
Mapping information for human genes.
- GrainGenes
A compilation of molecular and phenotypic information on wheat,
barley, oats, rye, and sugarcane. GrainGenes includes information
on genetic and cytogenetic maps; genomic probes and nucleotide
sequences; genes, alleles and gene products; and associated phenotypes;
pathologies and pathogens; a taxonomy of the Triticeae and Avena;
and relevant bibliographic citations.
- Grist Magazine
Grist is an online environmental magazine based in Seattle. A
project of Earth Day Network, Grist publishes new content from
around the world each weekday -- in-depth reporting, cartoons,
summaries of breaking news stories, diary entries from activists,
book reviews, green investment advice.
- HotBot
A guide to the Internet.
- Immunology
Overview by Armond S. Goldman and Bellur S. Prabhakar
A detailed illustrated introduction to the immune system.
- The
Interactive Fly
A guide to Drosophila genes and their roles in development.
- Interactive
Frog Dissection
Still images and videos of frog dissections in an anatomy laboratory
tutorial.
- Internet
Resource Guide for Systematics, Taxonomy & Nomenclature (part
of BiologyBrowser)
A well-organized list, developed by BIOSIS, of Internet resources
for taxonomy and systematics.
- MaizeGDB,
a Maize Genetics/Genomics Database
Information about the maize genome and its expression.
- MendelWeb
An educational resource for teachers and students interested in
the origins of classical genetics, introductory data analysis,
elementary plant science, and the history and literature of science.
- Metabolic Pathways of Biochemistry
Graphic representations of the major metabolic pathways of human
biochemistry.
- The Mining Company
Annotated lists of selected Web sites covering hundreds of topics.
- MIPS
Access to the MIPS Yeast Genome Database and to human and Arabidopsis
genome data.
- MIT
Biology Hypertextbook
An illustrated textbook that covers cell biology, photosynthesis,
glycolysis, genetics, transcription, translation, and immunology.
- Mouse Genome Database
(MGD)
Information on mouse genetic markers, molecular segments, phenotypes,
comparative mapping data, experimental mapping data, and graphical
displays for genetic, physical, and cytogenetic maps.
- National Agricultural Library
A list of Internet resources for agriculture.
- National Center for Biotechnology
Information (NCBI)
NCBI is the gateway to PubMed, ENTREZ, Online Mendelian Inheritance
in Man (OMIM), GenBank, and other resources for biotechnology
and molecular biology.
- NDB Biological Structure
Resource
The Nucleic Acid Database (NDB), the main component of the Biological
Structure Resource, assembles and distributes structural information
about nucleic acids.
- NeuroRing
A collection of Web sites and pages that are devoted primarily
to providing information related to the Neurosciences. Sites in
NeuroRing cover basic science research, clinical research, neurology,
behavioral neurosciences and neurocomputing.
- Neurosciences on the Internet
A searchable and browsable index of neuroscience resources available
on the World Wide Web. Neurobiology, neurology, neurosurgery,
psychiatry, psychology, cognitive science sites and information
on human neurological diseases are covered.
- The Nobel Foundation
Biographies of Nobel laureates and news from the Nobel Foundation.
- Online
Biology Book
An electronic textbook for introductory biology.
- Online Mendelian
Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
A catalog of human genes and genetic disorders authored and edited
by Dr. Victor A. McKusick and his colleagues, and developed for
the World Wide Web by the National Center for Biotechnology Information
(NCBI). The database contains textual information, pictures, and
reference information. It also contains links to NCBI's Entrez
database of MEDLINE articles and sequence information.
- Organelle
Genome Database (GOBASE)
A taxonomically broad organelle genome database that organizes
and integrates diverse data related to organelles.
- Pedro's
BioMolecular Research Tools
A collection of WWW links to information and services useful to
molecular biologists. Provides links to molecular biology search
and analysis tools; bibliographic, text, and Web search services;
guides and tutorials; and biological and biochemical journals
and newsletters.
- Primate Info Net
(PIN)
Information about chimpanzees and other primates and links to
Internet resources for the study of primates. PIN is maintained
by the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center.
- The
Primer on Molecular Genetics
An introduction to DNA, genes, chromosomes, and the Human Genome
Project. A glossary of terms is included.
- Protein Kinase
Resource (PKR)
A web accessible compendium of information on the protein kinase
family of enzymes. This resource includes tools for structural
and computational analyses as well as links to related information
maintained by others.
- The RNA World
A list of Web resources for the study of RNA, including databases,
software, journals, books, tutorials, and meetings.
- Saccharomyces
Genome Database (SGD)
A scientific database of the molecular biology and genetics of
Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
- Structural Classification
of Proteins (SCOP)
Detailed and comprehensive description of the structural and evolutionary
relationships between all proteins whose structure is known, including
all entries in Brookhaven National Laboratory's Protein Data Bank
(PDB).
- SWISS-PROT
A protein sequence database which provides annotations, including
the description of the function of a protein, its domains structure,
post-translational modifications, and variants. TrEMBL is a supplement
of SWISS-PROT that contains translations of EMBL nucleotide sequence
entries not yet integrated into SWISS-PROT.
- TelDB
A telomere information center that includes a telomere literature
search and links to other resources.
- The
THCME Medical Biochemistry Page
Detailed illustrated tutorials covering protein synthesis, signal
transduction, metabolism, control of gene expression, and other
topics in medical biochemistry.
- The
Tree of Life
A distributed Internet project containing information about phylogeny
and biodiversity.
- University
of California Museum of Paleontology
Online exhibits explore phylogeny, geology, and evolutionary thought.
Links to related Web resources are provided.
- Whole
Brain Atlas
Tomographic and magnetic resonance images of the normal and pathologic
structures of the human brain.
- World Wide Web Virtual
Library: Biosciences
A list of Web resources for biological sciences. This page includes
links to comprehensive lists of Web resources for evolution, neurobiology,
developmental biology, entomology, genetics, molecular biology,
and more.
- Xenopus Molecular
Marker Resource (XMMR)
An electronic library of information on embryonic development
of the frog, Xenopus laevis.
- Yahoo
A guide to the Internet
Michael Newman
Last modified:
August 11, 2005
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