Biology Subject Guides
NOTE: You can use either Ctrl-F (on PCs) or Command-F (on Macs) to search this page for specific terms.
Gateways
These selected links provide access to extensive information about biology and its many sub-topics.
Academic Info. Indexes, directories, reference sources, databases, educational resources, image galleries, culture collections, virtual dissections, cloning, evolution, genome projects, animal studies, biochemistry, biodiversity, biotechnology, botany, environmental studies, forestry, genetics, health & medicine, microbiology & virology, nutrition & food science, zoology, agriculture, fisheries & fish science, AIDS/HIV studies, and more. Searchable.
The Bio Netbook (from the Pasteur Institute). Very extensive collection of links. Searchable.
BiologyBrowser (from BIOSIS). Covers aquaria, bacteriology, behavior, biochemistry, biodiversity, biogeography, biotechnology, bioterrorism, botany, conservation, cytology, development, ecology, evolution, genetics, habitat, histology, immunology, medical sciences, microbiology, morphology, museums, mycology, organizations, paleontology, parasitology, pharmacology, physiology, poisonous and venomous species, pollution, publications, reproduction, systematics, zoos and wildlife parks, and more. Searchable.
BioMedNet. Research tools, journal collection, news, Web resources, and much more. Free registration required. Browse or search.
Biology Links (Harvard University). Searchable.
BIOME (University of Nottingham). Covers health and life sciences. Part of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN), "a collaboration of over sixty educational and research organisations, including the Natural History Museum and the British Library... The RDN gathers resources which are carefully selected, indexed and described by specialists in our partner institutions. You can be confident that your search results and browsing will connect you to Web sites relevant to learning, teaching and research." Searchable.
BioResearch (University of Nottingham). Covers the biological and biomedical sciences. Part of the Resource Discovery Network (RDN), "a collaboration of over sixty educational and research organisations, including the Natural History Museum and the British Library... The RDN gathers resources which are carefully selected, indexed and described by specialists in our partner institutions. You can be confident that your search results and browsing will connect you to Web sites relevant to learning, teaching and research." Searchable.
Bioscience & Biotechnology Center (from Martindale's "The Reference Desk"). Extensive collection of resources.
BioScience Links (from BioExplorer). Searchable.
BIOSIS. Comprehensive directory. Searchable.
BioSites: A Virtual Catalog of Internet Resources in the Biomedical Sciences (from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Pacific Southwest Region). Searchable.
BioTech (University of Texas). Life sciences resources and reference tools. Searchable.
BUBL Link Catalogue of Internet Resources: Life Sciences. Searchable.
Google Web Directory. Anatomy, bioinformatics, biomechanics, biotechnology, botany, cell biology, conferences, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics, histology, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, mycology, neurobiology, paleontology, physiology, publications, research centers, taxonomy, theoretical biology, toxicology, virology, zoology, and more. Searchable.
INFOMINE: Biological, Agricultural, & Medical Sciences (University of California). Note "Table of Contents" and "Subject" links under "Browse Features." Searchable.
Librarians' Index to the Internet. Biomes, botany, dictionaries, diversity, exobiology, ichthyology, marine biology, ornithology, parasites, taxonomy, biological weapons, zoology, animals, cloning, environment, evolution, genetics, human genome, life sciences, microorganisms, natural history, plants, stem cells. Searchable.
MedBioWorld. Searchable.
The Michigan Electronic Library: Science & the Environment. Searchable.
National Institutes of Health Library: Scientific & Medical Sites. Searchable.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Biology Resources. Searchable.
The Scout Report Archives. Large collection of Web sites on many science and other topics. Searchable.
The Tree of Life (from the University of Arizona). Searchable.
United States Geological Survey: Biological Resources. Searchable.
University at Albany Libraries: Biological Sciences
University of Arizona: The Biology Project. "An online interactive resource for learning biology." Biochemistry, cell biology, chemicals & human health, developmental biology, human biology, immunology, Mendelian genetics, molecular biology.
University of Idaho: Internet Resources. Agriculture, aquaculture, biology, ecology & environment, fish & wildlife, forestry & forest products, health & medicine, natural resources, science & technology, veterinary medicine, weather, and more. Searchable.
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Biosciences
WWW Biological Library (University of Minnesota). Click the "Library Information" dropdown menu to select a subject area.
Yahoo! Web Directory. Also biologists (biographical and other information about many famous biologists). Both links searchable.
Article Databases
These searchable databases are available to Montgomery College students via remote access. The first six database links below should take you to the "Remote Patron Authentication" page that contains a dropdown menu. At this menu, select "Montgomery College Library," then click the yellow "Login" button. Enter your library card barcode number with no spaces between the digits.
Academic Search Premier. A general database that contains articles about biology and other topics.
Biographies Plus Illustrated. A database of biographies about biologists and other people.
Congressional Quarterly (CQ) Researcher. Government research, current events, controversial issues. Browse or search.
EBSCO Animals. A database of "in-depth information on a variety of topics relating to animals," including their classification.
General Science Full Text (from H.W. Wilson)
FACTS.com. See the "Issues & Controversies" and "Today's Science" tabs in the top-right portion of the screen. Browse or search.
OmniFile Full Text Mega (from H.W. Wilson). A general database that contains articles about biology and other topics.
Readers' Guide Full Text (from H.W. Wilson). A general database that contains articles about biology and other topics.
Research Library (from Proquest). Provides articles about biology and other subjects.
American Association of Bioanalysts. "AAB is dedicated to serving the community clinical laboratory and the professionals involved in clinical laboratory operations."
American Society of Clinical Pathologists. "The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) is a not-for-profit medical society organized exclusively for educational, scientific, and charitable purposes. The mission of the American Society for Clinical Pathology is to serve as a national resource for the enhancement of the quality of the practice of pathology and laboratory medicine. "
Biology Associations (from Google Web Directory)
Organizations (from BIOSIS). Comprehensive lists arranged alphabetically and by geographic region. Browse by letters of the alphabet.
Scholarly Societies (from Scholarly Societies Project). Collection of scholarly societies in general biology and the environment. Also societies in anatomy & physiology, biochemistry, botany, molecular biology, zoology, and related areas. Project site searchable.
Atlases
Atlas & Database of Human Developmental Anatomy (University of Edinburgh). Searchable.
Atlas of Genetic Diseases. Various diseases associated with individual human chromosomes.
Atlas of Human Anatomy (University of Michigan Medical School)
Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section (Virtual Hospital, University of Iowa)
Atlas of Journal Abbreviations
Atlas of North Dakota Butterflies (U.S. Geological Survey)
Atlas of Protein Side-Chain Interactions (University College London)
Atlas of Ultrastructural Neurocytology
Atlas of Xenopus (Frog) Embryogenesis
Atlas of Zebrafish Embryo Anatomy
Cerulean Warbler Atlas Project (Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology)
Global Atlas of Palaeovegetation (Quarternary Environments Network, Oakridge National Laboratory)
Golden-Winged Warbler Atlas Project (Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology)
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body. Searchable.
Illinois Breeding Bird Atlas Maps
Illustrated Atlas of Florida Plants
Internet Atlas of Histology (the study of tissues; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Medicine). Searchable.
Mouse Atlas and Gene Expression Database Project (University of Edinburgh)
National Atlas of the United States (U.S. Department of the Interior). Wildlife health, potentially active volcanoes, terrain relief and elevation, and more.
Normal and Abnormal EKGs and Heart Sounds
South Dakota Breeding Bird Atlas (U.S. Geological Survey)
Tumor Atlas and Knowledge Base
A Web Atlas of Cellular Structures Using Light and Confocal Microscopy (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
The Whole Brain Atlas (Harvard University)
Wisconsin Herpetological Atlas Project (reptiles and amphibians)
World Atlas of Butterflies and Moths. Butterflies and moths of the United States arranged by state; butterflies, birds, and plants of England, Scotland, and Wales arranged by postal code; and more.
CareerOneStop. Information for job seekers, students, employers, human resources professionals. Employment center, relocation center, financial aid center, skills center, business center, training & education, testing & assessment, labor market information, career tools, news, career resource library, access to state employment resources down to the local level, job banks, and more. Searchable.
JobStar. "How to" information, resumes, career guides, salary information, hidden jobs, national and state jobs, job banks, job fairs, and more.
MonsterTRAK Career Advice Archives. Picking a career, how to search for a job, internships, how to choose the best job offer, challenges on the job, career planning, and more.
MonsterTRAK Major-to-Career Converter. Select a college major to see careers associated with it. Also lets you search for jobs in particular categories and cities of the U.S.
Monthly Labor Review Online (from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics). Access to complete articles, the table of contents of the current issue, access to back issues, and more. The Feb. 2004 issue provides employment, labor force, and related projections to 2012.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly Online (from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics). Access to complete articles, the table of contents of the current issue, access to back issues, career guide to industries, employment projections, student resources, and more. Searchable.
The following two sites provide detailed information about a great variety of jobs. The information includes the required knowledge, skills, and abilities; wages and employment; tasks done on the job; work activities such as handling and moving objects or interacting with computers; working conditions; job outlook; and more. Both sites are searchable.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics)
O*Net OnLine: Occupational Information Network (from the U.S. Department of Labor)
Course Supplements / Tutorials
BioChemNet. Biology, chemistry, biochemistry educational Web resources, subject guides, news, quizzes.
Biodiversity and Conservation: A Hypertext Book (from the University of California at Irvine). Chapters cover history of life, the age of mammals, extinction and depletion from over-exploitation, whaling and fishing, over-exploitation threatening living species, global patterns of biodiversity, values of biodiversity, endangered species protection, exotic introductions, forests and deforestation, endangered aquatic habitats, islands, protected areas, habitat pollution, captive breeding and reintroduction, and human population growth.
Biology Online. Biology dictionary, links to biology Web sites, and tutorials on cell biology, genetics and evolution, control of growth and development, regulation of biological systems, adaptation, freshwater ecology, developmental biology, and human neurology. Searchable.
The Biology Project (from the University of Arizona)
Biochemistry
Cell Biology
Chemicals & Human Health
Developmental Biology
Human Biology (Genetics, Sex & Reproduction, Health, Forensics, and more)
Immunology
Mendelian Genetics
Molecular Biology
The Bio Netbook Tutorials (from the Pasteur Institute). Searchable.
Brooks / Cole Biology Resource Center. Supplements undergraduate biology education. Flash cards, tutorials, quizzes, recent developments in biology, photographs, email notification of new topics, hot topics, newsgroups, career opportunities, critical thinking, and more.
Kimball's Biology Pages. An online textbook that supplements introductory biology, but especially cellular and molecular biology. Glossary, brief essays, graphics, and more. Searchable.
MIT Biology Hypertextbook (from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology). Chapters include a chemistry review, large molecules, cell biology, enzyme biochemistry, glycolysis and Kreb's cycle, photosynthesis, Mendelian genetics, the central dogma (DNA transcribed into RNA, then RNA translated into protein), prokaryotic genetics and gene expression, recombinant DNA, and immunology. Includes practice problems and quizzes. Searchable.
Molecular Biology Tutorials (from the University of California at Los Angeles)
RDN Virtual Training Suite (from the University of Bristol). Provides tutorials about life sciences, health, engineering, mathematics, and other disciplines.
Southwest Biotechnology and Informatics Center (SWBIC; previously known as the National Biotechnology Information Facility). Educational resources (activities & materials, courses & tutorials, games, workshops), internet resources (browse or search), products & services (bioinformatics, bio clip art, industry register), Department of Defense biotech resources, and more.
California Institute of Technology Division of Biology
Cornell University Biology Programs
Dartmouth College Department of Biological Sciences
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Department of Biology
Princeton University Department of Molecular Biology
Stanford University Department of Biological Sciences
U.S.News & World Report College Rankings
Best Undergraduate Programs
Best Graduate Schools
Best Ph.D. Programs in the Sciences. Biological sciences, biochemistry, cell biology, microbiology, molecular biology, neurosciences, and more.
Yale University Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Biology Conferences / Meetings
Allconferences.net. Searchable.
Conference Calendar: General Sites (from BIOSIS)
Google Web Directory. Searchable.
University of Chicago
Full-Text Documents
Electronic Documents (from BIOSIS). About animals only. Serials (e.g., journals, newsletters, bulletins) about amphibia, birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, insects (e.g., beetles, flies, butterflies, ants, bees, the true bugs) and other invertebrates. Browseable.
History of Biology (and related topics)
BioExplorer. Mostly biographies. Searchable.
Biographies
Biographies of Biologists (from BIOSIS). Browse by letters of the alphabet.
Scientist Biographies (from the University of California at Berkeley)
Catalog of the Scientific Community of the 16th and 17th Centuries (from Rice University). 631 biographies of scientists from these time periods. Search by name, nationality, scientific discipline, and other ways.
Exploring & Collecting History Online (ECHO; from George Mason University). History of the life sciences, physical sciences, medicine, earth sciences, and other disciplines. Searchable.
Google Web Directory. Searchable.
History of Anatomy
History of Anatomy (from the University of Pennsylvania)
History of the Human Body (from Stanford University)
An Informal History of Evolutionary Biology. Brief biographies, a timeline, an annotated bibliography of history of biology books, quotes by Charles Darwin, 19th-century scientific expeditions, and more.
Plant Trivia TimeLine (from The Huntington Botanical Gardens). "The TimeLine gives world history from the viewpoint of a botanist. It is the story of plant discovery and use, and addresses the roles of plants in human civilization. The TimeLine also provides you as an individual the opportunity to reflect on how the history of human interaction with the plant world has shaped and impacted your own life and heritage."
Timelines
Evolutionary Thought (from the University of California at Berkeley)
History of Genetics (from Access Excellence). Covers 1858 to 1993.
History of Genetics (from the DNA Diagnostics Center). Covers 1859 to 2001.
Microbiology (from the American Society for Microbiology). Events since 1861.
Science & Technology (from AlternaTime).
The Web sites below provide images (and possibly more) of the topic indicated by either the blue hyperlink or the subsequent annotation.
A2Z4 Birders Online Guide. "A 2 Z 4 Warblers(sm) is an online guide to 38 species of warblers seen in eastern North America during spring migration." Provides color photos, common and scientific names, physical traits, breeding range maps, and more. Full-featured access will eventually require a paid subscription. Searchable.
Aggie Horticulture Searchable Plant Databases (from Texas A&M University, College Station). Databases include Texas Native Shrubs, Texas Native Trees, Herbaceous Plants PicturePages, EarthKind Roses Searchable Database, Interiorscape Plants Database, Ornamentals for the Texas Gulf Coast, and Aggie Horticulture PicturePages. Many images and plant characteristics. Searchable / browsable.
Amber Inclusions. Images of organisms enclosed in amber, a fossilized resin.
American Environmental Photographs: 1891-1936 (from the University of Chicago Library). Part of the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress. Search by keyword or browse by subject index.
Animal Photos (from FreeFoto.com). Photos of a variety of animals, mostly familiar birds and mammals. Searchable.
Atlas of Histology (from the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). "The COM-UIUC Histology web site contains an extensive set of histological specimens, featuring the excellent COM-UIUC collection of plastic sections prepared by Aulikki Kokko-Cunningham, M.D. The web interface permits you to quickly change magnification to examine areas of interest in great detail. There are over 1000 labeled histological features with accompanying functional descriptions. All of this material can be accessed efficiently using an object index or a search page. If you haven't visited this site before, a good place to start is the "Atlas Demo". Guided tours through many Atlas specimens and self-assessment quizzes are also available." The "Slides" link leads to an index of slides. The "Objects" link leads to an alphabetic list of image objects (i.e., anatomical structures etc.). Many anatomical structures are verbally identified on mouse-over. Searchable.
The BIODADIC Project (from the University of Ottawa). A collection of text, sounds, images, and video to help teach biology. The link provided here is to a collection of thumbnail images of protists, fungi, animals, plants, and histology. Some images show entire organisms, while others show life cycles, specific structures, or tissues. Searchable.
Biological Light Microscope and Electron Microscope Images. A multitude of microscopic images on many topics. Searchable.
Biological Macromolecules (from the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology).
Birds (Peterson Field Guide Online). Birding links and resources, calendar of events and birding spectacles, skill builder, bird watcher's digest, bird identifications, and more.
Butterflies, Moths, Caterpillars. Searchable.
Butterflies of North America (from the U.S. Geological Survey). Photos, checklists, distribution maps, additional butterfly information, common and scientific names, identification, wing span, life history, habitat, adult food, range, conservation, management needs, references, and more.
CalPhotos: Animals (from the University of California at Berkeley). Searchable.
CalPhotos: Fungi (from the University of California at Berkeley). Searchable.
CalPhotos: Landscapes & Habitats (from the University of California at Berkeley). Searchable.
CalPhotos: Plants (from the University of California at Berkeley). Searchable.
Carnivorous Plant Database. Images, taxonomy, FAQ, listserv, and more. Search by common or scientific names.
Cell & Molecular Biology Online
Cells Alive! Cell biology, microbiology, immunology, microscopy, cell models, cell gallery, crystal gallery, and more. Searchable.
Cellular Structures (from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Chemist's Art Gallery (from the Finnish Center for High-Performance Computing and Networking). A gateway to collections of images and animations done at the Center and other locations around the world. Topics include not only chemistry but also biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology.
Dendrology (the study of trees; from the University of Wisconsin)
Dennis Kunkel Microscopy. "Science and Photography Through the Microscope." You can either browse or search this nice collection of color and black-and-white images. See the links titled "Search the Image Library," "Most Wanted Bugs," "Microcosm Photo Exhibition," and "Microscopy Links/Web Awards."
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonates) of the United States (from the U.S. Geological Survey)
Drosophila (Fruit fly) Embryonic Development (from Purdue University)
Drosophila Images (from Indiana University)
Earth Observatory (from NASA). Satellite images of Earth's atmosphere, oceans, land, life, and heat and energy. Searchable.
Earthshots. Satellite images of environmental change.
Earthwindow. Primarily ocean nature photography.
eNature Online Field Guides. "Featuring over 4,800 plants and animals." Images and taxonomy of amphibians, birds, butterflies, fishes, insects, mammals, reptiles, seashells, seashore creatures, spiders, trees, wildflowers, native plants, and more. Information about each organism can include description, similar species, life cycle, habitat, range, discussion, common name(s), and genus and species. Searchable.
Entomology (Insect) Image Gallery (from Iowa State University of Science and Technology). Searchable.
Federally-threatened and Endangered Plants (from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA). Locate plants by family, genus, or state. Sort results by common name, scientific name, or symbol. Results include images. Searchable.
Fish (from BIOSIS)
Frogs. Although there are comical aspects to this site, it does provide some useful information. For example, see these links toward the bottom of the opening page: Froggy Pictures, Froggy Sounds, and Scientific Amphibian. Also provides links to additional frog images and sounds.
Fungi (from the University of Wisconsin)
General Botany (from the University of Wisconsin)
Histology (from BIODIDAC). Hundreds of histology images. Searchable.
Human Anatomy Online. "Welcome to inner exploration of Human Anatomy. Each topic has animations, 100's of graphics, and thousands of descriptive links." Searchable.
Human Biology (from BIODIDAC). Hundreds of images relating to human anatomy. Searchable.
Human Neuroanatomy (from Neil A. Busis, M.D.)
Images & Sound (from BIOSIS). Comprehensive list of sites that provide images and sounds of animals. Browse by letters of the alphabet.
Index of Entomology (Insect) Images (from Iowa State University)
Insects & Their Relatives (from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
Invasive Species (from the Wildland Invasive Species Program at the University of California at Davis)
The MegaPenny Project. An interesting site that helps you visualize large numbers. "Visualizing huge numbers can be very difficult. People regularly talk about millions of miles, billions of bytes, or trillions of dollars, yet it's still hard to grasp just how much a 'billion' really is. The MegaPenny Project aims to help by taking one small everyday item, the U.S. penny, and building on that to answer the question: 'What would a billion (or a trillion) pennies look like?'"
The Merck Manual of Medical Information. Basic information; drugs; infections; cancer; explanation, diagnosis, and treatment of many disorders of the human body; men's, women's, and children's health issues; medical illustrations; accidents and injuries, and more. Searchable.
MicrobeWorld (from the American Society for Microbiology)
Microcosm Galleries. Aquatic life, crystals, insects, medical, plants, and more.
Molecules R Us (from the National Institutes of Health). Searchable.
Multimedia and Interactive Web Sites (from the Southwest Biotechnology and Informatics Center). An index to sites that provide images of a variety of biology topics. Searchable.
Nanoworld Image Gallery (from the University of Queensland)
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). Provides global environmental data from satellites and other sources.
National Image Library (from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service). "Welcome - to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's online collection of public domain still photographs. The National Image Library contains still photo images of wildlife, plants, National Wildlife Refuges and other scenics, as well as wildlife management work. You may search all the images through the National Image Library, or you may search by individual collection." Searchable only, not browsable.
National Interagency Fire Center. Hot topics, current wildland and forest fire information, fire prevention and education, wildland fire statistics, safety, science and technology, related links, national fire maps, satellite images, and more. Searchable.
Nature Photos (from FreeFoto.com). Photos of seasons, clouds, flowers, leaves, mountains, sunrises, sunsets, trees, waterfalls, and more. Searchable.
North American Moths (from Furman University, Greenville, SC)
Parasites (from Ohio State University). Provides images of such parasites as protozoans, flukes, tapeworms, roundworms, and arthropods. Groups parasites alphabetically and taxonomically.
Primates (from the University of Wisconsin, Madison). Primates are mammals such as man, apes, monkeys, lemurs, and gorillas. This site covers apes, old and new world monkeys, prosimians, and more.
Plant Images (from BUBL Link Catalogue of Internet Resources). Searchable.
Plant Systematics Teaching Collection (from the University of Wisconsin)
Plants Gallery (from the PLANTS National Database of the U.S. Department of Agriculture). Searchable.
Powers of Ten (from Science, Optics & You at The Florida State University). "View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons." Searchable.
Powers of Ten. (from Powersof10.com). Explores the concepts of scale and exponential growth as applied to such things as space, time, people, patterns, and environmental issues. The "People" link provides brief information about several scientists, including Charles Darwin, E.O. Wilson (a sociobiologist who studies ants), and Watson & Crick (clarified the structure of DNA). "The Powers of Ten also represents a way of thinking; of seeing the interrelatedness of all things in our universe. It is about math, science and physics, about art, music and literature. It is about how we live, how scale operates in our lives and how seeing and understanding our world from the next largest or next smallest vantage point broadens our perspective and deepens our understanding." Searchable.
Reef Invertebrates (from Lawrence University). Organisms from such phyla as porifera, cnidaria, ctenophora, annelida, mollusca, arthropoda, echinodermata, and chordata.
Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text & Image (from the University of Pennsylvania). Scientists, philosophers, laboratories, laboratory apparatus, and more.
Southwest Biotechnology and Informatics Center: Image Collections. DNA graphics, biological macromolecules, protein structural topology, molecular visualization resources. Searchable.
The Tree of Life (from the University of Arizona). Searchable.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Department. Color and black-and-white pictures and line drawings of fish and wildlife from a variety of sources.
Vascular Plant Image Gallery (from the Bioinformatics Working Group at Texas A&M University). Images are arranged alphabetically by family.
Viruses (from the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses). Virus images, taxonomy, properties, transmission, geographic distribution, and more.
Visible Earth: A Searchable Directory of Images, Visualizations, and Animations of the Earth (from NASA). Directory categories include Agriculture, Human Dimensions, Atmosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere, Hydrosphere, Locations, Land Surface, and Solid Earth.
The Visible Human Project (from the National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health). This project is "the creation of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies. Acquisition of transverse CT, MR and cryosection images of representative male and female cadavers has been completed. The male was sectioned at one millimeter intervals, the female at one-third of a millimeter intervals." Searchable.Institutes, Centers, & Academies
The American Institute of Biological Sciences. "A national center for biologists & the biological sciences. . . . In 1947, the American Institute of Biological Sciences was federally chartered as a non-profit scientific organization to advance research and education in the biological sciences." Careers, meetings, virtual library, education & outreach, employment, and more.
Bauer Center for Genomics Research (from Harvard University)
Biology Institutes (from Yahoo!). Searchable.
Biology Research Centers (from Google Web Directory). Searchable.
Developmental Biology Departments and Institutes (from the Society for Developmental Biology)
Ecology Research Centers (from Google Web Directory). Searchable.
Environment Research Institutes (from Google Web Directory). Searchable.
Institute of Medicine (United States National Academy of Sciences). Searchable.
Medical Research Institutes (from Google Web Directory). Searchable.
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Searchable.
Microscopy Institutes and Facilities (from the World Wide Web Virtual Library)
The National Academies: Advisors to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine (United States). The academies are those listed below. Searchable.
Pasteur Institute (Paris, France). Structural biology and chemistry, microbial pathogenesis, parasitology, immunology, structure and dynamic of genomes, cell biology and infection, developmental biology, molecular medicine, virology, fundamental and medical microbiology, ecosystems and epidemiology of infectious diseases, neuroscience. Searchable.
Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Molecular biology, human health, and more.
Science Institutes (from Yahoo!)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Searchable.
The Scripps Research Institute. Neurology, cell biology, chemistry, immunology, molecular biology, vascular biology, neurobiology, neuropharmacology, molecular and experimental medicine, chemical biology. Searchable.
University Laboratories and Research Centers (from Google Web Directory)
Water Resources Research Institutes (from Google Web Directory)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Searchable.
Brooks / Cole Biology Resource Center. Supplements undergraduate biology education. Flash cards, tutorials, quizzes, recent developments in biology, photographs, email notification of new topics, hot topics, newsgroups, career opportunities, critical thinking, and more.
FlyBase (Harvard University). A database of the Drosophila genome.
History of the LIght Microscope (from The University of Tennessee)
HowStuffWorks. Animals, DNA and genetics, environment, and more.
JunkScience. Debunking of "faulty scientific data and analysis used to further a special agenda." Search the site using "biology" or some related term. Covers many areas of science in addition to biology. Searchable.
Kimball's Biology Pages. An online textbook that supplements introductory biology, but especially cellular and molecular biology. Glossary, brief essays, graphics, and more. Searchable.
Statistical Resources on the Web (from the University of Michigan Documents Center). Statistics about energy (production, consumption), the environment (air, water, wildlife, waste), weather (U.S., international), science, health (natality, morbidity, mortality), agriculture (crops, livestock), population, and several other areas. Searchable.
Texas Road Reports (from the Texas Department of Transportation). Reports listed by road condition (e.g., construction, bridge out, damage, closure, flooding), by roadway, and by county. Searchable.
U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Search for patents, trademarks, and much more.
The Visible Human Project (from the National Library of Medicine)
World Lecture Hall (from The University of Texas at Austin). Click on "Browse by Area," then make a choice from the "Choose an area" dropdown menu. Searchable.
BBC Sci / Tech News. Searchable.
Biology News on the Net (from About.com). Searchable.
CNN Sci-Tech News. Browse or search for news on a particular biology related topic.
Discover Magazine. News about biology, medicine, the environment, mind and brain, technology, and more. Searchable.
The Earth Times. Environmental news. Searchable.
EnviroLink Network. News, organizations, careers, educational resources, governmental resources, articles, events, and more. Searchable.
EurekAlert (from the American Association for the Advancement of Science). News on such topics as biology, earth science, agriculture, medicine & health, atmospheric science, and more. Searchable.
Federation of American Scientists. Searchable.
JunkScience. "All the junk that's fit to debunk." Searchable.
Media Resource (from The Scientific Research Society)
National Geographic News (from National Geographic Society). Animals & nature, the environment, science & technology, and more. Searchable.
Nature Science Update (from the journal Nature). Searchable.
The New York Times Science News. Searchable.
News in Science (from the University of Minnesota). Links to several sources of science news.
NewScientist. Searchable.
Quackwatch. Guide to health fraud and quackery. Searchable.
Science Magazine (from the American Association for the Advancement of Science). Searchable.
Science News (from Yahoo!). Searchable.
Scientific American. Searchable.
World Scientist. News of the environment, health, energy, science, and much more. Many links to additional science news sources. Searchable.
BioOne Journal List. Browseable list of recent journal issues and articles. Full access requires paid subscription.
e-journals.org (part of the World Wide Web Virtual Library). "Providing links to the world's electronic journals." Access to journals in biotechnology, botany, cell biology, biochemistry, forestry, medicine, microbiology, oceanography, public health, zoology, and other disciplines.
Martindale's "The Reference Desk"
PrePRINT Network (from the U.S. Department of Energy, DOE). "A searchable gateway to preprint servers that deal with scientific and technical disciplines of concern to DOE. Such disciplines include the great bulk of physics, materials, and chemistry, as well as portions of biology, environmental sciences and nuclear medicine."
Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Collegiate Dictionary, Collegiate Thesaurus, and more. Searchable.
Brooks / Cole Biology Resource Center. Supplements undergraduate biology education. Flash cards, tutorials, quizzes, recent developments in biology, photographs, email notification of new topics, hot topics, newsgroups, career opportunities, critical thinking, and more.
Currency Converters
Expedia.com
Travelocity.com
The Universal Currency Converter
Dictionaries (most are searchable)
Biography
Biology
Botany
Dinosaurs
Energy
Environment
Fish
Forestry
Glossaries, Dictionaries, Terminology & Acronyms (from BIOSIS). Comprehensive list browseable by letters of the alphabet.
Life Science (from the University of Texas at Austin)
Medicine (from CancerWeb)
Science
Scientific Quotations (from naturalSCIENCE). Search or browse by author name.
Water
Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia (from The National Park Service). Searchable.
Internet Reference Guides (from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Research Libraries)
iTools. Dictionary, thesaurus, translator, biography, quotations, maps, area codes, facts, newspapers and magazines, and more. Searchable.
Kimball's Biology Pages. An online textbook that supplements introductory biology, but especially cellular and molecular biology. Glossary, brief essays, graphics, and more. Searchable.
Library of Congress Research Tools
Metric System / Conversions
Automated Metric Conversion Calculator
The Everyday Metric System
U.S. Metric Association
World Wide Metric Calculators
MIT Virtual Reference Collection (from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
National Institutes of Health. Searchable.
Periodic Tables of the Elements
Google Web Directory
Los Alamos National Laboratory. Aimed at elementary, middle school, and high school students.
Visual Elements (from the Royal Society of Chemistry)
WebElements. Very detailed.
Refdesk.com. "The single best source for facts on the Net." Searchable.
Research Papers Guide (a .pdf file)
Texas Road Reports (from the Texas Department of Transportation). Reports listed by road condition (e.g., construction, bridge out, damage, closure, flooding), by roadway, and by county. Searchable.
U.S. Department of State Travel Warnings & Consular Information Sheets
Useful Reference Sites (from The University of Texas at Austin). Searchable.
Virtual Reference Desk. "The Virtual Reference Desk Project is dedicated to the advancement of digital reference and the successful creation and operation of human-mediated, Internet-based information services. Digital reference, or "AskA", services are Internet-based question-and-answer services that connect users with experts and subject expertise. Digital reference services use the Internet to connect people with people who can answer questions and support the development of skills." Searchable.
Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus
Biolinks. Browse or search for information; links to journals, organizations, and more.
Scirus. Offers basic and advanced searching, search tips, and more; information from thousands of journals and books.
SciSeek. Browse or search for information about animals, biology, health, chemistry, the environment, and more.
Search4Science. Covers biology, biotechnology, medicine, chemistry, earth sciences, and other areas of science.
Several others... (from BioExplorer)