Selected WWW Links of Interest to Biologists
List of Links to Other Biology Sites
Molecular Biology
- Protein Data Base (PDB) for Use with RasMol
- Hypertextbook: Recombinant DNA Chapter Directory (maintained at MIT)
- Image of RFLP
- AFM Image of a Plasmid
- FISH - Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
- Boomerang DNA Amplification (new molecular method)
- Grow Your Own Taq DNA Polymerase (the molecular biologist's version of ''Steal This Book'')
- New Methods for Cloning and Purifying click on ''IMPACT I'' and ''PhD - phage display''
Maintained by New England Biolabs
- Yeast Two-Hybrid System commercial site with good information maintained by Clonetech
- Blocks Search Program
Blocks are multiply aligned ungapped amino acid segments corresponding to the most highly conserved regions of proteins.
- Web Site to Align Multiple Sequences at Washington Univ. in St. Louis
- Virtual Genome Center molecular programs your can run at Univ. Minnesota (Golden Goffers!)
- Primer3 program helps you pick PCR primers - maintained at MIT
- Information about Transgenic Organisms
- Transgenic-Mouse Index (lots of good graphics of methods and phenotypes, including a model animal for sickle-cell
- Roslin Institute in Scotland (home of Dolly, the cloned sheep)
- How to Make Your Own Dolly from Roslin Institute
- Yeast (Saccharomyces ) Genome Database maintained by Stanford Univ.
- Arabidopsis thaliana Database (AtDB) maintained by Stanford Univ.
- The Genome Database (very comprehensive site)
- NCBI's Expressed Sequence Tag Database
- Thomas Kaufman's Drosophila Research nice information about fly segmentation
- Genome Browser Prototype Drosophila database maintained at Berkeley
- Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project (BDGP)
- P element Gene-disruption Project (BDGP)
- FlyView A Drosophila Image Database (including enhancer trap lines) - WestfŠlische Wilhelms-UniversitŠt MŸnster, Institut fŸr Allgemeine Zoologie und Genetik, Arbeitsgruppe Entwicklungsgenetik
- Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Center (ditto)
- The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) and the home of several genome sequencing projects
- The Vector Database (organized by host species and searchable)
- UW Pathology Cytogenetics Resources & Genome Project Related Tools
- Pedro's Molecular Biology Search and Analysis
- Pedro's Guides, Tutorials and Help Tools
- Technical Tips Online Free from the publishers of Trends in... series
- Extras: List of Pedro's Biological Resources
- The Johns Hopkins University
BioInformatics Web Server
- WWW Home Page for Molecular Probes (searchable)
- Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) Home Page maintained by Clonetech and with good links
- Electron Micrograph Library: DNA, DNA-Protein complexes & Virus
- the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) search for summer jobs on this page
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Genetics
- Web Site with Several Karyotypes and Helpful Text
- Web site with karyotype
- Virtual Fly Lab
- Gene Interactions in the Fly
- Cross-referencing the Genetics of Model Organisms with Mammalian Phenotypes
- Search the Online Mendelian Inheritance in "Man" (OMIM)
- The Cooperative Human Linkage Center
- Maps of Human Chromosomes (searchable)
- Genes on Chromosome X
- University Of Utah's "The Natural History of Genes" A good place to begin for non-science majors.
- Mendel Web Site
- Virtual Fly Lab
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Cell Biology
- Cartoon Image of Fluid Membrane at Molecular Level Univ. Mass.
- Cartoon Image of Crystallized Membrane at Molecular Level Univ. Mass.
- The Dictionary of Cell Biology, 2nd Edition Academic Press Limited
- Electronic Course on Cell Biology (good graphics)
- Online Exercise of Histology (in English from Sapporo Medical University in Japan)
- Excellent Gallery of Live Cell Pictures
- Low Magnification of cilia on hair cell
- High Magnification of cilia on hair cell
- Web Site with Histology Slides
- Another Site with Histology Slides (same source as pathology slides below)
- Histological Images of Pathologies
- Electronmicrograph of Intermediate Filaments labeled with Antibodies Institute for Molecular Virology. University of Wisconsin - Madison.
- Movies of exocytosis and Calcium waves maintained by Mark Terasaki, Department of Physiology,
University of Connecticut Health Center
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Development
- Amphibian Embryology Tutorial Univ. Wisconsin
- Clickable Amphibian Embryology Images
- Zebrafish Homepage
- The Visible Embryo at the University of California San Francisco
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General Biology
- Electron Micrograph Library of Images
- The Center for In Vivo Microscopy 2D and 3D images and movies of living organisms
- VA Image Browser searchable list of images - maintained at Colorado State Univ.
- California State University Biological Sciences Web Servers (lots of choices)
- Frank Potter's Science Gems - Life Science I (2000 sites and updated frequently)
- ChemFinder FREE! search a databank to find the structure of many small molecules (not proteins)
- Computer Image of the Inside of a Flagellum King's College, London
- RasMol Images of Lipid Bilayers UMASS again
- Web site with Virtual Plant Cell
- Site for Visible Man and Woman
- Site for Visible Man and Woman Requires Java (Netscape 3.X or equivalent)
- Download Movies based on Visible Human (requires Sparkle or equivalent)
- Wild Wings Headed North Tracking Snow Geese on the Net
- Hyper-Text Books at MIT This is an outstanding resource!!
- "Beyond Bio 101 maintained by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- SERCA1 mAb with Photo
- Atomic Force Micrographs
- Biology Theater (a wide range of images - provided by Digital Instruments)
- Committee On Undergraduate Science Education sponsored by the National Research Council
- The Alternative Medicine Homepage
- Genetics Education Network Dedicated to rescuing teachers and other students from terminal
boredom by helping them do real science with modern research
organisms - Kansas State Univ.
- What's New at NCBI new genomes added every year!
- MedWeb for Anatomy and Embryology links all over the world with good graphics - maintained by Emory University
- WWW Virtual Library the ultimate in searchable biology resources - maintained at Harvard Univ.
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Biochemistry
- Glycolysis
- More Glycolysis
- Equilibrium Dialysis Experiment
- Principles of Protein Structure Using the Internet
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Physiology
- Physiological Imaging
- The Whole Brain Atlas
- The Sheep Brain Tutorial Univ. of Scranton
- Locomotion in Fish California State University, Fullerton
- Muscle Contraction The Animation
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Information on Diseases
- How HIV Infects Cells
- Web site for AIDS Information
- Web site for Cystic Fibrosis Information
- List of All Known Mutations in Cystic Fibrosis
- Web site for Sickle Cell Disease Information
- Web site for Huntinton's Disease Information
- Web site for Cancer Information
- Histological Images of Pathologies
- Series of Images of Cancerous Lungs (click on "Forward to next Image" at bottom of screen)
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Dowload Software
- Download RasMol for Yourself
- Animated tutorials on biomolecular structures. an example of how to make the most of RasMol - maintained at UMASS
- Some Tips About Using RasMol for Teaching (UMASS again)
- How to get your computer to launch RasMol directly from Netscape
- An Alternative to RasMol - MolView
- Web site for Downloading Sparkle (program for Macintosh only)
- Web site for Downloading NIH Image
- Download 'Look@Me' Look@Me gives you the ability to view another user's screen anywhere in the world in real time. You can watch the screen activity taking place by another Look@Me user from within your Internet browser or as a standalone applet.
- Search WWW for Free Software
- EBI Molecular Biology Software Archive '' the world's largest collection of free software for molecular biologists''
- Apple Computer Support Information
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Immunology
- Antibody Resource Page
- Antibody Production by Lymphocytes
- Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank (nonprofit)
- RasMol information about Antibody-Antigen interaction and MHCII complex
- Photomicrographs of Immuno-labeled Cells
- Photomicrographs of Immuno-labeled Cells alphabetical listing by antigen - maintained by DAKO Inc.
- Photomicrographs of Immunohistochemistry
- Electronmicrograph of Cell Labeled with Antibodies
- HIV Infection
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Biological Diversity
- Phylogenetic Tree of Life
- Pictures of Many Organisms (click on Image catalog)
- Whittaker Five Kingdom System (1978)
- Plant Classification with Pictures
- The Phylogeny of Life with Cladograms
- Databases at the National Agricultural Library
- Red Imported Fire Ant Home Page Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas, Environmental and Natural Resources
- The Origins and Early Evolution of Life The WWW Home Page for research on the origin and early evolution of life on the Earth
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Biological Publications
- InScight - Science in the News (good way to see what the big news is in science this week)
- Science News (another good way to see what the big news is in science this week)
- Science On-line (journal)
- Nature On-line (journal)
- Cell On-line (journal)
- New England Journal of Medicine On-line (journal)
- Journal of Biological Chemistry On-line (journal)
- Neuron On-line (journal)
- Immunity On-line (journal)
- The Scientist (newspaper)
- Biotechnology Software and Internet Journal
- National Academy of Sciences Reports
- BioTechNet maintained by the journal BioTechniques
- PubMed Journals Which Offer Full Text FREE ACCESS (for now) many titles to choose from, including the Current Oppinion in.... series
- Annual Reviews' Publisher (can browse table of contents for lots of different reviews)
- Pedro's Bibliographic, Text and WWW Searches
- PubMed National Library of Medicine's FREE bibliographic searching of Medline!
- NCBI PubMed Project (overview) National Center for Biotechnology Information's big project
This is a search tool for accessing literature citations and linking to full-text journals at Web sites of participating publishers.
- Texas A &M Univ. Undergraduate Journal of Science the first of its kind
- Pedro's Alphabetical List of Bio/Chemical Journals and Newsletters
- Table of Contents and Abstracts of Different Titles -
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Professional Societies
- FASEB - Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
- The National Academy of Sciences (including a link to education activites of the NAS)
- NIH - National Institutes of Health
- NSF - National Science Foundation
- HHMI - Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- ABLE - Association for Biology Laboratory Education
- NCUR - National Conferences on Undergraduate Research
- BioLab an unmoderated e-mail list for discussion of issues and information related to college biology laboratory teaching
- Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) an informal national alliance of individuals, institutions, and organizations committed to strengthening undergraduate science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education.
- Bioethics Resource Group (BRG)
- North Carolina Biotechnology Center
- National Technological University
- American Physiological Society
- American Society
for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- ASCB - American Society for Cell Biology
- Biophysical Society
- Society for Developmental Biology
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Culture Collections
- American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
- UTEX Algae Collection
- Databases at the National Agricultural Library
- Gopher Site fro Chlamydomonas
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K-12 Teaching Resources (check General Biology list above
- Access Excellence (a wonderful site sponsored by Genentech)
- The Franklin Institute Science Museum Philadelphia, PA
- The Global Leaf Collection
sponsored by Washington State Univ.
- Selected Microscopy Resources for K-12 Education A Feature Section of MicroWorld Resources
- "Beyond Bio 101 maintained by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Resources for Teachers/Departments maintained by the American Society for Microbiology
- Teaching of the Biological Sciences a course outline with good resources for teachers - Bucknell
- DNA Gel Electrophoresis Home Page ( a project produced by high school students)
- The Whole Frog Project
-
International Netcourse Teacher Enhancement Coalition support teachers directly in implementing the use of student investigations in mathematics and science at the middle
and high school levels
- The Biology Place (publishers of Neil Campbell's Text)
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Other Useful and Interesting Sites
- Search the Entire WWW
- Pedro's Bibliographic, Text and WWW Searches
- WWW Virtual Library
- Barry Goldwater Scholaship Information
- Should I go to Grad School?
- Career Planning Center for Beginning Scientists and Engineers
- Educational Testing Service (home of the GREs)
- How to Apply for a Teaching Job at an Undergraduate Institution
- Poisons Information Database
- NPR (National Public Radio)
- PBS (Public Broadcast System)
- Need Help Finding a Science Job?
- SERVAS International world peace organization that links travelers with host families for visits
- WorldTeach a private, non-profit alternative to Peace Corps
- Charlotte, NC and Mecklenburg Government Home Page
- the WebMuseum network (art galleries from all over the world with lots of images!)
- Send someone an electonic postcard.
- Southeast North America Satellite Image by CNN
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