Biological Sciences: Other Resources

An excellent online textbook of biochemistry related to the human body maintained by Dr. Michael W. King of the Indiana University School of Medicine.

The DNA genetic sequence database at the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Biotechnology information.

A collaborative effort of biologists and nature enthusiasts from around the world to provide information about biodiversity, the characteristics of different groups of organisms, and their evolutionary history.

A portal for "useful and interesting microbiology informational resources".

Terms in genetics and molecular biology are defined, with audio pronunciations. Supplemented with illustrations and animations.

Scitable is a free science library and personal learning tool by Nature Publishing Group. Scitable currently concentrates on genetics and cell biology, which include the topics of evolution, gene expression, and the rich complexity of cellular processes shared by living organisms.

Search VADLO for techniques, recipes, methods, procedures in molecular biology.

An e-journal founded in 2010 by a group of Stanford researchers to make life-science research more efficient and reproducible by curating and hosting high quality, open-access, life science protocols.

A peer-reviewed, digital media center for undergraduate microbiology sponsored by the American Society for Microbiolog that covers the microbiological sciences — evolution, structure and function, pathways, information flow, systems, and impact of microorganisms. The primary target audience is microbiology educators, although some sections may be appropriate for students.

A nonprofit 501(c)(3) scientific association dedicated to advancing biological research and education for the welfare of society.

A coalition of independent member societies that serve the interests of biomedical and life scientists, particularly those related to public policy issues.

A list of the various societies that constitute FASEB.

The oldest and largest single life science membership organization in the world with 39,000 members.