Biology Links

3D Museum: Maintained by the Vertebrate Paleobiology Lab of the University of California, Davis
3D Museum: This web site aims to provide the pure enjoyment of looking at natural objects, mostly animal skeletons, in 3D. The new version released in October 2009 is especially re-designed for easier public access.
AnatQuest: Anatomical images online from the National Institutes of Health
Animal Diversity Web: A taxonomically-arranged site of animal diversity from the University of Michigan
Becoming Human: Becoming Human brings together interactive multimedia, research and scholarship to promote greater understanding of the course of human evolution
Biodiversity Heritage Library: Ten major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries, and research institutions have joined to form the Biodiversity Heritage Library Project. The group is developing a strategy and operational plan to digitize the published literature of biodiversity held in their respective collections. This literature will be available through a global ?biodiversity commons.?
Bioexchange: Life Sciences and Biotechnology resource
Biofundamentals: Virtual laboratories are "biology simulators" that enable students to work in an experimentally rigorous setting
Biology Lab Safety Tutorial: A 20 minute introduction to biology lab safety presented by Baruch College
Biomechanics Classes on the Web: Interested in biomechanics? This site links to information from over 100 biomechanics classes online.
Biosis: Information services for the Life Sciences from Thomson Reuters
Biotech Terms: Glossary of biotechnology terms
Botanical Image Database: CSU Stanislaus Botanical Image Database
Botanical Society of America: Image collection from the Botanical Society of America
Cell and Molecular Biology Online: An informational resource for Cell and Molecular Biologists
Cells Alive: Animations and explanations of cells in action
Centers for Disease Control: The lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people
Chickscope: Project studying chicken embryo development using a remotely controlled MRI instrument
Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS): The Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) is a grassroots effort whose goal is to engage sectors of the public in science to increase their understanding of the nature of science and its value to society. A key objective of COPUS is to create new forums for communication and to develop new opportunities for engaging the public with science.
Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature: Scientific names of organisms are not usually known for their entertainment value. They are indispensable for clarity in communication, but most people skip over them with barely a glance. This website collects those names that are worth a second look.
Digital Morphology: The Digital Morphology library is a dynamic archive of information on digital morphology and high-resolution X-ray computed tomography of biological specimens hosted by the CT Lab at the University of Texas, Austin
Dinosaur Air Heads: Three-dimensional renderings and analyses of air spaces in the heads of dinosaurs and their relatives from Ohio University
DIYBio: DIYbio is an organization that aims to help make biology a worthwhile pursuit for citizen scientists, amateur biologists, and DIY biological engineers who value openness and safety.
DNA Extraction: Includes a virtual lab and directions how to extract DNA from any living thing
DNA from the Beginning: An animated primer on DNA, genes and heredity
Double Helix - 50 Years of DNA: News, features and web specials celebrating the historical, scientific and cultural impacts of the discovery of the double helix (Nature Journal)
Encyclopedia of Life: The Encyclopedia of Life is a partnership between scientists and the community to share knowledge about all the world's organisms.
Ernst Haeckel: Kunstformen der Natur 1899-1904: Fantastic scientific illustrations from the turn of the century (note: text is in German)
EvoTutor: Online, interactive simulations of evolution and evolutionary processes, including selection, mutation, gene flow, genetics, reproduction, statistical methods, genetic drift, adaptation, speciation, extinction, phylogenetics, and sexual selection
Flora of California - The Jepson Manual Program: Taxonomic treatments and other information on plant species in California
FlyNome: A database of Drosophila nomenclature. Here you can find the answer to that burning question: How exactly did they come up with the name for that gene?
GeneCards: For individuals who wish to find information about genes of interest in the context of functional genomics and proteomics
Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology: Nearly 3,000 terms are listed, some appear only in earlier literature, some are very current, some are common terms invested with new meanings, some are lab jargon; in other words old, new, borrowed and blue and gives succinct definitions to them
Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology: The Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University is a center for research and education focused on the comparative relationships of animal life. The MCZ was founded in 1859 by an act, signed into law, of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts primarily through the efforts of Louis Agassiz, a brilliant lecturer and scholar from Switzerland. The museum established and served as a training ground for professional zoologists and influenced many budding US museums through this new generation.
Immunobiology Animations: Visually demonstrating complex immunological processes to the user through flash presentations
Inside Cancer: A multimedia guide to cancer biology, including hallmarks of cancer, causes and prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and pathways to cancer. Developed as part of a Science Education Partnership Award from the NIH's Division for Clinical Research Resources
International Darwin Day Foundation: Darwin Day is a global celebration of science and reason held on or around Feb. 12, the birthday anniversary of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth.
Just Garcia Hill: A virtual community for minorities in the sciences
Lab Safety Training Materials: An introductory laboratory training course in the basic principles of biological, chemical, radiological, and physical safety practices provided by Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Yale University
LabWrite: Techniques to get more out of labs (NSF sponsored; hosted by NC State University)
LifeWorks: Explore 100+ health and medical science related careers (Office of Science Education)
Marine Biological Laboratory: The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is an international center for research, education, and training in biology. The oldest private marine laboratory in the country, the MBL currently supports a year-round staff of more than 275 scientists and support staff working in such fields as cell and developmental biology, ecology, microbiology, molecular evolution, global infectious disease, neurobiology, and sensory physiology.
Medline Plus: Health information from the US National Library of Medicine
Microbiology and Immunology Online: Derived from medical microbiology course lectures given to second year medical students at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Missouri Botanical Garden: Founded in 1859, the Missouri Botanical Garden is the nation's oldest botanical garden in continuous operation and a National Historic Landmark.
MIT Biology Hypertextbook: Introductory resource including information on chemistry, biochemistry, genetics, cell and molecular biology, and immunology
National Center for Biotechnology Information: Creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information
NCBI Bookshelf: A growing collection of biomedical books that can be searched directly by typing a concept
NOVA Becoming Human: Becoming Human: Unearthing our earliest ancestors premieres on PBS November 3rd, 10th, and 17th
Office of Science Education: Explore health and medical science careers
Online Biology Book: Introductory biology textbook free online
Peterson's Guide to Graduate Schools: Information on graduate programs
Primer on Molecular Genetics: Created by the U.S. Department of Energy
PubMed: A service of the National Library of Medicine, includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources
SciCentral: Gateway to over 50,000 scientific sites and news articles
Science a GoGo: A fun way to keep up with science news, research, and discussion
Science Friday: Science Friday is a weekly science talk show, broadcast live over public radio stations nationwide as part of NPR's 'Talk of the Nation' programming. Each week, the show focuses on science topics that are in the news and tries to bring an educated, balanced discussion to bear on the scientific issues at hand.
Science News: News and perspectives on all fields of science
Searchable Ornithological Research Archive: Searchable database of ornithological journals, some dating back to the late 1800's
Smithsonian Institution: In 1826, James Smithson, a British scientist, drew up his last will and testament, naming his nephew as beneficiary. Smithson stipulated that, should the nephew die without heirs (as he would in 1835), the estate should go ?to the United States of America, to found at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusion of knowledge among men."
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution: What began in 1923 as small field station on Barro Colorado Island, in the Panama Canal Zone, has developed into one of the leading research institutions of the world. STRI's facilities provide a unique opportunity for long-term ecological studies in the tropics, and are used extensively by some 900 visiting scientists from academic and research institutions in the United States and around the world every year.
Structure of the Human Body: From Loyola University of Chicago's Stritch School of Medicine
The Biology Project: An interactive online resource for learning biology developed at The University of Arizona
The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online: All of Charles Darwin's published works, including books and manuscripts, as well as letters and correspondence.
The Field Museum: The Field Museum was incorporated in the State of Illinois on September 16, 1893 as the Columbian Museum of Chicago with its purpose the "accumulation and dissemination of knowledge, and the preservation and exhibition of objects illustrating art, archaeology, science and history." In 1905, the Museum's name was changed to Field Museum of Natural History to honor the Museum's first major benefactor, Marshall Field, and to better reflect its focus on the natural sciences.
The Ichthyosaur Pages: A collection of information about the enigmatic marine organisms known as ichthyosaurs.
The Illuminated Plant Cell: The Illuminated Plant Cell is a collaborative website seeking to detail all aspects of plant anatomy and physiology for educational purposes.
The USDA PLANTS Database: Provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories
Top 100 Endangered Species: Zoological Society of London list of the top 100 endangered species and current conservation efforts directed at saving them
Tree of Life Web Project: The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of biologists and nature enthusiasts from around the world. On more than 10,000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about biodiversity, the characteristics of different groups of organisms, and their evolutionary history.
Understanding Evolution: Understanding Evolution is a non-commercial, education website, teaching the science and history of evolutionary biology. Hosted by UC, Berkeley.
Visible Human Project: The creation of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies
White Mountain Research Station: The White Mountain Research Station has a 60-year history of fostering scientific advancement and has played an important role in scientific milestones including precise measurement of cosmic background radiation, physiology of the control of breathing, ecophysiology of hibernation, paleoclimate in ancient bristlecone pines, and more. Research in these and diverse other subjects continues vigorously today. The station has also hosted thousands of students in field classes and is prominent in the field training of geologists nationally and world-wide.
WormAtlas: Interactive atlas of C. elegans anatomy
WormBase: Genomic and bioinformatic database for C. elegans
WormBook: Online compendium for general C. elegans knowledge
Year of Science: There are many reasons to celebrate science. With the many seminal anniversaries that are on the horizon in 2009, it seemed only logical that we should celebrate them as a community! From astronomy to zoology we are all here - ready to support public understanding of the process and nature of science in an exploration of "how we know what we know."