Excellent Biology Web Sites
Compiled by Ken Marr, GRCC Biology Dept.
- http://www.scirus.com
an excellent search engine that searches only for scientific information in scientific journals
and high quality science websites
- http://google.com one of the best search
engines!
- http://www.sciam.com/ (Scientific
American magazine: An extremely high quality science magazine containing
articles written by experts in their field of study—One of my favorites)
- http://www.newscientist.com
(A high quality science magazine with a biological sciences focus—Another one of my favorites!)
- http://www.postgradmed.com/ (an online scientific journal for
physicians; an excellent source for current info.!
- http://www.scicentral.com/
(An excellent resource for any area of science and technology—one
of my favorites—I receive weekly notices of recent papers that are of
interest to me—this service is free.)
- http://schmidel.com/bionet.cfm
(A guide with links to some of the best biological sciences and chemistry
sites on the web—iincluding some journals and
science related magazines; Includes free science related clip art and links
to free clip art)
- http://www.nejm.org/content/index.asp
(New England Journal of Medicine—one of the world’s premier medical
journals)
- http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
(Medline: A database of the National Library of Medicine, part of the
National Institutes of Health (NIH). This the largest collection of
medical information in the world, containing more than 9 million
references from medical journals from all over the world.
- http://www.mayoclinic.com
(This site is updated daily by a
team of Mayo Clinic physicians, scientists, writers, and educators. It
provides access to the vast experience and knowledge of more than 1200
physicians and scientists at the Mayo Clinic.)
- http://cancer.med.upenn.edu/
(Oncolink: the first of its kind on the
Internet—an excellent site that disseminates cutting edge information
relevant to the field of oncology (cancer research). Aims to educate
health care personnel, patients, and other interested parties.)
- http://www.quackwatch.com/
("A Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions;"
An interesting site that helps one to distinguish between legitimate
healthcare treatments and quackery—The physician
responsible for this site has written many books and scientific papers
over the years. His ideas are very mainstream—perhaps too mainstream? Some
of the views expressed may not be totally objective. At times he has quite
harsh comments concerning "alternative medicine.")
- http://www.audubon.org/ (Audubon
is a high quality magazine that deals with environmental issues and
wildlife conservation)
- http://genetics.nature.com/
(a journal produced by Nature…Gives you access to the contents, but you
must pay to see the text of the articles—Available for free in the
libraries of most research universities)
- http://www.nature.com/ (Nature is
a very prestigious scientific journal. This site gives you access to the
contents. Although some parts of the site are free, you must pay to see
the text of the articles—but they are available for free in the libraries
of most research universities)
- http://flybase.bio.indiana.edu/
(FlyBase: a comprehensive searchable
database for information on the genetics and molecular biology of
Drosophila—the fruit fly)
- http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/mutant_flies/mutant_flies.html
(Has pictures and descriptions of mutant fruit flies)