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Anatomy and Physiology

AnatQuest
Anatomic images online

Becoming Human
Includes online documentary and the latest paleontology news and views

Frog Anatomy
Digital and interactive frog dissection

The Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System

Human Anatomy Online
Study the anatomy of the human body. It's fun, interactive, and an ideal reference site for students or those who just want to know more about the medical descriptions used by doctors and nurses

Revealing Bodies
Examines how imagery has changed the way we look at our bodies

The Secret Life of the Brain
3-D Brain Anatomy

Structure of the Human Body
From Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

The Visible Human Project
The creation of complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies

The Whole Brain Atlas
This site is a catalog of medical images of actual human brains--from models that are normal and healthy to specimens with diseased, injured, and disordered tissue

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Bioinformatics and Biotechnology

123 Genomics
A one stop location where one can find most of the freely available internet resources related to genomics and bioinformatics

Agricultural Biotechnology
The University of Maryland AgNIC gateway is a guide to quality agricultural biotechnology information on the Internet

Animal Virus Information System
AVIS contains data analysis of various properties of viruses and numerical taxonomy

Bioexhange
Life Sciences and Biotechnology resource

Bioinformatics
Antibodies - Structure and Sequence

Bioinformatics resources at CSUCI Library

BioTeach
Provides a broad range of information and teaching resources on subjects in biotechnology

Biotech Terms
Glossary of biotechnology terms

Biotechnology Information Resource
Providing access to selected sources, services and publications covering many aspects of agricultural biotechnology

GeneCards
The information presented here has been automatically extracted from various resources. GeneCards is particulary useful for people who wish to find information about genes of interest in the context of functional genomics and proteomics

National Center for Biotechnology Information
Creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information

Proteomics
This website describes the process, advantages, and limitations of Proteome analysis

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Careers

Careers in the Biological Sciences
Looking for a job in biology? See who's hiring in the American Institute of Biological Sciences classified ads

Careers-Internet
What are you going to do with your life?

Career Voyages
The ultimate road trip to career success

The Scientist: Careers
The new source for biotech jobs, clinical research jobs, pharmaceutical jobs, science jobs and biopharmaceutical manufacturing jobs

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Cell and Molecular Biology

BioClips
Encourages the creation, exchange and distribution of multimedia documents about life sciences and more specifically the cell

Biofundamentals
A virtual laboratory that enables students to work in an experimental setting that helps them master the biological concepts involved

Cell Biology Animation
These academic animations are short and focus on particular topics, and allow full navigational control

Cell and Molecular Biology Online
An informational resource for Cell and Molecular Biologists

Cells Alive
Cells in action

DNA from the Beginning
An animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity

Double Helix: 50 Years of DNA
Nature presents this web focus, containing news, features and web specials celebrating the historical, scientific and cultural impacts of the discovery of the double helix

GeneMachines
Genetic circuit design, construction and analysis

Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
This glossary lists nearly 3000 terms 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

Human Chromosome Launchpad
This site is provided as a single-source launchpad to information about each human chromosome

Membrane Structure
This interactive tutorial provided by UCSF School of Medicine will help you review membrane structure

The Race for DNA
Utilizing over 800 scanned documents, photographs, audio clips and video excerpts, this website narrates the breathless details of the pursuit of the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA

The Race for the Human Genome
BBC News Online charts the race to decode human DNA

Red Gold
A selection of articles to further your understanding of the production and function of blood within the human body

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Developmental and Genetics

Behavioral Genetics
A relatively new field, seeks to understand both the genetic and environmental contributions to individual variations in human behavior

Chickscope
Project studying chicken embryo development using a remotely controlled MRI instrument

Embryo Images
Normal & abnormal mammalian development

Foundations of Classical Genetics
Collection of Publications, that can be browsed by author, by title, or by date of publication

Genetic and Rare Conditions
Information on genetic conditions/birth defects

Genetic Science Learning Center
Helping people understand how genetics affects their lives and society

Genetics Home Reference
Your guide to understanding genetic conditions

The Interactive Fly
A cyberspace guide to Drosophila genes and their roles in development

Neurospora
A resource site for information on the fungus Neurospora

UNSW Embryology
This is an educational resource developed for learning concepts in embryological development

Virtual Embryo
The site that keeps on developing and developing and...

virtuallyGenetics
Covers the basics -- how genes were discovered, how their organization along chromosomes was understood, how genes change, how the information encoded in genes is expressed, how genetic variation lead to disease and evolution

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Education

Careers in Science and Engineering
A student planning guide to Grad School and Beyond

Just Garcia Hill
A virtual community for minorities in Sciences

Office of Science Education
Explore health and medical science careers

Peterson's Guide to Graduate Schools

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General Resources

ActionBioscience.org
Provides articles by scientists, science educators, and science students on issues related to seven bioscience challenges: environment, biodiversity, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers in science, and bioscience education

Bioethics
The American Journal of Bioethics

Biodiversity and Conservation
A Hypertext Book by Peter J. Bryant

Biology in Motion
Original, entertaining, interactive biology learning activities

Biology Online
A choice source for biological information, ideal for homework, research projects and general interest

Biology Labs On-line
Biology Labs On-Line offers a series of interactive, inquiry-based biology simulations and exercises designed for college and AP high school biology students

The Biology Project
An interactive online resource for learning biology developed at the University of Arizona

Centers for Disease Control
The lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people

EurekAlert!
Biology news online

General resources at CSUCI Library

Healthfinder
A Service of the National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Holiday Lectures on Science
The lectures give students and teachers the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research from some of the world's leading scientists

Interactive Animations
Biology Animations, Movies & Interactive Tutorial Links

Kimball's Biology Pages
Online biology textbook

MadSciNet
MadSci Network represents a collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions.

National Institutes of Health
NIH, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Here you get to know the Prize Winners through Nobel Lectures, interviews, speeches, articles, and much more

Online Biology Book
Introductory biology textbook

Protocol Online
A database of research protocols in a variety of life science fields

ScienceaGoGo
A fun way to keep up with Science news

Science.gov
Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies including research and development results

The Scientist
The Scientist is an international news magazine published in print and on the Web. It reports on and analyzes the issues and events that impact the world of life scientists

Tree if Life Web Project
The Tree of Life Web Project (ToL) is a collaborative effort of biologists from around the world. On more than 4000 World Wide Web pages, the project provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history (phylogeny), and characteristics

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Immunology

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Immunobiology Animations
Visually demonstrating complex immunological processes to the user through flash presentations

Molecular Immunology
A search engine site devoted to human functional immunogenetics and immunobiology

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Microbiology and Virology

LabWork

Microbial Ecology
Learn about microbial ecology and find resources concerning microbes

Microbes
The microbiology information portal

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

Microbiology Today
Contains details of society meetings, publications and all activities

All the Virology on the WWW
Here you will find all the virology related Web sites that might be of interest to our fellow virologists, and others interested in learning more about viruses

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Plant Biology

Agricola
Bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library (NAL)

Bio View
CSUCI Biology Image Database

Botanical Image Database
From CSU Stanislaus

HortiPlex
Contains plant images and data as well as links to information sources, images and vendors at other sites

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Pre-Professional

American Academy of Optometry
This page is your one stop resource for information about membership, Student Travel Fellowships, special student events and more

American Academy of Physician Assistants
The only national organization that represents physician assistants (PAs) in all specialties and all employment settings

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
Directly serves osteopathic medical students in a number of ways such as financial aid, internships and fact sheets

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Pharmacy education and career information, including school-specific admission requirements, list of degree programs, career opportunities, job outlook, research and award programs, financial aid, enrollment data, and much more

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
At this site, you can learn about the colleges, about Podiatric Medicine as a career, even apply to a college online

American Dental Education Association
You'll find information on a broad range of dental school topics, such as academic requirements for admission, important factors in deciding where to apply, and ways to finance your education

American Medical Association
Research graduate and medical education programs, access educational resources about becoming a physician and get tools to help guide your career path

American Occupational Therapy Association
Here you will find relevant news items that affect your academic career and links to areas of the AOTA Web site that apply directly to students

American Optometric Association
Addresses students of optometry and those seeking information on the profession of optometry

American Physical Therapy Association
Interested in becoming a PT? Check out the student resource page where you will find information on Scholarship/Financial Aid and other resources.

Association of American Medical Colleges
The AAMC operates a variety of programs and services that assist in the medical school and residency application processes

Association of Schools of Public Health
Thinking about a career in Public Health? At this site you will find everything you ever wanted to know about Schools of Public Health

DO-Online
Gathers together all the information new students need as they try to navigate through medical school

Student American Chiropractic Association
Promotes student awareness and provides opportunities for scholarships, discounts on services and products, health insurance benefits, access to ACA's publications, and on campus presentations

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Safety

Knowing How to Practice Safe Science
Vanderbilt Environmental Health & Safety (VEHS) provides a full spectrum of safety services and information to support the teaching, research, and patient care missions for Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Search Engines

BioMedNet
Collection of resources for biological medical researchers, including databases, reviews, news, links, and journals

Biosis
Delivers flexible information services - including databases and customized information products - to the global life sciences community

Bookshelf
A growing collection of biomedical books that can be searched directly by typing a concept

Google Scholar
A specialized search engine for academics

Medline Plus
Health information from the US National Library of Medicine

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 MEDLINE and additional 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

Scirus
The most comprehensive science-specific search engine on the Internet

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