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Medical science and clinical practice are
built upon a basic understanding of life sciences. Basic research in fields such
as biochemistry, biotechnology, cell biology, genetics, immunology, microbiology,
molecular biology, physiology and virology provide the foundations for health
science research.
The Health Sciences and Human Services
Library's Life Sciences Resources on the Web links users to a small number
of selected web sites that may be useful to both students and researchers. See
selection criteria.
General Life Sciences
- BioInteractive
(http://www.biointeractive.org)
From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, this biology education site includes
virtual labs, animations, a virtual museum and web video of lectures.
- The Biology Project
(http://www.biology.arizona.edu/)
From the University of Arizona, this site is an online, interactive resource
for learning biology. Created for students at the college level, it is also
useful for medical students, physicians, science writers, and all types of
interested people.
- Life Sciences
Dictionary
(http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu./search/dict-search.html)
The dictionary contains more than 8300 terms dealing with biochemistry, biotechnology,
botany, cell biology and genetics.
- MIT's Biology Hypertextbook
(http://web.mit.edu/esgbio/www/)
Divided by chapters, and searchable, this is a complete biology textbook online.
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Anatomy
-
Anatomy
& Histology Center
(http://www.martindalecenter.com/MedicalAnatomy.html)
Part of Martindale's Health Science Guide, this meta-site provides links
to a comprehensive list of anatomy resources. It includes links to atlases,
courses, images, databases, teaching files, and exams.
- Anatomy
Atlases
(http://www.anatomyatlases.org/)
- Visible
Human Project
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html)
The Visible Human Project provides transverse CT, MRI and cryosection images
of a representative male and female cadaver at an average of one millimeter
intervals. This site provides a description of the project and information
on how to access the images.
- American
Association of Anatomists (AAA)
(http://www.anatomy.org/)
AAA is the professional association for biomedical researchers and educators
interested in anatomical form and function. The site provides professional
information and links to a variety of anatomy-related resources for researchers,
educators, and students.
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Biochemistry
- Medical Biochemistry
Subject List
(http://web.indstate.edu/thcme/mwking/subjects.html)
Developed by Dr. Michael W. King of the Indiana State School of Medicine,
this site provides a listing of medical biochemical links.
- Metabolic Pathways of Biochemistry
(http://www.gwu.edu/~mpb/)
This is an online reference of metabolism for students, scientists, and others
interested in biochemistry. It is designed to graphically represent all major
metabolic pathways, primarily those important to human biochemistry.
- Molecular
Models for Biochemistry
(http://www.bio.cmu.edu/Courses/BiochemMols/)
From Carnegie Mellon, this site contains tutorials and quizzes that are based
on Chime and RasMol images of the molecules and macromolecules found in biochemistry.
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Biotechnology
- Bio Online
(http://www.bio.com)
This biotechnology portal provides links to news, features, protocols and
other tools.
- BioTech
(http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu)
From the University of Texas at Austin, BioTech is a hybrid biology/chemistry
educational resource and research tool.
- National
Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology,
develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical
information.
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Cell Biology.
- Cell
Biology Topics
(http://cellbio.utmb.edu/cellbio/Index.htm)
From the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, this site groups information
about cell biology by the organelle system.
- Cellupedia
(http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/index.html)
Cellupedia provides an interactive introduction to the microscopic world of
the cell. With a graphical virtual tour of the cellular structures, the main
objective of this site is to be a comprehensive and fun reference about cells.
Cellupedia also provides current and relevant news articles and scientific
papers.
- A Web Atlas of Cellular Structures
Using Light and Confocal Microscopy
(http://www.itg.uiuc.edu/technology/atlas/)
This site displays a series of light and confocal micrographs illustrating
a variety of subcellular structures and organelles.
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Genetics and Genomics
- DNA
from the Beginning
(http://vector.cshl.org/dnaftb/)
DNA from the Beginning is organized around key concepts. The science behind
each concept is explained by: animation, image gallery, video interviews,
problem, biographies, and links.
- Genes
and Disease
(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowTOC&rid=gnd.TOC&depth=2)
From the National Library of Medicine, this site features genetic disorders
and their associated genes.
- Talking
Glossary of Genetic Terms
(http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm)
From the National Human Genome Research Institute, this glossary features
audio files with detailed explanations of terms.
- Human Genome Project Information
(http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/)
This is the official site of the Human Genome Project.
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Immunology
- American
Association of Immunologists
(http://www.aai.org/)
The Association's web site provides links to events, membership information,
committees, the Association's newsletter and the Journal of Immunology.
- American
Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
http://www.atcc.org/
This is ATCC's web site for ordering materials from their collections of microorganisms,
cell lines, and recombinant DNA products, as well as media and other culture-related
products.
- MedWeb@Emory
University
(http://www.medweb.emory.edu-- click on Subjects, then Immunology)
This site provides a comprehensive listing of immunology related sites.
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Microbiology
- EPA's Microbiology Homepage
(http://www.epa.gov/nerlcwww/)
A comprehensive microbiology web site from the Environmental Protection Agency.
- Introduction to Clinical
Microbiology
(http://medic.med.uth.tmc.edu/path/00001450.htm)
From the University of Texas Houston Medical School, this site features information
about the cell, laboratory methods and taxonomy.
- National
Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/index.htm)
A comprehensive site from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- MicrobeWorld
(http://www.microbeworld.org)
From the American Society for Microbiology, this site features educational
resources for microbiology.
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Molecular Biology
- Cell
& Molecular Biology Online
(http://www.cellbio.com)
An information resource for cell and molecular biologists, this site features
sections including research, education, communications and perspective.
- Glossary
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
(http://db.portlandpress.com/glick/search.htm)
This glossary is provided by David M. Glick and the Biochemical Journal.
- Tutorials
in Molecular Biology
(http://www.lsic.ucla.edu/ls3/tutorials/)
From the University of California, Los Angeles, Biological Sciences Department,
this site features tutorials in processes, techniques and model systems.
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Physiology
- American
Physiological Society
(http://www.the-aps.org/)
The Society's web site provides information regarding membership, meetings,
careers, education, and other resources for physiologists and those interested
in the field.
- Harvey
Project
( http://opencourse.org/Collaboratories/harveyproject)
This is the site for an international collaborative project building and providing
interactive physiology course materials on the Web.
- Physiology
Virtual Library
(http://physiology.med.cornell.edu/WWWVL/physioweb.html)
Maintained by the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Cornell University
Medical College, the site provides a comprehensive listing of physiology resources.
- Physionet
(http://www.physionet.org/)
Sponsored by the Research Resource for Complex Physiologic Signals, PhysioNet
offers free web access to large collections of recorded physiologic signals
and related open-source software.
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Virology
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UMB Links
- Institute
of Human Virology
(http://www.ihv.org/)
This is the web site of the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University
of Maryland. The site includes information regarding the Institute's publications,
services, research and philanthropic activities.
- Integrative
Membrane Technology Program
(http://membranebiology.umaryland.edu/program.htm)
The Training Program in Integrative Membrane Biology is designed to train
doctoral students in the physiology, biophysics, biochemistry, structure,
and cell and molecular biology of biological membranes.
- Graduate Program in Molecular
and Cell Biology
(http://www.umaryland.edu/graduate_mcb/)
The Program supports research training in a wide variety of biomedical sciences
ranging from the molecular genetics of T4 phage replication and eukaryotic
gene expression to DNA replication and repair, molecular neurobiology, virology,
endocrinology, vaccine development, membrane physiology, and protein chemistry.
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Content posted:
May 2002
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