Web Directory

» 2can Support Portal: Glossary
   Provides a glossary of common words found in bioinformatics and molecular biology literature.
   http://www.ebi.ac.uk/2can/glossary/

» AllExperts Biology Q&A
   Directory of scientists and scholars volunteering to answer questions in a variety of biological fields.
   http://www.allexperts.com/browse.cgi?catLvl=2&catID=229

» Amino Acid Repository
   Properties and images of amino acids, hydrophobicity scales, solvent accessibility of amino acids in known protein structures, mutation mass shifts, links to the NIST Chemistry WebBook for Amino Acids.
   http://www.imb-jena.de/IMAGE_AA.html

» Arctic Theme Page
   Arctic sea ice ecology, organisms from bacteria, viruses, and unicellular algae to mammals (polar bears, reindeer, fox, whales) text, maps and photographs (current and historical). NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) site provides acces
   http://www.arctic.noaa.gov/essay_krembsdeming.html

» BioScience
   Provides a biological encyclopedia, dictionary, search facility, lab manual and links to organize biological science information and make it universally accessible.
   http://www.bioscience.ws/

» BioScience WebRing
   Ring of biological scientists devoted to increasing traffic to their sites and helping internet users find sites of interest by providing useful links.
   http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=biosci

» Biology Glossary
   Definitions for about 400 biotechnology terms, from Bio-Informer software.
   http://www.angelfire.com/nv/biology/dictionary.html

» Biology Online
   Dictionary, links and tutorials on cell biology, genetics, genetics and evolution, control of growth and development, regulation of biological systems, adaptation and freshwater ecology.
   http://www.biology-online.org/

» Biology Reference
   Explains biological concepts in hundreds of illustrated articles arranged alphabetically.
   http://www.biologyreference.com/

» Biology-Nation
   Open source for biology-related information including lists, articles, quotes, courses, videos, images, links and message boards.
   http://www.biology-nation.com

» Cell and Molecular Biology Online
   An all-around reference site for the field with educational, technical, and professional net resources.
   http://www.cellbio.com/

» Community of Science
   Network of scientists and their institutions geared toward publicizing research, collaboration, and funding opportunities - from Johns Hopkins Univ.
   http://www.cos.com

» Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
   Provides definitions of a large number of terms associated with these fields.
   http://www.mblab.gla.ac.uk/~julian/Dict.html

» Ecology Dictionary
   Provides definitions of words used in the study of ecology to enable people to better understand discussions on environmental subjects.
   http://www.ecologydictionary.org/

» EverythingBio
   Provides a searchable glossary of biological terms and invites users to edit poorly rated definitions.
   http://www.everythingbio.com/

» EverythingBio.com: Life Science Glossary
   Glossary of genetic, molecular, cell and developmental biology definitions.
   http://www.everythingbio.com/glos/index.php

» FAO Biotechnology Glossary
   Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)'s consolidated yet comprehensive list of terms and acronyms in applied biotechnology, especially plant and animal genetic resources, food quality and plant protection. About 5000 terms.
   http://www.fao.org/biotech/index_glossary.asp

» Functional Genomics Glossary and Taxonomy
   Resources in this field including evolving terminology for emerging technologies.
   http://www.genomicglossaries.com/content/functional_genomics_gloss.asp

» Functional Genomics Resources
   Glossaries in genetics and genomics, molecular biology and biochemistry, post-genomics, biotechnology and bioinformatics (including proteomics)and medical genomics from Science Magazine Online.
   http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/plus/sfg/education/glossaries.shtml

» GenBank
   Text and similarity searching of the GenBank sequence database provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/

» Genomics Glossaries
   Genomic terminology defined and hierarchically related, from Cambridge Healthtech Institute. Emphasis is on biotechnology and pharmaceutical applications, proteomics, informatics, technologies, instrumentation and molecular biology.
   http://www.genomicglossaries.com/

» Information Hyperlinked over Proteins
   iHOP is a free service that provides a network of genes and proteins as a route to accessing millions of abstracts in PubMed.
   http://www.ihop-net.org/

» Institute for Scientific Information
   Publishes scholarly research databases, including Current Contents, in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Online access is available for most publications, usually by subscription.
   http://www.isinet.com/

» International HapMap Project
   Multi-country effort to identify and catalog genetic similarities and differences between human beings. Includes information on the project, data, publications and a tutorial presentation.
   http://snp.cshl.org/

» Model Organisms WWW Virtual Library
   Guide to web resources for all major model organisms, including Drosophila (fly), C. elegans (worm), mouse, zebrafish, E. coli, Dictylostelium, and Arabidopsis.
   http://ceolas.org/VL/mo/

» OpenWetWare
   Aims to promote the sharing of information among researchers and groups who are working in biology and biological engineering. Provides information on labs and groups, courses, protocols and blogs.
   http://openwetware.org

» Science Advisory Board
   Online panel of 5,000 life scientists and physicians who convene electronically to voice their opinions on emerging technologies.
   http://www.scienceboard.net

» Table of Standard Genetic Code
   Translation table of nucleotide codon sequences to amino acids.
   http://molbio.info.nih.gov/molbio/gcode.html

» The snoRNP Database
   The snoRNP Database is a collection of snoRNAs and their associated proteins.
   http://evolveathome.com/snoRNA/snoRNA.php

» Virtual Library: Biosciences
   Directory of the Virtual Library, an expert-run catalog of sections of the web.
   http://www.vlib.org/Biosciences.html

» XTractor
   A knowledgebase of semantically annotated and categorized biomedical facts derived from published scientific literature, provided by PubMed.
   http://www.xtractor.in