Science > Biology
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Sarah Jent, University of Louisville
- BIODIDAC
- This is a bank of digital images and video available for use by biology
educators.
- The Biology Project
- This site provides problem sets and activities to help students learn
biology. Topics covered include biochemistry, cell biology, human biology,
immunology, genetics, and molecular biology. It is geared towards high school
and college students.
- BioScience Research Tool
- This site provides links to hundreds of biology web sites, categorized
by topic. Topics include biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology,
genetics, microbiology, moleculary biology, and virology.
- BioTech: Life Sciences Resources
and Reference Tools
- This searchable site is full of biology and life sciences resources. Included
are a dictionary of life science terms, links to other websites, and interactive
learning activities.
- Botany.com
- Description of plants, including methods of cultivation. Includes directory
listing both common and botanical names, a dictionary of botanical words,
and information on pests and diseases.
- Endangered Species
- This searchable site provides links to organizations, endangered species
lists, laws, extinct species lists, news stories, and more.
- Environmental Sites
on the Internet
- Directory of environmental web sites.
- Flora of North America
- Information on names, relationships, distributions, and characteristics
of all plants found in North America.
- Human Genome
Research
- The national coordinated effort to characterize all human genetic material
by determining the complete sequence of the DNA in the human genome. This
is a superior site for anyone wanting to know about gene mapping and for
those doing genetic research.
- Marine Biology
Web
- This site contains marine biology bibliographies, educational and career
opportunities, links, glossary and more.
- National Museum of Natural History
- This site is searchable and provides information about the museum's exhibits,
collections, and special events. Of special interest is the "Research and
Collections" link, which provides links to other resources, access to collections
and reference databases, and bibliographies.
- Natural Resources Defense Council
- Web site of a leading United States environmental action organization.
- National Wildlife Federation
- Web site of United States' largest member-supported conservation group.
- Our Planet
- The United Nations Environment Programme’s magazine for environmentally
sustainable development.
- Plant Pathology Internet
Guidebook
- Links to plant pathology websites.
- Plantfacts
- Includes searchable image and video databases, over 60,000 pages of Extension
fact sheets, and bulletins from the United States and Canada, FAQs, and
a glossary of horticultural terms.
- PLANTS Database
- "The PLANTS Database includes names, checklists, automated tools,
identification information, species abstracts, distributional data, crop
information, plant symbols, plant growth data, plant materials information,
plant links, references, and other plant information."
- The Tree of
Life
- The Tree of Life is a project containing information about the diversity
of organisms on Earth, their history, and characteristics. The information
is linked together in the form of the evolutionary tree that connects all
organisms to each other. The site is searchable by scientific name of organism.
Many entries include photographs and/or drawings of the organism.
- United Nations Environment Programme
- "Provides information for policy and action to conserve the living
world."
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Last Updated: Wednesday, 14-Dec-2005 09:03:47 EST
