Primary Biology Search Engines & Portals

NCBI - All resources
A list of all resources (tools, databases, downloadable content, submission pages and FAQs) that can be found across NCBI....   [more]

Important Biology Search Engines & Portals

Aspergillus Website
This site offers a wide range of information about the fungus Aspergillus and the diseases it causes. It is designed to provide information for clinicians, scientists, patients and their relatives....   [more]
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Barcode of Life
Initiative to barcode and identify all species of life using DNA. Through the growing number of completed taxonomic surveys, DNA barcodes have become a valuable tool in the development of a global b...   [more]
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Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project
The Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project (BDGP) is a consortium of the Drosophila Genome Center (funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute, National Cancer Institute, and the Department of ...   [more]
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Biosciences Virtual Library
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Citation Matcher (PubMed)
A tool which fills in the missing pieces for complete journal article citations. Handy for compiling bibliographies or when citing articles ...   [more]
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Dartmouth Flood Observatory
This site is a research tool for detection, mapping, measurement, and analysis of extreme flood events world-wide using satellite remote sensing. The Observatory also provides yearly catalogs, maps, a...   [more]
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Environmental Health & Toxicology Portal
Portal to information and data services organized by the National Library of Medicine's Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP)....   [more]
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Genetics Virtual Library
Includes extensive list of links to animal and plant genomes....   [more]
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Grants.gov
Central listing of available awards from all 26 federal agencies that support research and other programs. This site allows users to find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Feder...   [more]
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Human Genome Project Information
Extensive information relating to the Human Genome Project as well as links to other genetics information in the sciences, social sciences, law and ethics. ...   [more]
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Internet Directory for Botany
Extensive list of plant related web resources with descriptive annotations for each site....   [more]
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Medicine and Molecular Biology Databases
Collection of databases on molecular biology and medical topics. Catagories include genomics, proteomics, ethics, oncology and more. ...   [more]
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Mycorrhiza Information Exchange Website
Portal page developed by the University of Tennessee listing recent literature, images, directories, employment information, and professional associations involved in the study of mycorrhizae. ...   [more]
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National Library for the Environment (NLE)
Includes Congressional Research Service reports and CRS Briefing Books on agriculture, biodiversity, climate change, economics and trade, energy, pollution, natural resources, science and technology, ...   [more]
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National Science Digital Library
Also Known as: NSDL
NSDL provides educational resources for science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. The NSDL mission is to both deepen and extend science literacy through access to materials and metho...   [more]
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NIH Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative (BISTI)
This site reports on and provides access to the bioinformatic activites at NIH....   [more]
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OpenDOAR - The Directory of Open Access Repositories
Also Known as: Directory of Open Access Repositories
The OpenDOAR service is being developed to support the rapidly emerging movement towards Open Access to research information. OpenDOAR is building a comprehensive and authoritative list of internatio...   [more]
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Science Signaling
Also Known as: Science's STKE, Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment , Science STKE
- from Highwire Press - American Association for the Advancement of Science
Continues Science STKE...   [more]
Holdings: 2008-

SelfArchive.org
A FAQ on self-archiving....   [more]
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Species 2000
Species 2000 is a "Federation" of database organisations working closely with users, taxonomists and sponsoring agencies. Species 2000 provides a uniform and validated quality index of names of all kn...   [more]
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The Interactive Fly
A cyberspace guide to Drosophila genes and their roles in development. ...   [more]
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The Tree of Life
Information about the phylogenetic relationships and characteristics of organisms and the diversity and unity of living organisms....   [more]
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USDA Nutritient Database for Standard Reference
USDA database for nutritional analysis. ...   [more]
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