Useful Web Sites for Biologists

This page provides access to selected internet sites of interest to biologists. If you find other interesting sites, let me know and I will add them to the list. Because there are so many resources, you may find this Table of Contents useful.

A TO Z BIOLOGY BY DISCIPLINES such as Botany, Biotechnology, Ecology, Entomology, Ornithology, Tissue Culture etc.
ACADEMIC LINKS Biology Departments or sources at Other Colleges & Universities
COMMERCIAL/ORGANIZATION LINKS Businesses or Commercial establishments with something of biological interests
GOVERNMENT LINKS such as NIH, NSF, USDA, etc.
INDICIES: Other web sites that provide extraordinary categories of links or searchable indices of a biological nature.
MUSEUMS, ZOOS, BOTANIC GARDENS, ETC: Regional resources with some important world sites.
PROFESSIONAL LINKS: Professional Societies, Medical, Dental, Veterinary, etc.
OTHER LINKS related to Biology.

A TO Z BIOLOGY BY DISCIPLINE:

ACADEMIC:

All College and Universities Home Pages Around the World
Animal Behavior the Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior from Indiana University, Bloomington
Biodiversity and Biological Collections Web Server from the University of Kansas
Biology Departments and Institutes Around the World
Birding On the Web from University of Pennsylvania
Botany Department at the University of Georgia
Cell Biology Lab Manual by William H. Haidcamp of Gustavus Adolphus College
Center for Biodiversity University of Illinois
CSU BIOWEB: Information on every part of Biology. Check it out!
Ecological Modeling the University of Kassel's WWW Server for Ecological Modelling.
Entomology: Superb Links to Lots of Insect Sites at Colorado State University
Grants Via a Gopherhost at the University of Texas
Microbiology an Internet Resource.
Ornithology from University of Pennsylvania
Ornithology a Gopher Host
Paleobiology Lithologic, Paleogeographic, and Paleocurrent Maps of the World
Science SitesThe Wierd, the Wild, and the Wonderful
The Biotechnology Information Center Control Archives A Digital Library of Tobacco Documents from UCSF
The Microbial Underground Contains an Online Course in Medical Microbiology.
The Nature Conservancy
The Virtual Classroom at U CONN
Tissue Culture from Texas A&M University.
Tissue Culture Research at the University of Minnesota.
Web Sites by Tim Knight: Conservation and Wildlife, Primatology, and Genetics
Wildlife Web
World Wildlife Fund

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COMMERCIAL/ORGANIZATION:

American Type Culture Collection Supplier of Cells for Biotechnology
AT&T Internet Toll Free 800 Directory
Beckman Instruments, Inc. Information Service
Carl Zeiss, Inc, Homepage
Custom Medical Stock Photos
Deleware Diamond Knives
Diatome Diamond Knives
Flow Sciences, Inc. Homepage - World Leaders in Containment Technology.
FMC BioProducts Homepage - Products and services for electrophoretic separations.
Gibco BRL Products Life Technologies
Hitachi America, Ltd. Welcome
ISC
Labconco's Welcome to WWW Site
METTLER TOLEDO Corporate Home Page
Millipore Home Page
National Instruments The Internet Home for Instrumentation Information
Omega Business Center Industry Net Online Market Place
Packard Instrument Company, Inc. Finding New Ways to Conduct Life Science and Environmental Research
Perkin Elmer Information Welcome to WWW Site
Pharmacia Biotech Home Page
Philips Electronics N.V. Corporate Home Page
Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc. Welcome to WWW Site
St. John Associates, Inc. Products for Scientific Research
Sea World/Busch Gardens Home Page
UVP Home Page
Varian Associates Home Page

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GOVERNMENT:

AIDS the National Institute AIDS Gopher Menu
Agricultural Research Service, a branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, another branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Army Research Laboratory's Information Server with Links to the DOD Home Page and US Army Home Page
Biotechnology Information Center from National Agricultural Library Of USDA-ARS
Cancer, the CancerNet Gopher from the National Cancer Institute
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CRISP: Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects, a major biomedical database containing information on U.S. Public Health Service-supported research.
Germplasm Resources Information Network This reaches the National Genetic Resources program where you can access plant, animal, microbial and invertebrate germplasm databases.
Global Change Master Directory from NASA
Human Genome Project the GDB Human Genome database
National Center for Infectious Diseases
National Science Foundation World of Science & Engineering
Parknet: The National Park Service
The National Institutes of Health
US Deptartment of Agriculture
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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INDICIES:

BIOLOGICAL

Biosciences WWW Virtual Library from University of Harvard
Biotechnology Resources Indiana University's Internet directory to biotechnology
Mycology WWW Virtual Library
Searchable Gopher Site for All Sorts of Things Scientific
Subject Catalog of the WWW Virtual Library with Links to Aboriginal Studies to Zoos and Everything in Between.
Surf Sites for CyberBiologists biological dimension of the WWW
Yahoo Listing of Biology Web Sites

GENERAL

Inter-Links an Internet Resource
Netscape Homepage contains a searchable directory
Point The Top Sites of the Web: A searchable index to award-winning sites.
Publishers A comprehensive list of publishers and their catalogs
WWW Virtual Library: A Subject Catalog

MEDICAL

HospitalWeb: hospitals, med school, and other medical resources.

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MUSEUMS, ZOOS, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS:

Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, near The Field Museum in Chicago, IL
Biological Museums on the Web
The Bronx Zoo, New York, NY
Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, IL
The Chicago Botanic Garden, Chicago, IL
Detroit Zoological Institute: includes the Detroit Zoo, Belle Isle Aquarium, and the Belle Isle Zoo.
The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL
The Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis, IN
Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago, IL.
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO
Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
The National Zoo, Washington, D. C.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
San Diego Zoo, San Diego, CA.
Shedd Aquarium, near the Field Musuem in Chicago, IL

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PROFESSIONAL:

MEDICAL

Accredited Medical Schools of the U.S. and Canada from the Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of American Medical Colleges Get your applications for US medical schools here.
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Medical Tests, Schools, and More from the Princeton Review
MedSearch-The Healthcare Career Channel
Minority Medical Education Home Page
Physicians Assistants The National PA Page

DENTAL

College of Dentistry Ohio State University
Loma Linda University School of Dentistry
Dental Student Educational Resources
School of Dentistry University of Michigan
The Pre-Dental Page
U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools
Web Sites for Dental Students

VETERINARY

College of Veterinary Medicine Ohio State University
Veterinary Medicine from Washington University, St. Louis.
The Links VetWeb's Guide to Veterinary Links: Vet schools from around the world, organizations, libraries and more!

MEDICAL-RELATED FIELDS

BIOLOGY

Professional Societies on the Web
Society for In-Vitro Biology Tissue Culture site covering vertebrate, invertebrate and plant tissue culture.
The Graduating Biology Students Pathfinder

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OTHER:

BookWire Book Information GALORE
Charles Darwin The Origin of Species
Community of Science Web Server-Locate Expertise in Most Any Field.
Discovery Channel Online
National Geographic Online
Netscape: Planet Earth Home Page An Image Bank Containing Pictures of Biological Interest
Plant Gene Register Maintained by the American Society of Plant Physiologists
The Dictionary of Cell Biology - 2nd Edition with 5450 Searchable Entries
WWW Virtual Library Oceanography

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This page, originally written by Joey Maier is now being maintained by David Steen