Microbiology
20
Instructor:
Angela
Echeverri, Ph.D.
LINKS
FOR THE COURSE
This is a growing list of
useful, fun, and educational Web sites for Biology:
- American Society for Microbiology- Contains late-breaking information on microbes,
scientific meetings, employment opportunities, and the full text
of ten scientific journals (article access free until December
1998).
- The "Bad
Bug Book" - A handbook by the Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, a branch of the FDA (Food
and Drug Administration) providing basic facts regarding food
borne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins.
- Beyond Bio 101- A report on undergraduate biology education from
the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
- The Center for Disease Control
(CDC) - Statistics, news, and epidemiological
information on many diseases.
- CNN Interactive Health
Page- Current news and in-depth information
on health related topics ranging from abortion to alcoholism.
- Evolution
Theory and History- Produced by the University
of California Museum of Paleontology. Topics include phylogeny,
classification, dinosaur discoveries, and biographies of important
scientists from Aristotle to Mary Anning.
- The National
Center for Infectious Diseases Website -
Contains reports on diseases,
prevention, and program areas.
- Merck
Manual (Sixteenth Edition) - Contains information
on infectious diseases, immunology, and toxicology.
- Microscopy
by Dennis Kunkel- A collection of beautiful
images of insects, bacteria, fungi, and much more seen through
a microscope.
- National Academy of Sciences- Contains information and news on agriculture, behavioral
sciences, biology, business, chemistry, computers and technology,
education, engineering, environmental problems, health and medicine,
math, space, and physics.
- Outbreak
-
an excellent source of information on emerging diseases like
Ebola fever and hantavirus.
- Reuters Health- Medical news and information services for professionals,
students, and consumers.
- Virtual Fly Lab- Allows you to select and mate fruit flies and perform
statistical analysis on the genetic characteristics of the offspring.
A great supplement to your genetics lectures!
- World Health Organization
- Detailed reports on diseases all over the world,
particularly good source for health information in developing
countries.
This is a list of Online
journals and reference sources for Biology:
- American Society for
Microbiology Online Journals- Full
text available for the following peer-reviewed journals: Applied
and Environmental Microbiology, Journal of Bacteriology, Infection
and Immunity, Journal of Virology, Molecular and Cellular Biology,
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, Antimicrobial Agents
and Chemotherapy, Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology,
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, Journal of Clinical Microbiology,
and a Minireview Collection. Free access until December 1998.
- Scientific American Online- Contains articles written for
lay people as well as scientists.
Site features selected articles, exhibits, interviews, and job
openings.
- Science Online- Browse or search full text
peer-reviewed scientific articles,
daily news, professional network, and much more. Published by
the American Association for the
Advancement of Science.
- The New England
Journal of Medicine Online- Weekly peer-reviewed journal of science and medicine. Includes journal table of
contents, medical information, images, quizzes, and other useful
features.
- Nature Online-
International weekly peer-reviewed
journal of science. Browse and search
article summaries for last few issues. Archives, Web specials,
career information, and international events. Links to Nature
Genetics, Nature Medicine, Nature Structural Biology, and Nature
Neuroscience.
- Cell Online-
Contains full text peer-reviewed
articles from January 1996 to the present.
Free access to article summaries. Information on conferences,
courses, and links to sites.
- Multimedia
Medical Reference Library- Search 304 journals
and other sources for information on medical schools, clinical
trials, medical software, diseases, syndromes, and treatments.
- World-Wide
Web Virtual Library for Biosciences- A database
and searchable index of hundreds of World-Wide Web resources
in Biology, Agriculture, Medicine, Biochemistry, and Biophysics.
- Citing
Internet Addresses- A how-to guide for referencing
online sources in student bibliographies.
