Biology Subject Guide 

Tree of Life - "The Tree of Life is a collection of World Wide Web pages that present information about the world's organisms. Each page presents information about a particular group."

Human Genome Research Institute - This U.S. government site provides excellent general research information on genetics and bioethics.

PLANTS National Database Home Page - "The PLANTS Database provides a single source of standardized information about plants. PLANTS provides standardized plant names, symbols and other plant attribute information."

American Society for Microbiology - The ASM is the oldest and largest single life science membership organization in the world with over 40,000 members worldwide. This site gives full information about the organization and its activities. The section on "ASM Programs, Products, and Services" allows access to browse current tables of contents of the twelve journals published by ASM.

Biological Resources Discipline - USGS - The Biological Resources Discipline of USGS web page provides access to the National Biological Information Infrastructure. "The NBII will provide information on and access to biological databases, information products, directories and guides maintained by Federal, State, and local government agencies, and private organizations."

Encyclopedia of Earth
This new electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society was started in 2007. The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other's work. The articles are written in non-technical language and will be useful to students, educators, scholars, and professionals.

Smithsonian Natural History Web Home Page - In addition to descriptions of current exhibits and programs, this web page provides access to the research and collections databases supporting activities of the National Museum of Natural History.

Darwin Online - "This site contains Darwin's complete publications, 20,000 private papers, the largest Darwin bibliography, manuscript catalogue and hundreds of supplementary works: specimens, biographies, obituaries, reviews, reference works and much more."

InfoNatura:  Birds, Mammals, and Amphibians of Latin America - A resource for conservation, distribution, and taxonomic information on over 8,500 bird, mammal, and amphibian species in 44 Latin American and Caribbean countries.

Electronic BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA - This digital edition of the out-of-print Biologia Centrali-Americana, now more than 100 years old, will eventually make all 58 biological volumes available.  Included are descriptions of over 50,000 and wonderful images of over 18,000 species of animals and plants from Mexico and Central America.

GrantsNet - A searchable database that provides information on biomedical grants and fellowships for graduate and undergraduate students as well as junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows.

Allen Brain Atlas - Developed by the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the Allen Brain Atlas is a freely available scientific resource which provides maps of the expression of approximately 20,000 genes in the mouse brain.  This site also includes images of genes in the human cortex.

Frogs: A Chorus of Colors - Enjoy the sights and sounds of a major exhibition on frogs, produced by the American Museum of Natural History.