Biology

Offers a journal, constitution, member list, newsletter, and conference information.

28th annual Alternative Muscle Club conference in Oxford University, 28 - 29 June, 2010. This conference relates to cardiovascular and muscle research and is for PhD and Post-docs.

Free publications (books, newsletters, pamphlets) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

Teaching resources modelled on the idea that students will learn best if they are actively engaged and if their activities are closely linked to understanding important biological concepts.

The Federation for American Societies for Experimental Biology offers an online career center for the life sciences industry in the United States. Provides services for jobseekers and employers or recruiters.

Large collection of links to biology resources on the web, including evolution science sites.

Online book for teachers provided by the National Academy of Sciences.

Smithsonian Institution's journey through five million years of human evolution.

BBC News report on study suggesting that the precision grip of early modern humans may have allowed them to triumph over Neanderthals.

Profile of Joseph Felsenstein, Professor of Genome Sciences and of Biology at the University of Washington, providing his areas of research and publications.

An artificial life software in some ways similar to C-Robots and other programming games. Every simulated creature is a virtual robot with complex input and outputs and each DNA is a program that acts on a memory cells array. Freeware.

Original photographs for identification of the common species of marine creatures found throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Includes information and images of Paraguayan wildlife, a free on-line Paraguayan zoology journal, and information about birdwatching and wildlife tours.

Provides information on the different divisions of the animal kingdom and photographs of a selection of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and insects.

The ERMS project covers species of the kingdoms Animalia, Plantae, Fungi and Protoctista occurring in the marine environment including all the continental shelf seas of Europe.

Online database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology at the University of Michigan.

Images of marine invertebrates, mammals, fish, birds and algae in the Seattle, Washington area.

Distribution maps and a check list of vascular plants found growing in Hokkaido.

Brief introduction to the plant kingdom with links to further information.

Taxonomically arranged images and summaries of family characteristics.

One of the world’s great botanical works, this was started in 1752 but not completed until 1883. The 3,240 engravings in folio of all the wild plants of Denmark are now available online.

Checklist of plants, subdivided by form, with common names.

A photo guide and identification tool for vascular plants of West Africa with an easy to use multi-entry key of 18 characters.

Introduction to the first land plants, known from fossils.

Article from Wikipedia on the unicellular microbes that are traditionally classified as protozoans, based on their methods of locomotion.

Research project by Kayleen Kinsley on the human immunodeficiency virus, including its classification, nutrition, reproduction, habitat, history and information on the disease it causes.

Comprehensive information from Wikipedia on these sub-microscopic infectious agents that are unable to grow or reproduce outside a host cell.

Article examining the evidence for how the first viruses may have appeared and how viruses, like other parasites, co-evolved with their hosts.

Viruses in the genus Tospovirus cause significant worldwide crop losses. Provides information on their biology, transmission, host range, symptoms, distribution and management strategies.

Interactive Director movie comparing a fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach to the structure of DNA.

Animated, online textbook which covers the basics of genetic inheritance through methods of DNA analysis, and geared towards those without a scientific background. - from the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.

As a complement to text-based instruction students and teachers can manipulate the processes of inheritance on six different, but related, levels: DNA, chromosome, cell, organism, pedigree, and population.

Send a message in the language of life.

Article on the inheritance process in eukaryotes determined by alleles from either parent.

Provided by the National Humane Genome Research Institute. Includes illustrations and detailed descriptions in audio.

Genome database of polymorphisms and mutations of the human mitochondrial DNA .

Research in modern genetics, molecular and cellular biology directed to solution of two fundamental problems: the investigation of the structure and functioning of genome, and the cognition of laws of evolution and selection.

Module which explores the microbial genome by examining how it directs protein synthesis, how it is affected by mutation, and how it is transferred from one microbe to another.

Book by Nello Cristianini and Matthew W. Hahn, accompanied by case studies, resources and information on a course at Bristol University.

Information about the genome biology group at University of Texas at Arlington.

Research institute focused on technology, genetics and biology towards the goal of individualized medicine. Links to publications, research areas, and job opportunities.

Development of polyclonal, monoclonal antibodies, related reagents and kits (ELISA plates, latex beads, columns) for use on bioactive compounds such as peptides, nucleotides and low molecular weight chemicals using patented technologies.

Diverse antibody products, including epitope Tag affinity purified polyclonals and cell-cycle monoclonals, and custom production, peptide synthesis and immunochemical testing at Montgomery, TX.

Provides ELISPOT products and services for immunology research.

Research, development and manufacturing company specializing in immunodiagnostic test kits and reagents based on very sensitive and specific radioimmunoassay and ELISA methods. Other products include dialysis systems and immunochemical test kits.

Company aiming to provide innovative solutions to companies and individuals engaged in scientific research in a number of fields including immunology, biochemistry and gene therapy.

Array of web-based supplements to Roitt's Essential Immunology and Really Essential Medical Immunology.

Presents essential immunology concepts in an experimental context. Online resources include clinical case studies, animations, molecular visualisations and vocabulary tests. By R.A. Goldsby, T.J. Kindt and B.A. Osborne. Published by W.H. Freeman.

Comprehensive database of MHC binding and non-binding peptides, with explanation of architecture, data management and submission. Maintained at the Institute of Microbial Technology, Chandigarh, India.

The oldest microbiological society in the UK, with more than 1700 members worldwide. It is dedicated to advancing the science of microbiology.