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Journal Articles for Biology

• Academic Search Premier Full-text of almost 5,000 scholarly journals in all disciplines.
• Agricola. 
  The major sources for articles, books, pamphlets and other material on all areas of agriculture.
• BioOne--a full text source of about 150 journals.
• Blackwell-Synergy Journals in Science, Technology and Medicine. Over 400 current full-text journals in the sciences, technology and medicine.
• Basic Biosis.  The major source of journal articles in the biological sciences.
• PrimateLit Citations to scientific literature on nonhuman primates. 
• PsychINFO.  The largest source of materials--journal articles, books, chapters of books--in psychology and related disciplines.
• PubMed.  The major index to medicine, both animal and human.
• ScienceDirect College Edition A full-text database for journals in the life, medical, social, behavioral and physical sciences.

Web Sites for Biology

• Academic Info A directory of Internet resources in biology and biological sciences tailored to a college audience.
• BIOTN: Best Information on the Net. In addition to a listing of resources by academic subject, including biology, this site offers and interesting collection of Hot Paper Topics.
• Biodiversity Hotspots Focuses on 25 critically threatened ecosystems.
• Cells Alive! The Internet resource for cell biology, especially microbiology and immunology.
• Ecology, Biodiversity and the Environment Covers global sustainability, endangered species, pollution, exotic introductions, and other topics of current environmental interest. Provided by the Virtual Library.
• Entomology Index of Internet Resources A directory and search engine of insect-related resources on the Internet.
• Genetic Engineering Home Page Many topics are covered, and the site links to the related subjects of cloning and human genetics. Interesting for philosophy and bioethics.
• Genetics Education Center Everything anyone ever wanted to know about genetics and the Human Genome Project is included in this site.
• The Harmful Algae Page includes photos, descriptions of algal-caused harm, maps, and references to related sites. Also has a graphic algae identification feature. From the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
• Human Genome Project Information A fantastic compilation of detailed information.  There are 6 sections, including research, medicine, ethical, legal and social issues. All pages have multiple links to everything from full text articles to other authoritative web sites.
• Infomine: Scholarly Internet Resource Collections in Biological, Agricultural, and Medical Sciences. Annotates and presents scholarly Internet resources in a flexible and easy to navigate manner.
• Invasive Plant Atlas of New England
• The National Academies Full-text publications on education, science, technology, and health.
• NatureServe There is a searchable database on plants, animals, and ecological communities of the US and Canada and a directory of the activities of the Natural Heritage Network.
• NewCROP NewCROP provides a one-stop source of information for those looking for new crops to grow. Provides reference resources, a list of experts, and a calendar of related events.
• Nutrition.gov A portal to hundreds of nutrition and health information web sites produced by the federal government. More for a lay audience than a scholarly one, but still useful.
• PLANTS Database Contains information about 45.000 plant taxa. Provides synonyms, distribution, references, habitat, etc.
• Science in the Headlines Provides summaries of reports on hot science topics, from AIDS to Urban Development. Link to the full text of reports and to related publications. From the National Academy of Science.
• SciTechResources.gov The catalog of the government's science and technology websites.
• Stem Cells in the Spotlight