Resources
Here are some links that should be helpful in researching topics in the biological sciences. If you know of any additional sources of information that might be added to this page, please contact Professor Rosemary Ford in the Department of Biology.
Databases
- Medline is a service provided by the National Library of Medicine that gives access to citations in 3800 biomedical journals. This database is very comprehensive, but it has citations only and does not provide full
- Check the "Periodical Indexes" page at the Washington College Library web site. This will give you access to a variety of on-line databases via the libraty. You can also use the catalog to see what is available on campus.
- The Combined Health Information Database. CHID is a database produced by health-related agencies of the Federal Government. This database provides titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources.
- PLANTS is a database that provides a single source of general information about the plant kingdom to researchers and other people interested in plants.
- TreeBASE contains phylogenetic data from the classification and taxonomy of extinct and living organisms.
Online Journals
- The American Journal of Botany. Full text articles are available as PDF since 1997.
- The Journal of the American Medical Association. Full text articles are available.
- The Journal of Cellular Physiology. Full text articles are available as PDF since 1997.
- Journal of Clinical Investigation is "dedicated to advancing science relevant to human biology, physiology, and disease." Issues since 1996 are provided in full text.
- The Physician and Sportsmedicine. Back issues since 1996 appear to be available in full-text.
Biology Resources
Animal Links
Environmental Links
- The National Library for the Environment
- The Biodiversity and Biological Collections Web Server
- The Envirolink Home Page
Genetics and Molecular Links
- The Human Gene Map
- A Primer on Molecular Genetics
- Pedro's Biomolecular Research Tools
- MendelWeb
- National Human Genome Research Institute
- Genetic Engineering Home Page
Health Links
Plant Links
- Scott's Botanical Links
- Flowering Plant Gateway
- Botanical Society of America, On-line Image Collection