Scientific Style and Format : the CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
(REF 808.066 C855)

Books related to biology have call numbers in the 570's, located on the lower floor, right side.

Encyclopedia of Bioethics, 2004
(REF 174.957 E563)

This 5-volume set examines topics in bioethics, including cloning, stem cell research, nanotechnology, health care ethics, bioterrorism and religious viewpoints.

Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2006
(REF 572.03 O982b)

Concise definitions of biochemical terminology and acronyms.

Encyclopedia of Evolution, 2002
(REF 576.803 E563e)

Covers all aspects of evolution, including theories, researchers, history, philosophy, processes, plants, and animals.

Women in the Biological Sciences, 1997
(REF 574.082 W842)

Profiles of 65 women who made contributions to the field of biology, including Rachel Carson, Barbara McClintock, and Jane Anne Russell.

Encyclopedia of Global Warming Search or browse biology-related aspects of global warming.

Biology Online Provides tutorials, articles, essay, reports, and an online forum on biology topics. Includes dictionary of biology terms.

Biology Project An interactive online resource that provides problem sets and tutorials in biochemistry, cell biology, chemicals and human health, developmental biology, human biology, immunology, Mendelian genetics, molecular biology.

Bio Links (Biozone) Over 500 links on biology, biotechnology, diseases, evolution, microbiology, plant biology, earth sciences, etc. Lists podcast, rss newsfeeds.

The following do not need subscriptions and can be watched from your own computer.

Nature podcasts Highlights of contents from the peer-reviewed journal, Nature. Interviews with scientists explaining their work, etc.

National Geographic podcasts Click on 'Watch/Subscribe' to get the latest week's offering from the National Geographic.

Science podcasts Weekly podcast of stories of interest in the journal Science Magazine.

Scientific American podcasts Science and technology topics covered through interviews with scientists and journalists.

Start With:

BioDigest (Biology Digest)	Provides detailed abstracts in non-technical style for students and non-scientists. Includes botany, environmental sciences, health, life sciences, medicine and zoology. 600+ sources. Since 1989. Full text not included, but may be available through other sources.
Science Direct	"World's leading full-text scientific database." Includes articles/chapters from 2,500+ peer-reviewed journals and 10,000+ books. Coverage from 19th century to present.

Recent Science Updates from Mahoney Library Blog:

Other Useful Databases:

Biological and Agricultural Index Plus (WilsonWeb)	Provides access to core literature in biology and agriculture, including 90 full-text journals from 1997 to present. Under Subject Area, select 'Biological & Agricultural'.
Science Online (Facts on File)	Presents a broad range of science topics (biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environment, forensics, marine science) through definitions, diagrams, essays, biographies, experiments and videos.
General Science Full Text (WilsonWeb)	Provides full-text to articles back to 1994 and indexing to articles back to 1984. Subjects include biology, chemistry, genetics, microbiology, etc.
PNAS: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences	Highly-regarded, peer-reviewed weekly journal covering all scientific disciplines. Full text access is available online from 1915 - Present.
Science Reference Center	Full-text resource for 640 encyclopedias, reference books and periodicals in biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental sciences, history of science, life sciences, scientists, etc.
Scirus	Free online search engine that indexes 450 million scientific items including journal content, scientists' web pages, courseware, patents and science-oriented websites.
Academic Search Premier	Multidisciplinary database with nearly 700 biology-related periodicals, most peer-reviewed, some full text.
Clase and Periodica	Periodica indexes journals published in Latin America that specialize in science and technology, including biology, exact sciences, geosciences and physics. Citations are from documents published in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English. Full text not included, but may be available through other sources.
MEDLINE (PubMed)	Search nearly 17 million records covering medical literature from 1948-Present. Limited full text. Also available from FirstSearch and Lexis Nexis.
BioMed Central	Open access collection of 200 full-text, peer-reviewed journals with coverage of the biological and medical sciences. Free registration required.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses	Over 750,000 downloadable full text dissertations and theses, covering a wide range of graduate research topics, including biology.