Directory of scientists and scholars volunteering to answer questions in a variety of biological fields.

Properties and images of amino acids, hydrophobicity scales, solvent accessibility of amino acids in known protein structures, mutation mass shifts, links to the NIST Chemistry WebBook for Amino Acids.

Arctic sea ice ecology, organisms from bacteria, viruses, and unicellular algae to mammals (polar bears, reindeer, fox, whales) text, maps and photographs (current and historical). NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) site provides access to widely distributed Arctic data and information for scientists, managers, decision makers and the general public on one of the last remaining frontiers.

Educational biotech web site, selected links, biotech glossary, timeline, basic principles, and applications.

Biotechnology ABbreviation and ACronym Uncovering Service - Searchable database of biotechnology and bioinformatics abbreviations and acronyms for biological and computer science terminology, journals, and organizations (about 6000 terms).

Links to about 30 web sites on biochemistry, cells, genetics, evolution, plants, animals, human anatomy, and ecology.

Ring of biological scientists devoted to increasing traffic to their sites and helping internet users find sites of interest by providing useful links.

Definitions for over 8300 terms associated with genetics, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine.

Alphabetical listing of terms defined related to gene sequencing, informatics and applied molecular biology.

Definitions for about 400 biotechnology terms, from Bio-Informer software.

Dictionary, links and tutorials on cell biology, genetics, genetics and evolution, control of growth and development, regulation of biological systems, adaptation and freshwater ecology.

An all-around reference site for the field with educational, technical, and professional net resources.

Network of scientists and their institutions geared toward publicizing research, collaboration, and funding opportunities - from Johns Hopkins Univ.

Glossary of genetic, molecular, cell and developmental biology definitions.

All inclusive areas of functional genomics including analysis of mutagenesis and gene disruption, proteomics, microarrys, bioinformatics, SNP analysis, expression profiling, mutations detection, structural genomics,in silico methods, standardisation and benchmarking, data management and ontologies, and integration of data. Sponsored by the European Science Foundation

Glossaries in genetics and genomics, molecular biology and biochemistry, post-genomics, biotechnology and bioinformatics (including proteomics)and medical genomics from Science Magazine Online.

Genomic terminology defined and hierarchically related, from Cambridge Healthtech Institute. Emphasis is on biotechnology and pharmaceutical applications, proteomics, informatics, technologies, instrumentation and molecular biology.

Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)'s consolidated yet comprehensive list of terms and acronyms in applied biotechnology, especially plant and animal genetic resources,food quality and plant protection. About 5000 terms.

Publishes scholarly research databases, including Current Contents, in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities. Online access is available for most publications, usually by subscription.

Guide to web resources for all major model organisms, including Drosophila (fly), C. elegans (worm), mouse, zebrafish, E. coli, Dictylostelium, and Arabidopsis.

Online panel of 5,000 life scientists and physicians who convene electronically to voice their opinions on emerging technologies.

Text and similarity searching, provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Translation table of nucleotide codon sequences to amino acids.

Download obscure, antiquarian texts. Examples include Darwin, Huxley, Paley, Maunder, Russell, Haldane, Schrodinger, and Tyndall.

A non-profit foundation organized to develop up to 300,000 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) distributed evenly throughout the human genome and to make the information related to these SNPs available to the public without intellectual property restrictions.

Currated and categorized database of links to the top bioinformatics and molecular biology resources on the web.

Directory of the Virtual Library, an expert-run catalog of sections of the web.