Centre for Science - Biology learning resources

Anatomy and physiology

• American Psychological Association (APA) journal
• The Internet Public Library: Various case studies and resources in anatomy and physiology; this site includes Gray's anatomy, internet sites for anatomy etc.
• The Visible Human Project
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library (Physiology and Biophysics)
• The WWW Virtual Library (Natural Sciences and Mathematics)

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Cell biology

• Medline Plus: an excellent resource linking many useful sites in cell biology
• The Bio-Web

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Genetics

• The Human Genome Project

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Microbiology

• American Society for Microbiology
• Cells Alive (also a good resource for cell biology)
• Microbe Zoo: an amusing site that can be used for schools or general knowledge of microbiology
• The Microbiology Network Home Page
• Staying Healthy: The Science Behind Germs

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Research ethics and ethical topics of interest

• UBC Centre for Applied Ethics
• Security Issues: Ethics on the Web

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Tips on writing essays and reports

• LabWrite. An excellent resource site that contains a lot of ideas and weblinks on report writing.

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Women in science: mentoring and career resources

• Canadian Coalition for Women in Engineering, Science and Technology
• CYBERMENTOR, An email mentoring in Science & Engineering project
• Alberta Women's Science Network
• Women in Science websites: An excellent site that provides links to various information on women in science and non-traditional careers

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Other excellent links

• The WWW Virtual Library (Biosciences)
• Nobel Prize Information. A virtual tour and information on the Nobel Museum; contains information on Nobel Prize laureates, their speeches and actual pictures of the museum.