BB 1035: Introduction to Biotechnology

A Term - J. Rulfs

AccessScience: Full-text online version of McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.
Encyclopedia Americana: Full-text online version of Encyclopedia Americana.
Oxford Reference Online: Full-text online version of Oxford Reference Resources.
Genes and Disease: Genes and Disease is a collection of articles that discuss genes and the diseases that they cause. Currently over 80 genetic disorders have been summarized, and the content of Genes and Disease is continually growing. Last added to disease list 9/2003.
Lerner, K. Lee and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. World of Genetics. Detroit, MI: Gale Group, 2001. [REF QH 427 W67 2001]
Redei, George P. Genetics Manual: Current Theory, Concepts, Terms. London: World Scientific, 1998. [REF QH 430 R43 1998]
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, [REF Q 121 V3 and online]

All Biology and Biotechnology databases, start wtih QuickFIND but some databases have to be searched separately.

Gale PowerSearch: Includes Health Reference Center - Academic, which provides full text from medical and consumer periodicals, health newsletters, reference books, referral information, topical overviews and pamplets. Coverage: 1980 - Present
LEXIS®-NEXIS® Academic Universe: Provides a wide range of full text news, legal, and business information. Coverage: Varies by publication.
PubMed: From the National Library of Medicine, covers all areas of medicine, including clinical medicine, experimental medicine, dentistry, nursing, health services administration, nutrition, and much more. Coverage: 1966 - Present.
National Center for Biotechnology Information: A national resource for molecular biology information. NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information. Coverage: 1988 - Present.
ScienceDirect: Full text access to Elsevier Science Journals to which Gordon Library subscribes.

Chronology of Biotechnology
Biotech Chronicles - brief history of biotech discoveries
BioABACUS (Biotechnology Abbreviaion & Acronym Uncovering Service) - is a searchable database of abbreviations and acronyms in Biotechnology
Cato Research - Biotechnology Directory - links to companies, institutes, universities, directories specific to biotechnology, pharmaceutical development and related areas.

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