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Abstracts and Indexes

Biological Abstracts
Biological Abstracts is a comprehensive source of worldwide life sciences literature from 1980-present. Coverage includes agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, botany, ecology, microbiology, pharmacology, and zoology.

Medline [ PubMed interface]
Index to journals published internationally, covering all areas of medicine. 1966-present.

Web of Science
Multidisciplinary/Interdisciplinary subject and author searching and cited reference searching. 1975-present.
Contains ISI's Science Citation Index; 1975-present.

Databases

Baxevanis, Andreas D." The Molecular Biology Database Collection: an updated compilation of biological database resources " in Nucleic Acids Research , 2001 29: 1-10. The January issue of Nucleic Acids Research features articles on several dozen important genetics and molecular biology databases with live links to the databases.

National Center for Biotechnology Information:
- Entrez : search nucleotides, proteins, 3D structures, genomes, taxonomy, and Medline
- BLAST : sequence similarity search tool
- Taxonomy search tools
- OMIM : Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
- Structure : macromolecular 3D structure database.

Sequence, Structure, and Organism Databases (Biology Resources Guide, Databases & Ejournals). University of Wisconsin - Madison Libraries

Genome Databases

EMBL - European Bioinformatics Institute

Human Genome Center

Institute Pasteur - Biological Databases

National Center for Biotechnological Information in National Library of Medicine
Iincludes GeneBank, Entrez, Cancer Genome Database, Human Genome Database , etc.

 

Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Babel, Wolfgang, Monika Hagemann, Wolfgang Höhne. Dictionary of Biotechnology : English/German : containing about 7300 items . Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1989. Location: Engineering Reference TP 248.16 .B32 1989 Non-Circulating

Bains, William. Biotechnology from A to Z . Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Location: Engineering General Collection TP 248.16 .B33 1998 Non-Circulating

Glossary of Genome/Human Genetics Terms

King, Robert C., William D. Stansfield. A dictionary of genetics . New York : Oxford University press, 1997.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Reference QH 427 .K55 1996 Non-Circulating

Kirk-Othmer concise encyclopedia of chemical technology . New York : Wiley, c1999.
Location: Engineering Reference TP 9 .K54 1999 Non-Circulating

Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of chemical technology / executive editor, Jacqueline I. Kroschwitz ; editor, Mary Howe-Grant. New York : Wiley, c1991- Location: Engineering Reference TP 9 .E685 1991 Non-Circulating

Maclean, Norman. Dictionary of genetics & cell biology . Washington Square, NY: New York University Press, 1987.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 427 .M33 1987 Regular Loan

Oliver, S. G., John M. Ward. A dictionary of genetic engineering . Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1985. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 442 .O43 1985 Regular Loan

Rieger, Rigomar, A. Michaelis, M.M. Green. Glossary of genetics : classical and molecular . Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, c1991. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 427 .R54 1991 Regular Loan

Steinberg, Mark, Sharon D. Cosloy. The Facts on File dictionary of biotechnology and genetic engineering . New York : Facts on File, c1994. Location: Engineering Reference TP 248.16 .S84 1994 Non-Circulating

Walker, John M., Michael Cox. The language of biotechnology : a dictionary of terms . Washington, D.C. : American Chemical Society, 1995. Location: Chem/Physics (231 Nieuwland) General Collection TP 248.16 .W35 1995 Regular Loan

Zhang, Yong-he, Meng Zhang. A dictionary of gene technology terms. New York : Parthenon, c2001.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Reference QH 442 .Z48 2001 Non-Circulating

Directories

Biotech buyers' guide . Washington, DC : American Chemical Society, c1990-
Location: Chem/Physics (231 Nieuwland) Periodical HD 9999 .B44 B56 Regular Loan

The Nature Biotechnology Directory
A global information resource listing over 10,000 organizations, product and service providers in the biotechnology industry.

Handbooks and manuals

Analyzing chromosomes / Barbara H. Czepulkowski. Oxford : BIOS Scientific, 2001.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 441.5 .C94 2001 Regular Loan

Animal cell culture / Sara J. Morgan, David C. Darling. Oxford : BIOS Scientific in association with the Biochemical Society, 1993. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 585.2 .M67 1993 Regular Loan

Biochemical engineering and biotechnology handboo k / Bernard Atkinson, Ferda Mavituna. Imprint New York : Nature Press, [1983] Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks TP 248.3 .A853 1983 Regular Loan

Biotechnology : a handbook of practical formulae ./ Dieter Sukatsch and Alexander Dziengel.Burnt Mill, Harlow, Essex, England : Longman Scientific & Technical ; New York : Wiley, 1987. Location: Engineering Reference TP 248.162 .S8513 1987 Non-Circulating

Chromosome analysis protocols . Edited by John R. Gosden. Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, c1994.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 600 .C488 1994 Regular Loan

Drosophila : a practical approach / edited by D.B. Roberts. Oxford, [Eng.] ; New York : IRL Press at Oxford University Press, 1998. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 537 .D76 D75 1998 Regular Loan

The genome of Drosophila melanogaster/ Dan L Lindsley, Georgianna G. Zimm. . San Diego : Academic Press, 1992.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QL 537 .D76 L56 1992 Regular Loan

Genes VII / Benjamin Lewin.. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Closed Reference QH 430 .L487 2000 Non-Circulating

Genomes . Edited by J. Perry Gustafson. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum, c2000.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 447 .G466 2000 Regular Loan

Guide to the homeobox genes . Edited by Denis Duboule. Oxford; New York: Oxford Universtiy Press, 1994.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 447.8 .H65 G85 1994 Regular Loan

Medical genetics handbook / Harold Chen; medical illustrations by Carmen Zapata. Imprint St. Louis : Warren H. Green, 1988. Location Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks RB 155 .C53 1988 Regular Loan

Mendelian inheritance in man : catalogs of autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and X-linked phenotypes / Victor A. McKuskick. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks RB 155 .M587 1992 Regular Loan

 

Histories

Bud, Robert. The uses of life : a history of biotechnology . Cambridge ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1993. Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection TP 248.18 .B83 1993 Regular Loan

Carlson, Elof Axel. The gene: a critical history . Philadelphia, Saunders, 1966. Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QH 431 C284 Regular Loan

Dunn, L. C. A short history of genetics : the development of some of the main lines of thought, 1864-1939 . New York : McGraw-Hill, c1965. Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QH 431 .D922s Regular Loan

The Dynamic genome : Barbara McClintock's ideas in the century of genetics . Edited by Nina Fedoroff, David Botstein. [Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.] : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1992. Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QH 430 .D96 1992 Regular Loan

The Founders of evolutionary genetics : a centenary reappraisal. Edited by Sahotra Sarkar. Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992. Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection Q 175 .B747 v.142 Regular Loan

Jacob, François. The logic of life: a history of heredit y. Translated by Betty E. Spillmann. New York, Pantheon Books [1974, c1973] Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QH 428 .J313 Regular Loan

Keller, Evelyn Fox. A feeling for the organism : the life and work of Barbara McClintock . San Francisco : W.H. Freeman, c1983. Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QH 429.2 .M38 K44 1983 Regular Loan

Sturtevant, A. H. A history of genetics . New York, Harper & Row [1965] Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QH 431 .S936 Regular Loan

Watson, James D. The double helix : a personal account of the discovery of the structure of DNA . London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, c1981. Location: Hesburgh Library General Collection QH 450.2 .W37 1981 Regular Loan

 

Internet Resources 

USDA's Agricultural Biotechnology Website
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is one of three Federal Agencies, along with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), primarily responsible for regulating biotechnology in the United States. Products are regulated according to their intended use, with some products being regulated under more than one agency.

BioCatalog
A software directory for molecular biology and genetics

GeneMap'98 .
A New Gene Map of the Human Genome (The International RH Mapping Consortium) hosted by the National Center for Biotechonlogy Information.

Genome Gateway ( Nature ).
A collection of Nature articles, news and links on genomics.

Genome Landmarks ( Science )

GenomeWeb .
Lists of Genome Sites

Molecular Biology on the Web

Molecular Genetics Jump Station (Genetics and Microbiology Department - Institute of Food Research)
Resources, publications, organisations, protocols, databases, etc.

The Virtual Library on Genetics

 

Methods and techniques

Freshney, R. Ian. Culture of animal cells : a manual of basic technique . New York : J. Wiley, c2000.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 585.2 .F74 2000 Regular Loan

Genetic manipulation : techniques and applications . Edited by J.M. Grange, A. Fox & N.L. Morgan. Oxford ; Boston : Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1991. Location: Engineering General Collection TP 248.6 .G465 1991 Regular Loan

Genome analysis : a practical approach / edited by K.E. Davies. Oxford ; Washington, DC : IRL Press, 1988.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 445.2 .G465 1988 Regular Loan

Monitoring genetically manipulated microorganisms in the environment . Edited by Clive Edwards. Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1993. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QR 100 .M65 1993 Regular Loan

PCR protocols : a guide to methods and applications . Edited by Michael A. Innis ... [et al.]. San Diego : Academic Press, c1990. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QP 606 .D46 P36 1990 Regular Loan

Methods in enzymology . v.1- , 1955- . San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Reference QP 601 .C719 Non-Circulating

Methods in molecular biology . v.1- , 19--. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks

Methods in plant molecular biology and biotechnology / edited by Bernard R. Glick, John E. Thompson. Boca Raton : CRC Press, c1993. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QK 728 .M483 1993 Regular Loan

Monitoring genetically manipulated microorganisms in the environment / edited by Clive Edwards. Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley & Sons, c1993. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QR 100 .M65 1993 Regular Loan

Recombinant DNA laboratory manual / Judith W. Zyskind, Sanford I. Bernstein. Imprint San Diego : Academic Press, c1989. Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 442 .Z97 1989 Regular Loan

Journals

Advances in Genetics
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 431 .Ad95 Regular Loan

Advances in Human Genetics
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 431 .A1 A32 Regular Loan

American Journal of Human Genetics

Annals of Human Genetics

Annual Review of Genetics

Behavior Genetics

Biotechnology and applied biochemistry.
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QP 501 .J66 Curr.Periodical

Biotechnology and bioengineering

Critical Reviews in Biotechnology
Location: Engineering Periodicals TP 248.13 .C75 Curr.Periodical

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Current opinion in genetics & development.

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 431 .C997 Curr.Periodical

Gene

Genes & Development

Genetical Research

Genetics

Genome
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks QH 431 .C212 Curr.Periodical

Genome Research

Genomics

Journal of Biotechnology

Journal of Medical Genetics
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks RB 155 .J86 Curr.Periodical

Nature Biotechnology

Nature Genetics

Oncogene
Location: Life Sciences (149 Galvin) Open Stacks RC 268.42 .O523 Curr.Periodical

Trends in Biotechnology

Trends in Genetics

For additional electronic journals, see:
Electronic Resources Gateway: Biology and Life Sciences and Medicine and Health

 

Societies / Associations

National

American Genetics Association

American Society of Human Genetics

Genetics Society of America

International

Human Genetics Programme (WHO)

International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society

International Federation of Human Genetics Societies

International Genetic Epidemiology Society

Europe

CEPH

European Genetics Foundation

European Society of Human Genetics

Genetics Society (United Kingdom)

 

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