Regional Scientific Meetings
Gene and Gene Product Databases
NCBI (National Center
for Biotechnology Information, a branch of NIH)
NCBI Database
Search Portal (for searching Genbank and the other
NCBI databases)
Uniprot (EMBL database of
protein sequences)
NHGRI (National Human Genome
Research Institute, a branch of NIH)
BLAST server
(Sequence alignment and search server at NCBI)
Broad Institute
(Harvard/MIT institute for biomedical research with analysis
software
tools)
JGI Genome Portal
(Database of sequenced genomes with analysis tools)
RNA Modification Database
(database of modifications to RNA bases)
GMoS (G-protein coupled
receptor Motif Searcher, a web-based program for finding sequence
motifs in GPCRs)
GPCRdb (G-protein coupled
receptor database, a compendium of tools for understanding GCPRs)
NURSA
(Nuclear Receptor Signaling Atlas)
The Complete Human Genome
Science
Special issue on the human genome
Human Genome Project
(U.S. Department of Energy website covering the genome sequencing
effort; note that the actual sequence information is deposited in
Genbank)
Cracking the code
(PBS NOVA program on the genome project)
Gene and Gene Product Analysis
Protein Databank (Repository of
protein 3D structural information)
NCBI (National Center
for Biotechnology Information)
ORF finder
(NCBI server for finding open reading frames)
BLAST server (sequence alignment and search)
EMBL (European Molecular
Biology Laboratory)
ExPASy Molecular Biology Server
(Server that contains a variety of molecular biology tools,
including translation of nucleic acids, similarity searches and
alignments, and secondary and tertiary structure prediction)
Uniprot (Curated
database at EMBL-EBI containing protein sequence and functional
information)
IntAct (Molecular
interactions database at EMBL-EBI)
Serial
Cloner (Macintosh/Windows program for performing
restriction and other types of analysis on DNA sequences)
tacg This is a
website that performs restriction analysis of DNA sequences. It
is less convenient than programs like DNA Strider, but it runs
on both PCs and Macs.
Webcutter
(Server that performs DNA restriction enzyme analysis)
NEBcutter
(Server that performs DNA restriction enzyme and ORF analysis)
Swiss-Model (Automated homology
modeling server)
K2D3
(Server for predicting secondary structure content from CD data;
instructions are here)
DNA Learning Center
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory analysis tools and resources)
Cytochrome
P450 Homepage (David Nelson's page on cytochrome P450
properties and nomenclature)
GEO (Gene
Expression Omnibus, a repository of functional genomics data)
ArrayExpress
(database of functional genomics data)
WIT
"What Is There", a site devoted to analysis of genome information
and development of metabolic models (note: registration required)
RNA
Secondary Structure Prediction Server (RNA structure
prediction and information page)
Online Mendelian
Inheritance in Man (NCBI Database of genes and genetic
diseases)
Genomics Glossary
(Compendium of terms used in biotechnology and pharmacology)
Comparative Toxicogenomics Database
(database of environmental chemicals and disease)
DNA Array and Microarray Technology
Viruses
Scientific Journals (Note: some of
these sites restrict information available to non-subscribers)
Biotechnology Sites
NBIF
(National Biotechnology Information Facility)
Council for Biotechology
Information (A biotechology news and information website)
PhRMA (A news and information
website run by a pharmaceutical lobbying group)
Genetic Trail
(Howard Hughes Research Institute site discussing genetic
disorders)
Human
Genetics Education Resource (A compendium of links to
different university genetics websites)
Food Biotechnology
(International Food Information Council)
OBA (Office of
Biotechnology Activities at the NIH)
Biospace ("The Global
Hubsite for Life Sciences")
ISB (Information Systems
for Biotechnology)
Molecular
Biology Resources Online (a compendium of history and
techniques links related to molecular biology)
NCBE
(Guide on genetically modified foods run by a site in the United
Kingdom)
Global
Issues in Biotechnology (US Government site for addressing
biotechnology issues)
Genome Channel
(Annotated genome information; Note: requires recent version of
Java)
BIO (Biotechnology
Industry Organization)
REBASE (Database of
available restriction endonucleases)
Protocol Online (A
compendium of protocols for biochemistry laboratory techniques)
Biotechnology Corporate Websites
Environment
and Sustainability Related Sites
Green Chemistry
(Green Chemistry site at the Environmental Protection Agency
website)
GEMs Database
(Greener Education Materials for Chemists)
Toxnet (Portal to NIH
databases on toxicology, hazardous materials, environmental health
and related topics)
Haz-Map (NIH
Database of hazardous agents)
Comparative Toxicogenomics Database
(database of environmental chemicals and disease)
State
of the Climate (reports from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration)
IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change, see especially the
2007
and
2013
Physical Science Basis reports)
Greenhouse
Effect (American Institute of Physics coverage of the
science underlying the effects of carbon dioxide on climate)
Chemistry Websites
EPA (Environmental Protection
Agency)
FDA (Food and Drug
Administration)
Haz-Map (Toxicological
information database at the National Library of Medicine at NIH)
ATSDR
(Toxicological profies from the Agency for Toxic Substances
& Disease Registry at CDC)
The Screaming Gummy Bear video
Explosions
Utilities
Acrobat
Reader
Download site
Rasmol (3D molecular visualization software)
Swiss-PDB viewer (3D Protein graphics
viewer and manipulation software)
VMD (3D
molecular visualization and manipulation software)
Accelrys Draw (Formerly Symyx
Draw; Free chemistry drawing program from Accelrys)
ChemSketch (Free
chemistry drawing program from Advanced Chemistry Development)
Gepasi (Metabolic Control
Analysis biochemical pathway simulation software)
Copasi (Complex Pathway Simulator
software)
Serial
Cloner (Program for performing restriction and other types
of analysis on DNA sequences)
Molecular
Biology Software (a variety of downloadable programs)
Statpages (John
Pezzullo's statistical software compendium)
GPCRdb (G-protein coupled
receptor database, a compendium of tools for understanding GCPRs)
Miscellaneous
Computer
Related
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