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Dr. Barta's Biology Links
The World Wide Web was originally developed to enable the world's physicists to share information, but now biologists are using it more and more for the same reason. This page enables biologists and biology students to explore the World Wide Web's vast resources.
Shown below are links to World Wide Web sites featuring bacteriology, botany, computers, general biology, genetics, internet resources, libraries, microbiology, molecular biology, mycology, plant pathology, and various sites of interest. Click on any of these categories to go to that section of this page, and then click on any of the links you'd like to visit.
Bacteriology
The WWW has many pages devoted to the study of bacteria, and some of the most helpful are:
- Actinomycetes-Streptomyces Internet Resource Pages
- E coli Index
- Microbionet
- Pasteur Institute
- UW Madison Department of Bacteriology
See also the Microbiology section below.
Botany
The field of botany is represented by these pages:
- African Violet World
- American Society of Plant Physiologists
- Arabidopsis Resources
- Botanical Society of America
- Internet Directory for Botany
- Seeds of Life
- USDA National Plants Database
- UW Madison Department of Botany
- Wisconsin Fast Plants Program
Computers and Biology Education
Here are links to information about Macintosh computers, downloadable software, and the use of computers for biology education:
- Apple Computer
- Cell Biology course (University of Minnesota)
- Cells Alive
- Download.Com
- Info-Mac HyperArchive at MIT
- MacWorld Online Software Library
- MendelWeb
- MIT Biology Hypertextbook
- Primer on Molecular Genetics
- Protein Synthesis
- Recombinant DNA Course (University of Minnesota)
- The Ultimate Macintosh guide
- University of Michigan Macintosh Archive
- University of Texas Macintosh Archive
General Biology
The following sites offer information on general biology:
Genetics
The following sites offer information on genetics:
- Human Genome Map
- Human Genome Program
- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man Home Page
- University of Wisconsin Madison Laboratory of Genetics
- Virtual FlyLab
Internet Resources
If you're wondering where to start looking for information related to a favorite topic or question, these sites may provide a helpful point of departure:
Libraries
The following university libraries permit remote searches of their collections. Decide--at least generally--what you're looking for, and then be prepared to follow each institution's procedure for logging-in to its catalog:
- Harvard University Library catalog
- Princeton University Library catalog
- University of California-Berkeley Library catalog
- University of California System Library catalog
- University of Indiana Library catalog
- University of Michigan Library catalog
- University of Minnesota Library catalog
- University of Wisconsin, Madison Library catalog
- Yale University Library catalog
Microbiology
Here are some sites serving the field of microbiology:
- All the Virology on the WWW
- American Society for Microbiology
- Cells Alive
- Medscape
- Microbe Zoo
- Microbiology on the Net
- Microbiology Resources
- University of Minnesota Department of Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Molecular biology is the subject of these sites:
- Cell and Molecular Biology Online
- Molecular Biology: Guides, Tutorials and Documents
- Molecular Biology Protocols
- Nature
- University of Minnesota Department of Molecular Biology
- University of Wisconsin Madison Laboratory of Molecular Biology
Mycology
Here are a number of pages pertaining to mycology:
- BioEdNet Images of Fungi FTP Collection (University of Guelph)
- Fungal Genetics Stock Center
- Fungi Online
- Internet Guide to the Myxomycetes
- Introduction to the Fungi
- Major Edible Mushroom Species
- Medically Important Fungi
- Mycological and Lichenological Collection Catalogs
- Mycological Society of America
- Mycologists Online
- Mycology Resources on the Net
- Mycopage
- Mycopage Image Archive
- Natural Perspective: The Fungus Kingdom
- SERG Mushroom Gallery
- Smithsonian Institution: National Fungus, Mycological, and Lichenological Resources Lists
- Tom Volk's Fungi
- Tom Volk's Mushroom Image Collection
- Tree of Life: Fungi
- Yeast Genetics Resources
- Yeast Resources on the Net
- UC-Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology
- US National Fungus Collection
Plant Pathology
There are a healthy number of websites devoted to plant pathology. The following offer a good sample:
- American Phytopathological Society
- French National Plant Pathology Laboratory
- International Society of Plant Pathology
- Pesticides
- Plant Pathology International Guidebook
- University of Minnesota Department of Plant Pathology
- UW-Madison Department of Plant Pathology
Various Sites of Interest
Finally, here is a range of interesting sites around the world:
- Bio Online: Biotechnology Resources
- Pasteur: Medical Triumphs of a Scientist(in French)
- University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
- UWSP University Information System
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Dr. Terese Barta (center) with UWMC bacteriology students
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The African violet image at the beginning of this page, "Lady," is presented courtesy of Dr. Yoshinori Hakuraku, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.
Additions to Dr. Barta's Biology Links are always welcome. Send your suggestions to this address: tbarta@uwsp.edu.
Dr. Terese Barta, University of Wisconsin. Updated: 1/28/98.
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