Pritzker Research Library Online Information        Updated 3/7/07

Bioethics

Global Ethics Observatory Databases in bioethics

Dictionaries and Thesauri

AcroMed: Biomedical acronyms
Biomedical Acronym Resolver
BioTech Life Sciences Resources and Reference Tools (University of Texas)
Freeality Internet Search: Online Thesaurus, Phrases & Quotations
The Language of the Nucleus
Medical.WebEnds.com
whonamedit.com: Biographical Dictionary of Medical Eponyms
Your Dictionary.com

Educational Sites

Apoptosis Apoptosis and the role of nitric oxide

Biochemistry of Metabolism

BioClips (Cinema of the Cell festival)

Bio-DiTRL Online database of digital media
BrainPop Online educational movies

The Brain From Top to Bottom!

CancerQuest Tutorial on cancer

Cardiothoracic Imaging

Darwin Digital Library of Evolution
Deciphering the Genetic Code NIH History Exhibit

Drosophila: Virtual fruit fly lab
GCAT: Genome Consortium for Active Teaching

Genetic Science Learning Center

Hypertension Online

Inside Cancer

Lipids Online

MetaNeuron Computer simulation program

Molecular Expressions Microscopy tutorials, techniques

Molecular Hematology

The Molecular Level:  Tools for Structural Biology Education and Training

Mol4D: Molecules in 4 Dimensions

MOLO: Molecular Logic Project
The Museum of Hoaxes
Nobel Symposia
SimTK: Simulation models for biological processes

Stem Cells Explained

Understanding Genetics
University of Michigan Health Physics Society: RadInfo 
Virtual Genetics Lab (UMass Boston)

WormBook: The Online Review of C. elegans Biology

Material Safety Data Sheets

The Vermont SIRI MSDS Collection
MSDS Search (Envirocare International, Inc.)

OSHA: Material Safety Data Sheet Information

Product Vendors

American Type Culture Collection
Becton Dickinson
BioSupplyNet (not a vendor but a search engine for scientific supplies)
Fisher Scientific

GE Healthcare Life Sciences
Genentech, Inc.
Invitrogen Life Technologies, Inc. (GIBCO/BRL)
The Jackson Laboratory
PerkinElmer, Inc.
Promega
Roche
Sigma-Aldrich Chemical Company

VWR Scientific

Protocols

BioTechniques Molecular Biology Forum

BIOVISA.NET: Laboratory protocols

Safety

IPCS INCHEM: Chemical Safety Information from Intergovernmental Organizations

IRIS:  Integrated Risk Information Center: Chemical Assessment Tracking System

OSHA: Bloodborne Pathogens and Needlestick Prevention

OSHA: Chemical Reactivity Hazards

OSHA: Compressed Gas and Equipment

OSHA: Fire Safety

OSHA: Laboratories

OSHA: Radiation

Scientific Units

EqWorld:  The World of Mathematical Equations

International System of Units (SI) (NIST)
Online Conversion

The Versatile Unit Converter

Statistical Analysis

Electronic Statistics Textbook

Improving Medical Statistics and the Interpretation of Clinical Trials

Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications (Missouri State University)
NIST: Engineering Statistics Handbook
Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics
SOCR: Statistics Online Computational Resources

StatNotes: Topics in Multivariate Analysis (G. David Garson, NCSU)

Style Manuals

Style Guides and Resources (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences (Medical College of Ohio)

Upcoming Conferences

Calendar of Scientific Meetings (Newswise)

EurekAlert! (AAAS)
MeetingsNet