ENGL302: Natural Sciences
Writing
Resources for Biology & Nursing
(Except for the first five resources, all
other resources come
from A Short Guide to Writing in Biology (Longman) Companion Website,
authored by D. Beach, 2001.)
GMU's Department of Biology Online Writing Guide
GMU's School of Nursing Online Writing Guide
GMU's College of Health and Human Services
CSE (Council of Science Editors aka Council of Biology Editors/CBE) Style
Sample
Biology Papers
Sample papers, lecture notes, and links to other biology resources can
be found here at Robert Gross's BIO4 site at Dartmouth University (NH).
Biology
Links from Harvard University
This site from the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard
University (MA) provides an extensive list of biology educational resources.
Directory
of Biology Resources
The Open Directory Project's list of biology resources on the Web.
The
American Institute of Biological Sciences
In 1947, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) was federally
chartered as a non-profit scientific organization to advance research
and education in the biological, medical, environmental, and agricultural
sciences. Today, more than 50 years later, AIBS remains the sole national
umbrella society uniting biologists across the country.
Biology
and Biotechnology Research Program
This site, from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (CA),
details programs and projects in biology sponsored by the US government.
The
Biology Project
The Biology Project at the University of Arizona is an online interactive
resource for learning biology.
MIT OpenCourse Info for Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) open course resources for biology.
Coalition
for Education in the Life Sciences
The Center for Biology Education (U. of Wisconsin-Madison) provides
resources for students, faculty, and the community related to life sciences
Beyond
Bio 101: The Transformation of Undergraduate Biology Education
Beyond Bio 101, from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (MD), describes
the remarkable changes taking place in how American college students learn
biology--a story of tremendous importance not only to scientists and students
but also to a society facing difficult choices about health care, the
environment, and other issues involving biology.
Human
Genome Project Information
This site, from the US Department of Energy, offers information about
the US and worldwide human genome projects.
Online
Biology Book
M. J. Farrabee's table of contents for the Online Biology Book, a collection
of lecture notes and sites for a first year biology course.