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 Department of Biology

GMU's College of Health and Human Services

CSE (Council of Science Editors aka Council of Biology Editors/CBE) Style

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Name-Year System

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.