Regional Scientific Meetings
Gene Databases
NCBI
(National
Center for Biotechnology Information, a branch of NIH)
Entrez
(Genbank, the main repository for genetic information; this is a part
of
the NCBI)
TIGR Database (The Institute for
Genomic Research, a genome sequencing company)
The
Human Genome Project
(The organization coordinating the sequencing of the human genome)
Genome Web (List
of
gene databases)
BLAST server
(Sequence alignment and search server at NCBI)
Center for Genome Research
(Whitehead Institute at MIT)
The Complete Human Genome
Science
Special issue on the human genome
Nature
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
NCBI
(National
Center for Biotechnology Information)
ORF finder
(NCBI server for finding open reading frames)
Protein
Databank (Repository of protein 3D structural information)
Guide to Molecular
Sequence Analysis (Guide to bioinformatics nomenclature and
techniques)
BLAST
server (sequence alignment and
search)
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)
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.
tacg alternate
This is a version of the tacg program located on a computer at CSU
Fullerton.
Swiss-Model (Automated homology
modeling
server)
k2d (Server for predicting secondary
structure content from CD data)
Gene Almanac (Cold Spring
Harbor
Laboratory tutorials and resources)
DNA Learning Center
(Cold Spring
Harbor
Laboratory analysis tools and resources)
Webcutter
(Server that performs DNA restriction enzyme analysis)
NEBcutter
(Server that performs DNA restriction enzyme and ORF analysis)
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)
SAGE (Serial Analysis
of Gene Expression, run by NCBI)
GEO (Proposal for
database of gene expression data)*
ArrayExpress (Pilot
database of microarray gene expression 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)
Pedro's
Biomolecular Research Tools (List of sites with useful information
and services)*
Online
Mendelian Inheritance in Man (Database of genes and genetic
diseases)*
Genomics Glossary
(Compendium of terms used in biotechnology and pharmacology)
Genome Sequencer
System (Movie describing the technology for automated large scale
sequencing)
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)
Science
Nature
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences
New England
Journal of Medicine
The
Lancet
BioMedNet (Community of
Biological and Medical Researchers; registration required)
Science Virtual Library
(Compendium of science oriented websites)
Biotechnology Sites
NBIF
(National
Biotechnology Information Facility)
Council for Biotechology
Information (A biotechology news and information website)
Genomics: A Global Resource
(An unbiased news website run by a pharmaceutical lobbying group)
Genetic Trail
(Howard Hughes Research Institute site discussing genetic disorders)
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)
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)
BioProcess
(Amersham website containing information and techniques related to
protein purification)
Protocol Online (A
compendium of protocols for biochemistry laboratory techniques)
Biotechnology Corporate Websites
Chemistry Websites
ISIS/Draw
(Free
chemistry drawing program from MDL Information Systems, Inc.)
ChemSketch (Free
chemistry drawing program from Advanced Chemistry Development)
Wavefunction,
Inc. (authors of the commercial PC Spartan software)
WindNMR
(NMR Simulation program)
EPA (Environmental Protection
Agency)
FDA (Food and Drug Administration)
The Screaming Gummy Bear video
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)
ISIS/Draw (Free chemistry drawing
program from MDL Information Systems, Inc.)
ChemSketch (Free
chemistry drawing program from Advanced Chemistry Development)
Webmol
(Java-based 3D molecular visualization software)
Gepasi (Metabolic Control Analysis
biochemical pathway simulation software)
Copasi (Complex
Pathway Simulator software)
Molecular
Biology Software (a variety of downloadable programs)
Miscellaneous
Computer
Related
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