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| Promotes solutions on agriculture and biotechnology, arms control, biodiversity, climate change, energy, ozone depletion, transportation. | |
| Provides access to the Excerpta Medica database, renowned for its international coverage of drug related research literature. EMBASE covers all aspects of human medicine and related biomedical research, including comprehensive information on drugs and toxicology, clinical medicine, biotechnology and bioengineering, health affairs, psychiatry and forensic medicine. BIDS EMBASE includes more than five million records, with data from 3500 biomedical journals published in 110 countries, dating back to 1980. Subscription required. | ||
| The BIDS RSC service provides access to seven databases supplied by The Royal Society of Chemistry, covering analytical chemistry, chemical engineering, health and safety, biotechnology, nutrition, mass spectrometry, and chemical industry news. Subscription required. Five of the databases contain bibliographic information: Analytical Abstracts (over 200,000 abstracts from 1980 onwards), Chemical Business NewsBase (over 430,000 abstracts from 1985 onwards, covering news of the worldwide chemical industry), Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Abstracts (over 400,000 abstracts from over 500 key journals since 1970), Chemical Safety NewsBase (40,000 abstracts from 1981 onwards, covering health and safety matters), and Mass Spectrometry Bulletin (over 44,000 bibliographic records from 800 journals since 1991). The other two databases are Chemical Safety Data Sheets (safety information for 550 chemicals) and the UK Nutrient Databank (authoritative database of 60 nutrients in 3000 foods). | ||
| Set of annotated links to online courses, course descriptions, tutorials, assignments, tests and other materials used in the teaching of biotechnology. | ||
| Information from the OECD Programme on the Harmonization of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology, which aims to help governments and industries with biotechnology product notifications/assessments. Includes many free documents, and three Web based databases - field trials, products, and regulations of member countries. | ||
| European mirror of an index of biotechnology resources. Includes biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, genetic engineering, medical device development, and related fields such as pharmacology and toxicology. | ||
| A scientific publication comprising short reviews that cover the latest advances in the analytical sciences. Fields covered include analytical instrumentation, biochemistry, biotechnology, clinical chemistry, environmental chemistry, forensic science, laboratory automation, materials science, pharmaceutical chemistry, process analysis, surface science, and toxicology. | ||
| Selected articles about the agricultural biotechnology industry, government regulation, genetically engineered products and sustainable agriculture alternatives to biotechnology. | ||
| Electronic and Internet accessible tools and resources for molecular biology, biotechnology, molecular evolution, genetics, biochemistry and biomolecular modelling. Includes links to protein and DNA data analysis servers which provide sequence and structural homology searches etc. | ||
| Includes a set of facts sheets on all aspects of UK farming intended for teachers at all levels. Topics include animal genetics and biotechnology, beef cereals, crop production, diversification, livestock, grass, horticulture, oilseeds, pigs, plant breeding, potatoes, poultry and sheep. | ||
| Searchable dictionary of life science terms, including biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics. | ||
| Links to biological sciences journals, government resources in biological sciences, and sites covering biotechnology, cell biology, entomology, and genetic research. | ||
| Journal which publishes articles and reviews concerning the expression, purification, characterisation and application of biological macromolecules in therapeutics and diagnostics. Offers contents and abstracts (in PDF) from 1997 onwards. | ||
| Collection of labelled diagrams illustrating key processes of biotechnology for the purposes of biology teaching and learning. Includes diagrams and explanations of the structure of DNA, DNA replication, protein synthesis, control of gene expression, chemical bonds, plant cells, chromosome mutation, meiosis, mitosis, recessive and dominant inheritance, viruses and cell processes. | ||
| Task group on public perceptions of biotechnology, with the aim of fostering greater public awareness and understanding of biotechnology and encouraging public debate. Includes the full text of reports such as Patenting in Biotechnology, Applications of Human Genetic Research, and Environmental Biotechnology. | ||
| Set of links to journals relevant to genetics and biotechnology. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text. | ||
| Official information from the body created by President George W Bush in 2001 to advise on ethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology. Features transcripts of Council meetings, staff working papers, and a full report on human cloning published in July 2002. | ||
| Provides access to the Genbank sequence databases, a gene map of the human genome, UniGene (Unique Human Gene Sequence Collection) and OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man). | ||
| Guide to support, research and legislation in biotechnology in the UK. Sections include Department of Trade and Industry, Health and Safety Executive, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Research Councils, Trade Associations, and European Standards Work. | ||
| Public research organisation which aims to support interdisciplinary research and training, and to promote collaboration between biologists, chemists, physicists, agricultural scientists and engineers. Offers information on remit, events, funding opportunities and competitions. | ||
| Access to news, people, companies and resources in the biotechnology industry. | ||
| Peer reviewed international scientific journal publishing papers in all areas of biotechnology, from molecular biology to environmental aspects, as well as computational applications, policy issues and industrial processes. | ||
| Directory of biology and chemistry resources covering cell biology, genetics, microbiology, biotechnology, biochemistry and organic chemistry. Also includes journals and articles on laboratory safety and careers in science. | ||
| Resource for employment and career opportunities in Genomics, Bioinformatics, Biotechnology and Biocomputing. Includes listings of jobs by company (alphabetical and geographical) and by category, and provides facilities to post CV information and new job vacancies. | ||
| A selection of brief articles outlining research and development in biotechnology, considering the commercial applications of such developments and the resultant impact on the industry. | ||
| BIC provides access to a variety of information services and publications covering many aspects of agricultural biotechnology. Online information includes several bibliographies, selected full text biotechnology patents, and biotechnology software for downloading or previewing. | ||
| Biosafety Information Network and Advisory Service monitors global developments in biosafety. It provides information that can be used in assessing the safety of biotechnological applications. | ||
| Newsletter carrying articles, interviews, and news in bioinformatics. | ||
| Oxford Molecular supplies scientific software, research services, and information technology to the pharmaceutical, chemical, biotechnology, and academic markets. | ||
| Bioinformatics databases and links to information on biodiversity, biotechnology and public health available in Portuguese and English. Information concentrates on issues pertaining to Brazil. | ||
| Global nonprofit bioscience organisation that provides biological products, technical services, and educational programs to private industry, government, and academic organisations around the world. Includes a catalogue of biological cultures, databases and other product information. | ||
| Annotated article providing background information on the history of environmental contamination, a primer on sources of pollution in the environment, and brief descriptions of how pollution threatens people and wildlife. | ||
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