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(Biology)
Biology Browser This is a free web site offering resources for the life sciences information community. It includes BIOSIS, providing resources such as the Nomenclature Glossary for Zoology, the Zoological Record Thesaurus. Also find links to current science news stories, relevant web sites, and more.

Life Science Dictionary Most of their terms deal with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics. They also have some terms relating to ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine.

Taking Issue: Evolution and Religious Faith From NPR, Taking Issue asks religious leaders what their faith tells them about the shaping of life and whether it can be reconciled with evolution.

(BioChemistry)
Biochemical Gallery Provides the basics of the structure and function of organic molecules, including fatty acids, carbohydrates, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids.

Metabolic Pathways of Biochemistry The online reference of metabolism for students, scientists, and the world. This site is designed to graphically represent all major metabolic pathways, primarily those important to human biochemistry.

(Genetics)
DNA from the Beginning: An animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes, and heredity. The site is organized around key concepts. The science behind each concept is explained by animation, image gallery, video interviews, problem, biographies, and links.

Genetics Home Reference The National Library of Medicine's web site for consumer information about genetic conditions and the genes or chromosomes responsible for those conditions.

(Microbiology)
Microbes.info A Microbiology Information portal that brings accurate and specific information on microbiology topics in an organized manner.

Intimate Strangers: Unseen life on Earth Microbes were the first life forms on Earth. They form the basis of the food web and are responsible for the production of most of the Earth’s oxygen. Ultimately, all life relies on these tiny, invisible creatures. This is a companion website for the PBS series of the same name.

(Zoology)
Animal Diversity Web From the Univ. of Michigan Museum of Zoology. This site has thousands of species accounts about individual animal species. It also has descriptions of levels of organization above the species level, especially phyla, classes, and in some cases, orders and families.

Endangered Species Species list, extinct species, species facts, data and pictures, laws & policy, educational material as well as current news and more.

Science Free resources in General, Physical, Biological & Life, Space, and Earth sciences as well as Astronomy, Physics, Paleontology, Engineering and others. From the Department of Education. Excellent collection of information.

Life Sciences Resources from the Internet Public Library