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Biolinks

Here are a few sites we find especially useful when looking for comprehensive sources of biotechnology news and events, conferences and meetings, links, products, services, and research protocols. These sites are sponsored by academic, nonprofit and commercial entities. Access to most of them is free, although some sites may require registration or subscription fees for particular services.

Biotechnology Resources

• BioSpace
• IPO Central
• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library
  • Biosciences
  • Genetics
  • Microscopy
  • Yeast Model Organisms

Databases

• Database Searching
  • BLAST Homology Search
  • ENTREZ Database Search
  • PubMed
  • PubMed Central
     
• Genomic Databases
  • BioProject - NCBI
  • National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR)
  • Genomics: GTL
  • DOE Microbial Genome Program
  • Aspergillus nidulans
  • Bacillus spp.
    • B. licheniformis
    • B. subtilis
  • Escherichia coli
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae
  • Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2)
     
• Patent Databases
  • European Patent Office (EPO)
  • US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (PCT Patents)
  • Sumobrain
     
• Sequence & Structure Databases
  • National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
  • National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR)
  • DBget Database Links
  • ExPaSy Proteomics Server
  • European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
  • IMB Image Library of Biological Macromolecules
  • REBASE - Restriction Enzyme Database

Metabolic Pathways

• BioCyc
• EcoCyc
• Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG)
• MetaCyc

Microbiological Culture Collections

• American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
• The Belgian Co-ordinated Collections of Micro-organisms (BCCMTM)
• CABRI - Common Access to Biological Resources and Information
• Culture Collection of Algae at the University of Texas (UTEX)
• DSMZ - Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures
• E. coli Genetic Stock Center (CGSC)
• Fungal Genetics Stock Center (FGSC)
• Japan Collection of Microorganisms (JCM)
• National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC)
• Yeast Genetic Research Resource Center (YGRRC)
• WFCC - World Federation for Culture Collections
   

Molecular Biology Tools & Resources

• CLCbio
• Codon Usage Tables (CUTG)
• DNAStar
• Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
• National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
• University of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center (UWBC)

Online Journals, Magazines and Newsletters

• BioTechniques
• Genetic Engineering News (GEN)
• Signals Magazine

Professional Organizations

• Biotechnology Organization (BIO)
• American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB)
• American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Technology Transfer

• Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM)
• National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC)
• Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)