Bioinformatics Links Directory : General

Links to reference and educational materials for DNA, genomes, bioinformatics, evolution and beyond. Includes glossaries, articles, educational websites and more.

2can Bioinformatics Educational Resource - (Found June 19, 2008 )

The site contains tutorials, a glossary, and introductory articles on various topics related to bioinformatics and molecular and cell biology. The emphasis is on an increased understanding of the databases and tools available from the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) and its collaborators.
http://www.ebi.ac.uk/2can/

Understanding Evolution - (Found June 19, 2008 )

A fantastic site for teachingunderstanding evolution.
http://evolution.berkeley.edu/

NCBI Education - (Found June 19, 2008 )

What is bioinformatics Why use bioinformatics excellent tutorials on BLAST and the Entrez search and retrieval system.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Education/index.html

NCBI Bookshelf - (Found June 19, 2008 )

Searchable collection of biomedical books linked to terms in PubMed abstracts; when viewing an abstract, click on Books link to see phrases in abstract hyperlinked to book sections.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=Books

Great Experiments - (Found June 19, 2008 )

Short essays explaining classic experiments of the 20th century; most are written by one of the people who actually performed the experiments; free with registration.
http://www.ergito.com/toc.jsp?bcs=EXP

GNN's Genomics Glossary - (Found June 19, 2008 )

A glossary of Genomics-related terms from the Genome News Network.
http://www.genomenewsnetwork.org/resources/glossary/

Glossary of Genetic Terms, NHGRI - (Found June 19, 2008 )

Includes audio explanations of terms by researchers in the relevant field of study; Francis Collins explains shotgun sequencing.
http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm

Genome British Columbia's Learning Centre - (Found June 19, 2008 )

Aimed to keep the general public informed about the science, technology and issues connected with genomics and proteomics.
http://www.genomicseducation.ca/

FOLDOC - Computing Dictionary - (Found June 19, 2008 )

FOLDOC (Free Online Dictionary of Computing) is a good place to look up meanings of computer jargon.
http://foldoc.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/

DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory - (Found June 19, 2008 )

excellent online genetics activities, including BioServers bioinformatics tools designed for teachers and students, and animations explaining techniques such as PCR.
http://www.dnalc.org/ddnalc/websites/