Research Guide for
Biological Sciences

Fundamentals Library Catalogs Databases and Indexes Electronic Resources Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Etc. Areas of Research Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology Biophysics and Physiology Developmental Biology Genetics and Bioinformatics Microbiology, Virology, and Immunology Spectroscopy/Imaging General and Other Specialized Organizations Other Resources Career Information Grants, Funding, and Writing Patents and Trademarks Search Engines Technical Reports Virtual Labs Web Resources for Biological Sciences Special Collections and Other Research Guides History of Technology and Science Industrial Hygiene Collection Philosophy of Science University Archives: Engineering and Science Related Web Sites at Carnegie Mellon Biological Sciences Mellon College of Science

Research Specialist

Diane Covington Chemistry & Biology Librarian Mellon Institute Libary (412) 268-7384 dianec@andrew.cmu.edu

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BasicBIOSIS (in Firstsearch Life Sciences) provides information on a wide range of biology and biomedical topics including biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, genetics, microbiology, neuroscience, public health and more. Citations are derived from 350 core life science journals indexed in Biological Abstracts.

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AccessScience, the McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology on the Web, provides access to articles, terms, and research updates in all areas of science and technology. Includes biographies of leading scientists through history, weekly updates on sci/tech breakthroughs and discoveries, resources to guide research, and links for further research.

ACD/Labs Online (I-Lab) is an Internet-based service for instant access to chemical databases and property predictions programs. With I-Lab access, you can obtain NMR spectra, get systematic chemical names, and predict properties such as pKa, logP, or solubility for the chemical structures drawn either directly within your browser or using ACD/ChemSketch, a powerful structure drawing tool that can be downloaded free from ACD/Labs.

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