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Biology Databases

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AccessScienceOnline version of McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, with updated news, biographies, web links, study guides, added illustrations and more. Yes About Help --
American Journal of Human GeneticsSince 1948, AJHG has provided a record of research and review relating to heredity in man and to the application of genetic principles in medicine, psychology, anthropology, and social services, as well as in related areas of molecular and cell biology. Yes About Help Listing
American Society of Agricultural and Biological EngineersAccess to the complete online collection of journals, books, standards and meeting papers of this educational and scientific organization dedicated to develop efficient and environmentally sensitive methods of producing food, fiber, timber, and renewable energy sources for an ever-increasing world population. Yes About Help Listing
Annals of Biomedical Engineeringis an interdisciplinary, international journal published as the official journal of the Biomedical Engineering Society. The journal publishes original articles in the major fields of bioengineering and biomedical engineering, as well as technical reports, special communications (e.g., methods and technology), rapid communications, history and teaching articles, book reviews, and letters to the Editor. Yes About -- --
Cell Journal Yes -- -- --
CRC ENGnetBase: Engineering Handbooks On-lineFeaturing 136 engineering handbooks available online from CRC ? searchable from a single interface. Also available through Engineering Village 2 and some handbooks online with Knovel Books. Yes About Help --
Engineering Village 2Search across multiple engineering databases via one interface. Over 6,000,000 summaries of journal articles, technical reports, and conference papers and proceedings dating from 1970 forward as well as more than 10,000 website abstracts, and 80 full-text searchable handbooks, patents and standards. Link to full-text in Elsevier journals and others to which Olin subscribes. Databases include: Ei Compendex U.S. Patent and Trademark Office CRC Press: engineering handbooks Industry Specs and Standards Website Abstracts Partial About Help --
Genes & DevelopmentGenes & Development publishes high-quality research papers of broad general interest and biological significance in the areas of molecular biology, molecular genetics, and related fields. G&D publishes two research formats; Research papers and short Research Communications, in addition to Review Articles and Perspectives. Yes About Help --
InfotracA one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social sciences, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Millions of full-text articles. Updated daily. Yes About Help --
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A Yes About Help --
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B: Applied Biomaterials Yes About Help --
Journal of Experimental Medicine publishes papers on physiological, pathological, and molecular mechanisms that encompass the host response to disease. Areas covered include, but are not limited to, immunology and inflammation, microbial pathogenesis, cancer biology, stem cell biology, hematopoiesis, and vascular biology. Papers must be of broad interest and clear in vivo relevance. A high priority is given to studies that substantially advance our understanding of disease processes and the host response in humans. The Journal does not publish manuscripts containing purely descriptive observations or reports of new techniques in the absence of new biological insight. Yes -- -- --
Journal of the American Medical AssociationJAMA, published continuously since in 1883, is an international peer-reviewed general medical journal published 48 times per year. JAMA is the most widely circulated medical journal in the world. JAMA's impact factor is 23.5 (the impact factor is a measure of citation rate per article. It’s key objective is to promote the science and art of medicine and the betterment of the public health. Yes About -- --
JSTOR (All collections except business)JSTOR is an organization which has as two of its major goals to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature, and to improve dramatically access to these journals. We now have access to a collection of 117 important journal titles (complete runs) in 15 disciplines. JSTOR does not publish the current years - in most cases, the archives begins with issues published 3 or 5 years ago. Yes About Help Listing
Knovel(Scientific & Engineering Handbooks)Knovel is a full-text database of over 400 of some of the leading engineering and science reference handbooks, databases, and conference proceedings. It is a provider of aggregated engineering and applied science data that can be accessed by using proprietary tabular analysis tools. The database content is targeted to engineers and researchers in applied science disciplines. Yes About Help Listing
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universeprovides full-text documents from over 6,000 news, business, and legal publications, with a variety of flexible search options. Yes About Help Listing
MEDLINE PubMedPubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine, provides access to over 12 million MEDLINE citations back to the mid-1960's and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. Partial About Help --
Natureone of the most prominent, peer-reviewed journals of its kind since 1869, Nature publishes original research, articles, reviews, and news across a wide-range of interdisciplinary fields. Yes About -- --
Nature Genetics Yes -- -- --
NetlibraryNetLibrary is a shared collection of over 11,000 electronic books on all topics. Yes About Help --
New England Journal of MedicineA peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society, it’s one of the most popular and widely-read general medical journals in the world. As is the case with the Journal of the American Medical Association (see above), NEJM usually has the highest impact factor of the journals of clinical medicine, according to Journal Citation Reports. Yes -- -- --
Oxford Reference On-line100 well-known and trusted dictionaries and reference books into a single cross-searchable web database for the first time. Areas covered are General Reference, Language, Science and Medicine, Humanities and Social Sciences, Business and Professional. Yes About Help Listing
Public Library of Science - BiologyPLoS Biology features works of exceptional significance in all areas of biological science, from molecules to ecosystems, including works at the interface with other disciplines, such as chemistry, medicine, and mathematics. All works are open access. Everything is immediately available without cost to anyone, anywhere to read, download, redistribute, include in databases, and otherwise use subject only to the condition that the original authorship is properly attributed. Copyright is retained by the author. Yes About Help Listing
Science Citation IndexWeb of Science® provides seamless access to current and retrospective multidisciplinary information from approximately 8,500 of the most prestigious, high impact research journals in the world. Partial About Help --
ScienceDirectAccess content of almost 500 Elsevier journals and those of affiliated publishers either directly or via Engineering Village 2. Yes About Help Listing
Science MagazineThe online version of Science magazine, a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Yes -- Help Listing
Scientific American Archive On-lineSearch and access all issues of Scientific American from 1993 to the present. Great images. Yes About Help Listing


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