Medicine/Health Science Resources for Friday

10 10 2008

This is post 1 for this Friday because when it rains science resources, it pours! There are many great resources for this week so we will have 2 Friday posts. This first post is a group of resources all loosely related, in some way, to medicine/health science/human biology/etc.

Pathophysiology of the Digestive System
So this resource is a little bit older, but still a great online resource. It is an online textbook all about the digestive system. One very helpful piece of this site is the navigation among the sections and chapters which makes it very easy to keep track of where you are in the text and not feel lost.

Springer Acquires Open Access Publisher BioMed Central
This is a big move for the open access movement. Now that Springer owns BioMed Central, it will be interesting to see how this affects the open access movement in general and what it means specifically to those authors and users of BioMed Central articles. Stay tuned.

Computing Life: National Institute of General Medical Science
Great, multimedia site that demonstrates some of the ways that scientists use computers in their research. There are many links to additional resources, PDF of the Computing Life available for download and even an RSS feed if you get hooked on the site.

Animal Drugs @ FDA
The Center for Veterinary Medicine at the FDA now has a searchable database of approved animal drugs. A great resource. Pass on the information to anyone in the veterinary field if they haven’t already heard about this resource. It replaces the Database of Approved Animal Drug Products or Green Book.





Forensics, Open Source and Images, Oh My!

22 08 2008

Yes, another wonderfully random assortment of great online resources related directly to science and other stuff. Enjoy.

Cooliris,Inc.
Install Cooliris and turn your computer monitor into a moving image wall. Not only does it look fabulous but it could help visualize concepts and make creative connections. Not to mention it is great fun.

Assignment Calculator from the University of Minnesota
Students will love this assignment calculator that maps out a plan based on the due date and subject of the assignment. Helpful links and tutorials that compliment the research process.

Video Tutorials for Open Source Applications
Want to learn more open source software but are intimidated? Not sure what GIMP or OpenOffice is? This link is for you. Join the Open Source Revolution (or just learn a few new tricks).

Environmental Health Perspectives
Free, peer-reviewed, online journal covering topics about environmental health. Also contains news articles.

Environmental Literacy Council
Great teaching resources for environmental science. Some of it is basic, but good overviews for students and a place to get background information for research assignments.

Forensic Chemistry Lab Manual
An entire lab manual full of ideas for forensic science labs.

E.O.Wilson: Lord of the Ants
Videos, interviews and other information about E.O.Wilson and his work.





3 Reference Sources for the Sciences

12 08 2008

Hi. Today’s offerings are three great sources for the sciences: a digital library, an encyclopedia, and a curriculum consortium.

Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Open access journals in a variety of topics. Support open access.

Encyclopedia of Earth
Reference source of articles on many topics about earth, environment and society. Great reference source to add to your list of online sources. Articles have bibliographies.

BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium
Share, explore, learn and use online learning modules and curriculum for teaching biology on this site. A neat use of Web2.0 technology.