Subject
Research Guides
Biology:
Genetics
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on a variety of genetics topics.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| Encyclopedia of Genetics (2 volumes) | REF QH427 .E53 1999 |
| Genetics (4 volumes) | REF QH427 .G46 2003 |
| Encyclopedic Dictionary of Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics | REF QH427 .R43 2003 |
| An A to Z of DNA Science | REF QH427 .W58 2001 |
| Is It In Your Genes? | REF RB155 .R42 2004 |
| Mendelian Inheritance in Man | REF RB155 .M4 1986 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse call numbers RA1180-1270 (Toxicology), TD (Environmental Technology), and HC79-110 (Economic Issues, including Pollution).
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- Expanded Academic ASAP/InfoTrac: full-text journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.
- Health Reference Center-Academic: full-text articles on health topics.
- AccessScience: gateway to full-text articles and research updates in all areas of science.
- Open Access Journals: directory of scientific and medical journals published online.
- LexisNexis: large database of current and archived newspaper articles.
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Health Care.
- PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed
journal abstracts and articles from the National Library of Medicine - Genetics Home Reference
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/
genetics information and web resources from the National Library of Medicine - DOE Genomes
http://www.doegenomes.org/
information related to the human genome project produced by the U.S. Dept. of Energy - CDC Genomics
http://www.cdc.gov/genomics/default.htm
information on genetics and disease prevention from the Centers for Disease Control - DNA From the Beginning
http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/
tutorials about genetics principles and processes sponsored by Cold Spring Harbor - Genetics Information Center
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/
genetics