LibGuides: Biology Research: Databases

UML Library Databases for Biology Research

Biological Science Collection This link opens in a new window
Citations and abstracts from journals, patents, conference proceedings, books, and reports. Combines key databases like Biological Sciences, MEDLINE, and TOXLINE with full-text titles from around the world, including scholarly journals, trade and industry journals, magazines, technical reports, conference proceedings, and government publications. Includes specialized, editorially-curated organization, with applications to medicine, technology and the environment.

Publication dates: 1946 - current
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 19 million citations for biomedical articles from MEDLINE and life science journals. Citations may include links to full-text articles from PubMed Central or publisher web sites.
NetAnatomy This link opens in a new window
NetAnatomy is designed to teach human anatomy to students of the health professions, including undergraduate medical and health sciences students. NetAnatomy also serves as a place to review anatomy after one’s initial exposure to the subject.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Nearly 1,600 peer-reviewed journals covering many areas of science, medicine, computers, business and more.
Coverage: 1995 - current
ASM (American Society for Microbiology) Journals This link opens in a new window
Full access to all 11 academic journals of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), one of the leading publishers in the field. The website also includes ASM research news, and information about publishing with the ASM.

Publication dates: varies by journal, oldest dated from 1916
Annual Reviews: Physical Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
Human Genome Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Covers health and medicine in journals, pamphlets, reference books, and magazines.
Coverage: 1982-1995
Abstracts on gene mapping and sequencing of the human genome. Subjects emphasized include the integration of basic and applied research in human and comparative analysis, gene therapy, genetic screening, and oncogene research. Included as part of the Biological Sciences Set.
JoVE: General Laboratory Techniques This link opens in a new window
A collection of 15 video articles exhibiting how to use standard pieces of laboratory equipment essential in many experiments, as well as how to perform basic laboratory functions, from JoVE, the Journal of Visualized Experiments.
SciFinder-n Login This link opens in a new window
Access to the complete Chemical Abstracts Service and Medline databases. Registration required before using and popups must be enabled in your browser.
Coverage: CAS 1907 - current & Medline 1950 - current
SciFinder Registration This link opens in a new window
Registration is required to access SciFinder. Use your UMass Lowell email address to complete the form.

Open Access Databases

Gene: National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Gene integrates information from a wide range of species. A record may include nomenclature, Reference Sequences (RefSeqs), maps, pathways, variations, phenotypes, and links to genome-, phenotype-, and locus-specific resources worldwide.
Public Library of Science (PLOS)
Searches and links to large number of articles in Biology and medicine. All articles are Open Access.
BLAST/ 2022
Search tool for finding similarities in gene sequences
GenBank
Search here for nucleotide sequences.
Human Genome Resources at NCBI
Access the human genome information for any chromosome here. Retrieve information and citations to papers.

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