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LSR421 & LSR422 Life Science Research Project | Course Guide : Web Resources

Library materials and useful resources for students at LSR421 & LSR422 Life Science Research Projectcompiled by Alfaisal University librarians

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Life Science Education Related Websites

Life Sciences News | Life Sciences Articles | Research

National and International Life Science Associations Associations involved in biomedical, biotechnology, and education areas.

BrainMaps An interactive brain atlas on the web.

BrainNavigator BrainNavigator allows you to browse and compare atlas plates, species and diagrams. And 3D modeling makes visualizing and understanding brain structures easier.

Ornithological Worldwide Literature Citations and abstracts from worldwide scientific literature, including gray literature on non-domesticated birds.

FishBase

This is a global information system on fishes and includes practically all fish species known to science, including larval stages.

Ornithological Worldwide Literature

Citations and abstracts from worldwide scientific literature, including gray literature on non-domesticated birds. 

Searchable Ornithological Research Archive

Archival full text file of thirteen bird journals. Does not include current years.

Searchable Ornithological Research Archive Archival full text file of thirteen bird journals. Does not include current years.

Sea Slug Forum An excellent resource for information on nudibranchs and related sea slugs.
SciFinder Scholar (1907 to date).
This provides online access to Chemical Abstracts and covers over 8,000 journals, plus patents, conference proceedings and other publications. SciFinder Scholar may be searched using words, research topic, names, formulae, chemical structures or substructures, generic of specific reactions, or CAS registry number. The service also includes Medline records from 1966.

Live Science | Latest science news and articles for those with curious minds

Scopus. (1966 to date).This is a multidisciplinary database covering scientific, technical, medical and social science literature. It covers 14,000 journals and is updated daily.

Life Sciences | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

Life Science Education Professional Associations

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