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AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) - Search a bibliographic database of citations to the literature of agriculture [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL)]

AGROS Agricultural Research Data Directory - Search for data from USDA funded research, including soil, crop and plant, forest, rangeland, animal sciences, and other natural resource research areas, as well as economics, population, and food safety [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library (NAL)]

Amphibians for Kids - Educational resources on herpetology compiled by the NBII, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]

Antibiotic Resistance - Offers links to information on this topic [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]

Artificial Retina Project - A collaborative, multi-institutional effort to develop an implantable microelectronic retinal device that restores useful vision to people blinded by retinal diseases [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Biological and Environmental Research, Office of Science]

Astrobiology Magazine - Information and discussion groups devoted to Extrasolar life; Extreme life; Life and Giant Planets; Mars Life; Meteors, Comets, and Asteroids; Missions; New Planets; Stellar Evolution; Terrestrial Climate History; Terrestrial Origins. [National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Ames Research Center (ARC)]

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Bad Bug Book - Provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)]

Bibliographies & Research Guides Listed by Subject - Bibliographies, guides, finding aids, produced by the Science Reference Section of the Library of Congress, and arranged by subject. [Library of Congress]

Bioethics Resources on the Web - Contains a broad collage of annotated web links [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH)]

Biological Conferences - Selected upcoming biological conferences worldwide, presented by the National Biological Information Infrastructure. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)]

Biological Metadata - Factsheets and access to the NBII Metadata Clearinghouse, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]

Biological Museum Collections - Links to national and international specimen collections and museums of interest to the biological community, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)]

Biological Resources of the USGS - Homepage for the Biological Resources Discipline of the USGS providing links to scientific programs, organization, and special features [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

Biological Tools - Access to software tools that can be used to collect, manage, document, analyze, and apply biological data, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)]

Biological and Environmental Research Abstracts Database - Allows you to identify the specific research that is being funded [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER)]

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Center for Translational Neuroimaging - Resources for neuroimaging research including a web-based 3-D digital atlas browser and database of a laboratory mouse brain. [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

Children and Nature - Information about helping children connect with nature [Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]

Computational Science Center - Provides access to Data Intensive Computing Publications [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports - Reports prepared for Congress on various topics [Ad Hoc Organizations, National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), National Library for the Environment (NLE)]

Counterterrorism - A gateway to information about all aspects of counterterrorism, from the Food and Drug Administration and other reliable sources [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]

Current Research Information System (CRIS) - Search ongoing agricultural, food and nutrition, and forestry research [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

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DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) - Advances environmental and biomedical knowledge that promotes national security through improved energy production, development, and use [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC)]

DOE Patents Database - A Department of Energy searchable database of patent information resulting from DOE-sponsored research and development (R&D). [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC)]

Digital Image Library (NBII) - Diverse range of images related to nature and the environment. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)]

Drilling Waste Management Information System - Provides technical and regulatory information on practices for managing drilling muds, cuttings and wastes [Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)]

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Earth Day Portal - Portal for U.S. Government Events and Information related to preserving the earth and reducing energy use [Multiple agencies involved]

Energy-Related Laboratory Equipment (ERLE) - Grants equipment to institutions of higher education for energy-related research [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC)]

EnergyFiles: The Virtual Library of Energy Science and Technology - Provides over 500 databases and Web sites containing information and resources pertaining to science and technology of interest to the Department of Energy (DOE), with an emphasis on the physical sciences [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)]

Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD) - Develops technology that uses, converts and stores energy more efficiently and with less environmental impact, and studies the link between energy use and the environment [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

Environmental Science Network (ESN) - Search environmental and waste management information related to cleaning up the nation's nuclear complex [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Basic and Applied Research (OBAR)]

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Federal Research in Progress Database (FEDRIP) - Search ongoing federally funded projects in physical sciences, engineering, and life sciences [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Technical Information Service (NTIS)]

G:
Geographic Perspectives - State and federal biological resources for all 50 states, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]

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Institutional Publications - Lawrence Livermore Program - Provides links to published reports, abstracts, periodicals, brochures, and newsletters sorted by technology area [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]

International Activities - NBII's catalog of international biological organizations, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]

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Los Alamos Laboratory e-Research Library - Provides links to news, journals, information by subject, multiple data collections, and a multi-database search tool [Department of Energy (DOE), Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)]

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Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) Shared Facilities - Facilities that are open for use by any interested scientists [National Science Foundation (NSF), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC)]

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NBII Partners - Links to NBII partners GAP, LUHNA, and VegMapping, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]

NBII Publications Library - Includes open-access eJournal Sustainability: Science, Practice, and Policy; NBII presentations made at meetings and conferences; program management documents; and the NBII quarterly newsletter, Access. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]

NEWTON BBS - Ask a scientist a question about math, science or computers or search through more than 15,000 previously answered questions [Department of Energy (DOE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)]

National Activities of the USGS Biological Resources Discipline - Links to national programs, including biomonitoring, bird banding, gap analysis, integrated taxonomy, breeding birds, nonindigenous species, and vegetation mapping. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) - Links you to diverse biological databases, information products, and analytical tools maintained by government agencies, academic institutions, and non-government organizations [Multiple agencies involved]

National Biological Information Infrastructure Program - About the National Biological Information Infrastructure [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]

National Biological Information Infrastructure Publications Library - NBII factsheets and online ACCESS newsletter, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) - A national resource for molecular biology information [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM)]

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) - Ensures access to unique technologies, instrumentation, facilities, animal models, genetic stocks, and biomaterials such as cell lines, tissues, and organs [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH)]

National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center - The National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) conducts RESEARCH on marine mammals worldwide, primarily coastal California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)]

NationalAtlas.gov - Delivers authoritative views of scientific, societal, and historical information; Map format that can be customized with different datasets [Ad Hoc Organizations, Smithsonian Institution]

Natural Resources Monitoring Partnership - Cooperative Monitoring Protocols Library and Monitoring Locator System, hosted by the NBII. [Multiple agencies involved, National Biological Information Infrastructure]

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Publications - Provides access to citations and references of publicly-announced Pacific Northwest National Laboratory publications since 1999 with links to the documents [Department of Energy (DOE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)]

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Science and Technology - Provides links to information about Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Science and Technology Program [Department of Energy (DOE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)]

Q:
Quick Species Search - Search the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) for species information [Multiple agencies involved, National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)]

R:
Regional Biological Information Nodes - Regional connection points to the National Biological Information Infrastructure network, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]

Reports Catalog - Contains citations of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory-authored scientific and technical documents published since July 1989 [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)]

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Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Facility (STEM) - The group operates a custom-built electron microscope optimized for imaging unstained biological molecules with minimal radiation damage. [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]

Science Accelerator - A portal to the Department of Energy's important collections of scientific and technical information searchable with just one query. [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC)]

Science Information System (SIS) - Database of USGS Biological Resources' research projects [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Biological Resources Division (BRD)]

Science Reference Service - Web site for Science Reference at the Library of Congress [Library of Congress]

Science Tracer Bullets - research guides that help you locate information on science and technology subjects. With brief introductions to the topics, lists of resources and strategies for finding more, they help you to stay on target. [Library of Congress]

Science and Technology at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Provides links to information about research in advanced defense technologies, energy, environment, biosciences, and basic sciences [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]

Selected Internet Resources: African Americans in Science and Technology - Selected Internet Resources on African Americans in Science and Technology - Science Reference Services - Library of Congress [Library of Congress]

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U.S. Department of Energy's Decades of Discovery - Provides links to the most important advances at the forefront of scientific discovery supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, with links grouped by discipline [Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Science (SC)]

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior - Homepage, serving as portal to all USGS information with search options, USGS in the news, most frequently requested topics, and access to major categories of USGS information [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

V:
Visible Human Project - Data set of male and female MRI, CT and anatomical images [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications (LHNCBC)]

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West Nile Virus and Mosquito-borne Encephalitis - Resources compiled by NBII about mosquito borne virus, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biological Information Infrastructure]

WhyFiles. - Science behind the news. [Multiple agencies involved, National Institute for Science Education]