Biology: Recommended Websites

Sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences to promote bioscience literacy.

USDA site mandated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to provide information for improved animal care and use in research, testing, teaching, and exhibition.

Provides background information and various positions on issues in bioethics.

A free, online collaborative encyclopedia intended to document all of the 1.8 million living species known to science.

Retired government program

The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories.