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

B:
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)]
Biodiversity Gateway - Links to hundreds of key web sites [Multiple agencies involved; National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)]
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 Characterization. - Links to NBII partners GAP, LUHNA, and VegMapping, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
Biological Conferences. - Selected upcoming biological conferences worldwide, an NBII Information Node. [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)]
Biological Museums and 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 Organizations and Associations - Links to various biological, scientific, and environmental organizations and associations - an NBII information node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)]
Biological Resource Division Publications. - Scientific and technical articles and reports resulting from the research performed by USGS scientists and partners. These articles appear in professional journals around the world. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
Biological Resources Photo Gallery - Nature-oriented photos for biology enthusiasts. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
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 Science by State - Links to national biological resources from a geographic perspective [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 - Locate DOE research in the life sciences, medical sciences, and environmental sciences [Department of Energy (DOE); Office of Biological and Environmental Research (OBER)]

C:
Center for Data Intensive Computing - Provides access to Data Intensive Computing Publications [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]
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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Electronic Natural History Museum (ENHM): the world of natural history on your computer - The Electronic Natural History Museum Project is a collaborative effort among government agencies, natural history collections and museums, and universities for providing access to data on specimens in natural history museum collections [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
Energy-Related Laboratory Equipment (ERLE) - Grants equipment to institutions of higher education for energy-related research [Department of Energy (DOE); Office of Science]
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), Office of Scientific and Techn]

G:
GenBank¨ - Genetic sequence database that is an annotated collection of all publicly available DNA sequences [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM); National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)]
General Curriculum - Educational resources on general biology compiled by the NBII [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

I:
In Vivo Radioassay and Research Facility (IVRRF) - User facility designed expressly for in vivo measurement of radioactive material [Department of Energy (DOE), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)]
Insects, Arachnids & Annelids - Website for links to USGS and non-USGS websites with information on insects, arachnids, and annelids suitable for students, arranged by grade levels [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
International Biological Resources. - NBII\'s catalog of international biological organizations, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

K:
Kids Corner of the USGS Biological Resources Discipline - Games, coloring pages, stories, and lots of information about living things. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

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Lawrence Livermore Program Publications - Provides links to published reports, abstracts, periodicals, brochures, and newsletters sorted by technology area [Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)]
Learning Room of the USGS Biological Resources Discipline - Designed especially for mid-elementary school age kids and up, lots of great information and resources are on these pages. You can learn about all kinds of biologically related subjects like hummingbirds, lichens, plants, and endangered species, to name [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

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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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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 (NBII) Metadata Clearinghouse. - The NBII Metadata Clearinghouse contains standardized metadata-based descriptions to assist in locating and accessing useful biological data sets, information products, and applications software in a distributed network of cooperating data sources. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Biologi]
National Biological Information Infrastructure Program News. - News and project summaries from NBII and partners, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
National Biological Information Infrastructure Publications. - NBII factsheets and online ACCESS newsletter, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
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, A l a s k a F i s h e r i e s S c i e n c e C e n t e r - 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; and other Government agencies]

O:
Office of Biological and Environmental Research Abstracts Database - Allows you to identify the specific research that is being funded [Department of Energy (DOE); Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER)]
Online Biological References and Journals. - Links to science magazines, academic and research journals, dictionaries, vocabularies, hypertexts, and other aids to biological research, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)]

P:
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 (PNL)]
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 (PNL)]
Papers and Presentations on the National Biological Information Infrastructure. - NBII presentations given at scientific meetings, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

Q:
Quick Species Search - Search the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) for species information [Multiple agencies involved; and Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Bio]

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

S:
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopes (STEM) - Allow scientists to see the intricate details of living organisms, from bacteria to human tissue [Department of Energy (DOE), Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)]
Science Information System (SIS) - Database of USGS Biological Resources\' research projects [Department of Agriculture (USDA); Biological Resources Division (BRD)]
Science and Technology Research Areas at Lawrence Livermore - 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)]
Systematics. - Links to classifcation resources for all living things, an NBII Information node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

T:
Teacher Online REsources, Botany. - Educational resources on botany compiled by the NBII, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
Teacher Online Resources, Biodiversity & Environment. - Educational resources on biodiversity & environment compiled by the NBII, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
Teacher Online Resources, Birds. - Educational resources on birds compiled by the NBII, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
Teacher Online Resources, Mammals. - Educational resources on mammals compiled by the NBII, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
Teacher Online Resources, Microbes. - Educational resources on microbes compiled by the NBII, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
Teacher Online Resources, Reptiles & Amphibians. - Educational resources on herpetology compiled by the NBII, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
Teacher Online Resources: Activities by State. - Access to online resources that offer educational opportunities at state and regional parks, museums, zoos, educational centers, and research facilities, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

U:
U.S. Biological Programs and Activities. - State and federal biological resources for all 50 states, an NBII Information Node. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]
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]
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) - Homepage for the U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior, 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)]


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