Biomedical Engineering and Design
- Sheridan Libraries
- Guides
- Biomedical Engineering and Design
- Cells and Molecules
Information specific to BME and BME/CBID design teams.
Cells and Molecules
The Biological Sciences guide has more information about everything Biology.
Here is the list of all biology-related databases.
- BIOSIS Previews is the major database for the life sciences
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Bergey's ManualThis link is for all of the volumes that we have, both print and online, sorted by date with the most recent first.
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BioCyc Database CollectionThis collection of Pathway/Genome Databases (PGDBs) gives a reference on the genomes and metabolic pathways of thousands of sequenced organisms. The BioCyc databases are generated by software that predict the metabolic pathways of completely sequenced organisms, predict which genes code for missing enzymes in metabolic pathways, and predict operons. BioCyc also integrates information from other bioinformatics databases, such as protein feature and Gene Ontology information from UniProt. The BioCyc website provides a suite of software tools for database searching and visualization, for omics data analysis, and for comparative genomics and comparative pathway questions.
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ProkaryotesThese books are about the known prokaryotes. This list is sorted from newest to oldest volumes, and includes the first ONLINE edition, which is the 3rd edition of the classic "The Prokaryotes" series.
The NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information, at the National Institutes of Health) has many databases related to human health, genes, genomes, proteins, and more (scroll down to NCBI Databases).
Look below for links to some well-known catalogs of genes and disorders.
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Online Mendelian Inheritance in ManCatalog of human genes and genetic disorders
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OMIA: Online Mendelian Inheritance in AnimalsCatalog of inherited disorders, other single-locus traits, and genes in more than 200 animal species (other than humans, rats, and mice). [from U. Sydney, Australia]
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KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes)Genes, diseases, ligands, chemicals, drugs, pathogens, and much more.
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AlphaFoldDeveloped by DeepMind, AlphaFold "is able to computationally predict protein structures with unprecedented accuracy and speed. Working in partnership with EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), we’ve released over 200 million protein structure predictions...that are freely and openly available to the global scientific community."
Note limitations in Nature at article at https://www-nature-com.proxy1.library.jhu.edu/articles/s41592-023-02087-4 (published November 2023). -
BenchSciAn open-access resource designed to help scientists find antibodies that have been proven by peers to work repeatedly. It uses a machine-learning algorithm to screen the peer-reviewed literature and identify which and how antibodies have been cited.
Searchable by protein targets and other product identifiers, and filterable by experimental contexts as cited in papers, including lab technique, tissue type, and cell line, to help users pinpoint antibodies that have been published under experimental conditions matching their study interests.
Background
Encyclopedia of Life Sciences -- Peer-reviewed encyclopedia articles to give you an overview of your topic
NOTE: Always check the information to see when it was last updated.
- Use the search box in the middle of the page
- If you get too many hits, add more words
- If you see old results, change the sort to DATE to get the newest on top
Medlineplus.gov -- The National Library of Medicine's database with information for consumers
AccessMedicine -- Searchable medical textbooks in all fields
Videos
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Current Protocols VideosThese are videos on the "Current Protocols" site. [A JHU-subscribed resource]
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JOVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments)JoVE is a peer-reviewed journal that provides videos about how to do experiments. [A JHU-subscribed resource]
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Online Education Kit: Understanding the Human Genome ProjectFrom NIH's NHGRI (National Human Genome Research Institute). A mixture of videos and other educational tools.
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Virtual Cell Animation CollectionVideos about cellular processes, molecular processes, and cellular energy conversion.