On this day in 1908, the 'Phyletic Museum' was giftet to the University of Jena due to its 350th anniversary by Ernst Haeckel. The famous zoologist was best known for his approaches in evolution theory.
REACTOME is a free, online, open-source, curated pathway database encompassing many areas of human biology. Information is authored by expert biological researchers, maintained by the Reactome editorial staff and cross-referenced to a wide range of standard biological databases.
On September 14, 1953, Dr. Alfred Charles Kinsey published the second of his controversially discussed and provoking reports entitled 'Sexual Behaviour in the Human Female'. Kinsey's work has profoundly influenced social and cultural values in the United States and many other countries.
On October 24, 1632, the Dutch tradesman and scientist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the inventor of the microscope, was born. He is commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology", and considered to be the first microbiologist.
On October 24, 1632, the Dutch tradesman and scientist Antonie van Leeuwenkoek, the inventor of the microscope, was born. He is commonly known as "the Father of Microbiology", and considered to be the first microbiologist.
On February 28, 1953, American molecular biologist James D. Watson and English biophysicist Francis Crick announced to friends that they succeeded to determine the chemical structure of DNA.
On April 2, 1647, the German naturalist and scientific illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian was born. Even though she is not very well known for her achievements, she made significant contributions to entomology through the observation and documentation of the metamorphosis of the butterfly.
"The Index contains entries dealing with various aspects of extant and fossil North and South American plants and fungi, including systematics and floristics, morphology, and ecology, as well as economic botany and general botany."
Database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology. Contains species accounts about individual animal species and descriptions of levels of organization above the species level, especially phyla, classes, and in some cases, orders and families.
Provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on plants and animals that are extinct, at risk of extinction, or near threatened.
Provides views for genomes, complete chromosomes, sequence maps with contigs, and integrated genetic and physical maps for Archaea, Bacteria, Eukaryotae, Viruses, Viroids
Retrieves protein information (inluding sequences and annotations) from a variety of sources, including SwissProt, PIR, PRF, PDB, and translations from annotated coding regions in GenBank and RefSeq.
Encyclopedia on the structure and function of proteins, RNA, DNA, and other macromolecules, and their assemblies and interactions with small molecules.