Biology

Society of Toxicology of Canada Society of Toxicology of Canada- Promoting acquisition, dissemination, study and use of toxicological data. Includes links to training, meetings, job openings, membership and comm… British Society of Toxicological Pathologists British Society of Toxicological Pathologists- Forum for changes in pathology, elicited by pharmacological, chemical and environmental agents. Includes calendar of meetings, job v… British Toxicology Society British Toxicology Society- International forum to foster research relating to chemical effects on the environment, and protecting public health. Details of register of toxicologi… European Society of Toxicologic Pathology European Society of Toxicologic Pathology- ESTP organization, activities, meeting, openings, details of membership, their journal Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology. Includes … American College of Medical Toxicology American College of Medical Toxicology- ACMT is a professional, nonprofit association of physicians with recognized expertise in medical toxicology. Society of Forensic Toxicologists Society of Forensic Toxicologists- An organization composed of practicing forensic toxicologists and those interested in the discipline for the purpose of promoting and developing… International Society on Toxinology International Society on Toxinology- Advance knowledge of the properties of toxins and antitoxins and to bring together scholars interested in these substances through a common so… Eurotox Eurotox- Association of European Toxicologists and European Societies of Toxicology. Aims to foster toxicology, both scientifically and educationally in all countries of Europe. California Association of Toxicologists California Association of Toxicologists- Professional and educational association of forensic and clinical toxicologists, with quarter proceedings. Includes literature review, mee… Society of Toxicology Society of Toxicology- Professional organization of scientists from academic institutions, government, and industry representing toxicologists. Includes public outreach, members s… Society of Toxicologic Pathologists Society of Toxicologic Pathologists- Non-profit association of pathologists for advancement of pathology as it pertains to changes elicited by pharmacological, chemical and enviro… Journal of Theoretical Biology Journal of Theoretical Biology- This journal is the leading forum for theoretical papers that give insight into biological processes. It covers a very wide range of topics and is … Theoretical Population Biology Theoretical Population Biology- This journal presents articles on the theoretical aspects of the biology of populations, particularly in the areas of ecology, genetics, demography… Acta Biotheoretica Acta Biotheoretica- International journal on the mathematical and philosophical foundations of biological and biomedical science. Papers cover a range of biological theories inclu… Netherlands Society for Theoretical Biology Netherlands Society for Theoretical Biology- Information about the NVTB; abstracts of annual NVTB meetings; many theoretical biology links; conference calendar; journal finder. MrBayes MrBayes- Open source software for estimation of phylogenies using Bayesian inference. PAUP* PAUP*- PAUP is the most widely used package for phylogenetic inference, and now implements maximum likelihood and distance methods as well as various forms of parsimony. Powerful … Mesquite Mesquite- Experimental, modular software for evolutionary biology, designed to help biologists analyze comparative data about organisms. PAML PAML- Phylogenetic analyses of DNA or protein sequences using maximum likelihood. Phylo-Win Phylo-Win- Graphical color interface for molecular phylogenetic inference. It performs neighbor-joining, parsimony, and maximum likelihood methods and bootstrap with any of them. NONA - A Quick Guide to the Commands NONA - A Quick Guide to the Commands- A brief overview of using NONA for phylogenetic analysis. Tree Puzzle Tree Puzzle- Computer program to reconstruct phylogenetic trees from molecular sequence data by maximum likelihood. GeneTree GeneTree- Uses reconciled trees to compare gene trees and species trees, explaining incongruence between the phylogenies by postulating horizontal transfer, gene duplication and l… Phylodendron Phylodendron- Java application for drawing phylogenetic trees. Allows you to save in various formats, print, edit, modify, and adorn the tree, and should work on any java runtime … PHYLIP PHYLIP- Joe Felsenstein's suite of programs implementing perhaps the widest range of phylogenetic inference package. The most widely distributed phylogeny software. Includes dista… Component Component- For analysis of phylogenies. Includes a wide range of randomization methods, consensus methods, tree comparison measures, and calculates reconciled trees. Now aging, an… TreeView TreeView- Simple program for displaying phylogenies. TreeMap TreeMap- Experimental program for comparing host and parasite trees. Phylogenetics Methodology Phylogenetics Methodology- Introduction to various phylogenetic statistical methodologies. Willi Hennig Society Willi Hennig Society- Society of scientists studying cladistics. Introduction to Cladistics Introduction to Cladistics- Cladistics is a particular method of hypothesizing relationships among organisms based on the idea that members of a group share a common evolutionary … Memetics: Culture and Evolution Memetics: Culture and Evolution- Explores the nature of a meme, memetic theory and culture relating to evolution. Memes to be Discussed Memes to be Discussed- Blog discussing what memes are, what can we do with them, who controls who, what drives them and are memes real? Memetics Memetics- Information from Wikipedia on this neo-Darwinian approach to evolutionary models of cultural information transfer based on the concept of the meme. The Church of Virus The Church of Virus- Virus is a collection of mutually-supporting ideas (a meme-complex) encompassing philosophy, science, technology, politics, and religion. Memetics Memetics- A senior thesis on memetic selection criteria. Chapter 11 from Richard Dawkins, "The Selfish Gene'' Chapter 11 from Richard Dawkins, "The Selfish Gene''- The text that started off the science of memetics. Memes - Susan Blackmore Memes - Susan Blackmore- A detailed site maintained by the psychologist and memeticist Susan Blackmore. Colorless Green Homunculi by William L. Benzon Colorless Green Homunculi by William L. Benzon- Essay/review of The Electric Meme: A New Theory of How We Think. Anders Transhuman Pages: Memetics Anders Transhuman Pages: Memetics- Collection of links and essays about memes: ideas and concepts viewed as living organisms. Includes sections on memetic theory, examples and app… Meme Central Meme Central- FAQ, links, and a bookstore. (By Richard Brodie, author of the popular book on memetics, "Virus of the Mind".) Structure of Memes Structure of Memes- The main criticism that can be raised against the memetic approach is that memes are difficult to define. What are the elements or units that make up a meme? D… UK Memes Central UK Memes Central- Includes texts by Dr Susan Blackmore and links to other articles online. Memetics Memetics- A meme is a cognitive or behavioral pattern that can be transmitted from one individual to another one. References, links. Nature.com - Molecular Biology Nature.com - Molecular Biology- Nature Publishing Group resources in the field of molecular cell biology. Open Life Sciences Open Life Sciences- Peer-reviewed journal published in Central and Eastern Europe devoted to scholarly research in all areas of biology. Experimental Biology Online Experimental Biology Online- Aims to provide a medium for rapid, readable, refereed and rigorous short, topical research papers in the general field of experimental biology in its… Biologicals Biologicals- A modern and multidisciplinary international forum for news, debate, and original research on all aspects of biologicals used in human and veterinary medicine. BioSystems BioSystems- Publishes experimental, computational, and theoretical articles that link biology, evolutionary thinking, and the information processing sciences. Methods Methods- Focuses on rapidly developing techniques in the experimental biological and medical sciences.