The Internet for the Molecular Biologist
The gateway to information and resources for the molecular biologist. | Edited by: Martin Filion "useful book ... filled with valuable information" (Doodys) read more ...Aimed specifically at microbiologists, this volume describes and explains the most important aspects of current real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) strategies, instrumentation and software. |
The Internet for the Molecular Biologist
It is now many years since Walter Gilbert, in a prescient commentary in "Nature", urged the molecular biologist to develop computer literacy and to "hook our individual computers into the worldwide network that gives us access to daily changes in the databases and also makes immediate our communications with each other" (Gilbert, 1991. Towards a paradigm shift in biology. Nature. 349: 99). If you have not yet heeded this advice then you have much to gain by learning now because, as Gilbert anticipated, the Internet is where we find many of the key tools with which we perform our craft. Beginning in late 1993, the Internet started making headlines in the mass media, primarily because of the advent of the World Wide Web (WWW). Molecular biologists can find a wide range of tools not generally available in local university or research environments, such as the massive genome-related databases. Even if many of these tools are available locally, one will generally find on the network larger databases and more powerful computers with state-of-the-art software. This page introduces some of the Internet resources that are of use to researchers working in molecular biology, microbiology, and genetics. Given the breadth of this field, and the rate at which Internet resources grow and change, this cannot be a comprehensive review; the aim is simply to give sufficient information to get new users familiar with key resources. The main resources described here offer on-line guides and help documentation that are updated with each improvement to the service offered. Here you will find information on all aspects of the Internet (WWW, FTP, gopher, databases, email, newsgroups, etc) as they relate to molecular biology and other life sciences.Resources on the Web for the Molecular Biologist
Molecular Biology Resources
Molecular Biology GatewayPCR Information and links on PCR
PCR Protocols
Real-Time PCR
The Genome Gateway
The Genomics Gateway
The Protocols Gateway
New Molecular Biology Sites
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