Overview of biochemistry
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Chemistry: Foundations and Applications from Gale Virtual Reference Library
Chemistry: Foundations and Applications from Gale Virtual Reference Library
Chemistry: Foundations and Applications provides full-text reference articles in HTML and PDF on all aspects of chemistry, including biographies of prominent chemists.
Biological Sciences encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online
Biological Sciences encyclopedias from Oxford Reference Online
Search or browse across 13 subject encyclopedias and dictionaries with over 80,000 entries. References are linked via Get VText.
Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria from CABI
Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria from CABI
Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria provided full-text statements in PDF about individual species of fungus or bacterium, particularly species of economic importance. 1964-present.
Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics from Wiley
Encyclopedia of Genetics, Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics from Wiley
This encyclopedia covers the four major fields in genetics. Content is available in HTML and PDF. To access this publication, you must first establish an account and then login. Click on the Register link to set up an account.
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