Overview of genetics, bioinformatics, and computational biology
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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.
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders provides articles in HTML and PDF on the health and medical aspects of genetic disorders.
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.
NCBI National Center for Biotechnology Information Bookshelf
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) Bookshelf
The NCBI Bookshelf hosts full-text books (mostly as PDFs) that can be searched or browsed. Titles are also linked from other NCBI databases such as PubMed.
Lecture Notes in Computer Science from SpringerLink
Lecture Notes in Computer Science from Springerlink
Lecture Notes in Computer Science is a series of computer science books published by Springer Science+Business Media. It reports state-of-the-art research results in computer science, especially in the form of proceedings, post-proceedings and research monographs. Each chapter is presented as a separate PDF. In addition, tutorials, state-of-the-art surveys and "hot topics" are increasingly being included. 1997 (no. 1267)-present. (older issues available in print, search Addison)
Synthesis Lecture Series from Morgan and Claypool
Synthesis Digital Library of Engineering and Computer Science
Synthesis is a collection of about 200 ebooks in engineering and the sciences. Complete list of books. The basic component is a 50-100 page ebook called a Lecture that synthesizes important research or development topics, authored by a prominent contributor to the field that provide more synthesis, analysis, and depth than typical journal articles. Each ebook is a single PDF. 2005-present.
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