WebWatch
2005; Future Science Ltd; Volume: 38; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Suaíli
10.2144/05382ww01
ISSN1940-9818
Autores Tópico(s)Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
ResumoBioTechniquesVol. 38, No. 2 WebWatchOpen AccessWebWatchKevin AhernKevin AhernPublished Online:30 May 2018https://doi.org/10.2144/05382WW01AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Totally DidacticWith over 6000 images available for visitors to choose from, the Biodidac site, hosted at the University of Ottawa, is well along the way to its goal of providing useful biology images for teaching. Organized primarily by organism, the images in Biodidac are clear line drawings and photographs that will readily find their way into the classroom presentations of many biological scientists. The Information page explains that Biodidac was created because "there is too little digital material that can be freely used for teaching." Towards addressing this problem, Biodidac's images can (after registration) be freely modified by instructors for noncommercial educational use so long as the material is acknowledged. Now that's a licensing agreement that's hard to argue with.http://biodidac.bio.uottawa.ca/Shady InformationLarge sprawling deciduous trees provide extensive coverage and so too does the Forest and Shade Tree Pathology site, but instead of casting shade, its coverage sheds light on the very important subject of tree diseases. From oaks to maples to madrones, trees on the Pacific coast are succumbing to a pathogen that is spreading as fast as any plant disease introduced to North America thus far. Sound scary? It is, and it's hard to find a better place to learn about it than here. Descriptions of numerous important diseases and general information on root/foliage diseases, cankers, wilts, and abiotic diseases of trees establish the site as an important information source. It's no surprise, therefore, that the pages have been described as "an online textbook" on tree pathology.http://www.forestpathology.org/InsitefulHosted by one of the world's leading research centers for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) research, the HIV Insite web pages at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) are everything one might reasonably expect. The site's opening page is packed with recent news (updated daily), employment opportunities, and numerous items of miscellany. Under the hood, HIV Insite dazzles, with one of the most comprehensive collections of HIV-related information to be found. You can listen to RealAudio recordings in 16 topic areas, including Antiretrovirals, Epidemiology, and Prevention Research. Use the site's well-cataloged search engine, and you can retrieve information from almost any section. Pose questions to experts on matters you probably wouldn't discuss in polite company, and you'll get frank, authoritative answers in language anyone can understand. One of the most informative sites in all of virology.http://hivinsite.ucsf.eduMicrobial GenomicsOnline sequence repositories, with their massive information sets, are getting to be a dime a dozen, but a few of them do manage to stand out. The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) site is one that distinguishes itself from the pack, and it does so by offering more than just sequences. It also provides powerful software tools for making genomic alignments, performing Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) searches, and even depicting theoretical 2-D gels. Genomes from over 170 organisms are available for downloading (in whole or in selected parts), analysis, or comparison. Interactive maps (in circular or linear form) provide an easy means of navigating through information via clicking on map icons.This image is provided courtesy of The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD 20850http://www.tigr.org/tigr-scripts/CMR2/CMRHomePage.splHistory BugScan through the pages of the Insects, Disease, and History site, and your view of the importance of humans in history will probably diminish. Dr. Robert Peterson has assembled a thoughtful, informative collection of historical information on human-insect interactions that, you may be surprised to learn, is not totally focused on disease. Consider the impact of the aggressive insect that decimated crops in the South during the American Civil War or how transmission of Yellow Fever by the mosquito affected the strategy and outcome of the Mexican-American war. From transmission of malaria to Dengue fever, Insects, Disease and History provides fascinating reading that is as relevant for 21st century living as it is for historical perspectives.http://scarab.msu.montana.edu/historybug/FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Vol. 38, No. 2 STAY CONNECTED Metrics History Published online 30 May 2018 Published in print February 2005 Information© 2005 Author(s)PDF download
Referência(s)