Biology

These databases (selection) support you in your studies and research:

• external page Biosis Previews – The world’s most comprehensive bibliographical database in the field of biosciences – Further information
• external page Web of Science – Interdisciplinary database including the Derwent Innovations Index (patents), Web of Science Core Collection (journal articles), MEDLINE, CAB Abstracts®, Global Health® and Journal Citation Reports – Further information
• external page Scopus – Interdisciplinary, the most comprehensive bibliographic database with respect to the number of journals covered, particular focus on non-​anglophone literature, enables citation analyses and includes unique author IDs, provides full MEDLINE coverage – Further information
• external page Embase – After PubMed, this is the most important biomedical literature database. In addition to the articles indexed by MEDLINE, it includes over twelve million records from 3,300 mainly European journals. Also comprised are all Cochrane reviews and, since 2009, conference proceedings. Thanks to the Emtree thesaurus, specific searches are possible.  – Further information
• external page TAIR – contains all genetic and molecular biological information on Arabidopsis thaliana. In addition to the complete genome sequences, the website provides information on gene structure, gene products, gene expressions, seed stocks and genome maps.
• external page BioCyc – contains datasets from diverse sources on metabolic pathways and genomes of thousands of model eukaryotes and microorganisms, some manually curated. With various software tools for searching, visualising, comparing and analysing.
  
• external page KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) – this database resource allows for a systematic analysis of high-level functions of biological systems using data at the genomic and molecular levels.
  
• More databases  

• external page Current Protocols – Manuals of laboratory procedures used in the life sciences, via Wiley Online Library
• external page Springer Nature Experiments – Database containing laboratory protocols in the life and biomedical sciences, compiling protocols from Humana’s successful book series Methods in Molecular Biology and the journals Nature methods and Nature protocols

Analog or digital, the most important reference books are available for you:

• external page Encyclopedia of Life Sciences – Articles on a wide range of subjects by leading scientists in biosciences
• external page Dictionary of Biology – Explanations of terms in biology, biophysics and biochemistry
• external page Encyclopedia of Cell Biology  – Reference work on molecular, organizational, functional, translational and pathological aspects of cell biology
• external page Sample Preparation Techniques for Soil, Plant, and Animal Samples – Analytical techniques for scientists
• external page Encyclopedia of Biodiversity – Shows all dimensions of biodiversity, from the services it provides to the measures to protect it
• external page Encyclopedia of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology – Comprehensive work covering all aspects of bioinformatics
  
• external page Encyclopedia of Mycology – One-stop store for every topic in mycology
• external page Encyclopedia of Ecology – Includes multimedia resources such as interactive maps and a link to an open-source platform for modellers to share ecological models

• external page HSTalks – The Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection contains over 3,000 specially prepared, animated, seminar-style lectures, given by leading world experts. They can be used as introductory lectures, although they are just as suitable for advanced audiences. The collection is continuously expanded and updated.
• external page H1 Connect (formerly Faculty Opinions) –All articles are reviewed by experts, categorised and supplemented with a short comment describing their scientific value.
• external page European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) – Research and service centre in bioinformatics, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Searchable biological databases including nucleic acids, protein sequences and macromolecular structures.
• external page Info Flora – Swiss floristic data and information centre
• external page Vogelwarte Sempach – All about birds in Switzerland
• external page Birds of the World – Comprehensive information on all bird species and families, millions of bird observations from eBird and multimedia from the Macaulay Library