Biology Research Sources: Websites

Project of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which aims to identify all functional elements in the human genome sequence.

In order to create the most detailed and medically useful picture to date of human genetic variation, The 1000 Genomes Project will sequence the genomes of at least a thousand people from around the world.

Taxonomic, conservation status, and distribution information on taxa that have been evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. This system determines the relative risk of extinction. Searchable by species, subspecies, region, category, habitat, and threat.

Founded by the NSF in 1980, this collaborative effort involves more than 1800 scientists and students who investigate ecological processes over long temporal and broad spatial scales. Find datasets under the LTER Research link.

This research center of the University of California, Santa Barbara supports cross-disciplinary research that uses existing data to address major fundamental issues in ecology and allied fields, with applications to management and policy.

Twelve natural history and botanical libraries cooperate to digitize the legacy literature of biodiversity held in their collections and to make that literature available for open access and responsible use as a part of a global “biodiversity commons.”