Links to Important

         Biological Information Sites

Microarray and Genomics Sites

■ David Botstein, Stanford

■ Erin O'Shea, UCSF

■ Ira Herskowitz, UCSF

■ Joe DeRisi's Lab, UCSF: "The Man" - author of MGuide (build it yourself DNA microarrayer), and purveyor of other fine genomics experiments.

F  http://derisilab.ucsf.edu/

■ Jonathan Eisen, TIGR

■ Mike Eisen, LBL

■ Pat Brown's Lab, Stanford: Where it all began, and still happens.   F http://cmgm.stanford.edu/pbrown/

■ Pradip Rathod, Univ. Washington

■ Vishy Iyer, UT Austin

Laboratory Protocols

· Octavian Henegariu's Multicolor FISH Page: color changing karyotyping (CCK), custom fluorescent nucleotide synthesis, and Improved

    cytogenetic slide preparation protocols

· Protocols on the World Wide Web -- Hugh Griffin's Jump Station to Protocols, Books, Manuals, etc.

· A Selection of Molecular Biology Protocols -- A list of sites with protocols, by Hugh Griffin and published in Analytical Biochemistry 239,

    120-122 (1996)

· Elsevier Trends Technical Tips Online -- Technical tips, reviewed protocols, very useful

· Recombinant DNA Isolation, Cloning, and Sequencing Protocols. -- Bruce Roe, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University

     of Oklahoma (comprehensive manual of DNA manipulation techniques)

· PCR and multiplex PCR: guide and troubleshooting -- a great site for PCR techniques and troubleshooting from Octavian Henegariu at

     Indiana University

· Protocols from the Douglas Crawford Laboratory (Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Division of the School of Biological Sciences at

     The University of Missouri Kansas City)

· Molecular Biology Techniques Manual. -- Ed Rybicki, Department of Microbiology, University of Cape Town, SA

· The Nest Group Molecular Protocols and Application Guides

· Ambros Lab, Developmental Genetics Protocols (Dartmouth College)

· The E. coli Index. -- Good comprehensive list of Molecular Biology Web resources.

· BIOSCI/bionet Electronic Newsgroup Network for Biology

     ○ bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts: Usenet Newsgroup

     ○ Bionet Methods-Reagents Frequently Asked Questions

     ○ Bionet Molecular Biology Methods and Reagents FAQ

· Cell and Molecular Biology Online. -- Well researched and up-to-date listings of links of interest to cell and molecular biologists (methods,

     journals, professional societies, positions, etc.)

· http://www.ihcworld.com/protocol_database.htm

Software and Software Developers

Michael Eisen's lab at the Lawrence Berkeley Natl. Lab (LBNL) and the Univ. of California at Berkeley (UCB). F http://rana.lbl.gov/index.htm

Jonathan Eisen at TIGR: Comparative bacterial genomics. F  http://www.tigr.org/~jeisen/

How to calculate the Tm of your oligo F  http://www.gensetoligos.com/Tech_Info/tech_info_melt_frame.html

                                                                     http://www.jenabioscience.com/oligocalc.html

                                                                     http://www.idtdna.com/program/techbulletins/Calculating_Tm_(melting_temperature).asp

                                                                     http://www.sigma-genosys.com/oligo_meltingtemp.asp

                                                                     http://www.sigma-genosys.com/media/meltingtemp.pdf

US Dept Commerce/NOAA/NMFS/NWFSC

Molecular Biology Resources

Homology Search Information and Programs

      BLAST email search information

      BLOCKS email search information

      AUTHORIN Genbank sequence submission program via ftp from NCBI

      MACAW Multiple Alignment Construction & Analysis Workbench program for Windows and Macintosh via ftp from NCBI

Other Useful Pages
 

Biotech on Line:
      Reagents, Vectors, and Kits
      Equipment and Supplies
      Product Indexes

Molecular Biology Reagents, Vectors, and Kits

• Ambion, Inc.

• Amersham International

• Boehringer Mannheim Corp.

• CLONTECH Laboratories Inc.

• Epicentre Technologies

• Integrated DNA Technologies Inc.

• Invitrogen Corp.

• Novex, Inc.

• Life Technologies Inc.

• New England Biolabs (NEB)

• Promega Corporation

• PanVera Corporation: Biological Products for Healthcare and Life Science

• Stratagene Cloning Systems

• The Nest Group, Inc.:speciallizing in electrophoretic and chromatographic separation and scale-up of proteins, peptides and nucleic acids

Laboratory Equipment and Supplies

• Beckman Instruments, Inc. Information Service

• Eppendorf Scientific Inc.

• The Fisher Scientific Internet Catalog

• Molecular Dynamics

• Nikon Inc. Instrument Group

• Novagen Inc.

• Olympus America Inc.

• Perkin-Elmer Corp.

• Sigma Chemical Company

• MILLIPORE Corporation

Research Product Indexes

• BioSupplyNet: Comprehensive On-Line Directory for Research Products and Services (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press)

• SciQuest: "SciQuest's mission is to streamline the purchasing and communication processes among scientists, buyers, and vendors

•  by leveraging the efficiencies of the Internet and information technology for the maximum benefit and productivity enhancement

• of the scientific community." Includes "SciMail", a search/email method to retrieve product information quickly.

• Anderson's Timesaving Comparative Guides for Biological Reagents

• BioSpace Home Page

• Science Advisory Board: "A worldwide discussion board and forum for life science and medical professionals that convenes

• electronically to voice opinions on a wide range of topics."

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