- Strange Science: The Rocky Road to Modern Paleontology and Biology
Looks at misguided attempts to explain natural history, including honest and not-so-honest mistakes about dinosaurs, mammals, sea monsters, and prehistoric beasts.
www.strangescience.net
- Kurt St?ber's Online Library
Collection of historic and modern biology books, that features scans of their scientific illustrations and text. Also in German.
www.biolib.de
- Evolution: Selected Papers and Commentary
Looks at the historical development of ideas on evolution.
post.queensu.ca/~forsdyke/evolutio.htm
- Lefalophodon: An Informal History of Evolutionary Biology Web Site
Emphasizes the works of the late 19th century and the findings of paleontology.
www.nceas.ucsb.edu/~alroy/lefa/lophodon.html
- Life Sciences in the Twentieth Century
Third guide in the series Teaching the History of Science: Resources and Strategies, published under the auspices of the Committee on Education by the History of Science Society.
depts.washington.edu/hssexec/newsletter/1997/allen.html
- Brief History of the Human Genome Project, A
Chapter one from, Morality and the New Genetics: A Guide for Students and Health Care Providers.
www.dartmouth.edu/~cbbc/courses/bio4/bio4-1997/16-HumanGenome.html
- Journal of the History of Biology
Devoted to the history of the biological sciences, with additional interest and concern in philosophical and social issues confronting biology.
www.wkap.nl/journalhome.htm/0022-5010
- Landmarks in the History of Genetics
Timeline, with an emphasis on the discoveries' theoretical implications.
cogweb.english.ucsb.edu/EP/DNA_history.html
- Biotech Chronicles
A brief history of biotech discoveries, including essays on genetics and DNA research, profiles of influential individuals who have helped build the biotechnology industry, and time lines.
www.accessexcellence.org/AB/BC
- International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology (ISHPSSB)
Features their newsletter and meeting and workshop information.
server.phil.vt.edu/ishpssb
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