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Welcome to Biostyle. Here you will find my favorite biology resources.

(wiki) Biology
(wiki) Bioethics
(wiki) Origin of Life
(wiki) Transhumanism



Biotechnology Industry Organization - http://www.bio.org/
MIT Technology Review - Biotech - http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/
Salk Institute - http://www.salk.edu/
National Institute of Health - http://www.nih.gov
Scripps Research Institute - http://www.scripps.edu/
Center for Disease Control - http://www.cdc.gov
Burnham Institute for Medical Research - http://www.burnham.org/
International Medical Corps - http://www.imcworldwide.org/



Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, TB and Malaria - http://www.businessfightsaids.org/
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria - http://www.theglobalfund.org/
http://www.unaids.org/

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) - http://www.usaid.gov/
President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) - http://www.pepfar.gov/

Doc-in-a-Box Project - Council on Foreign Relations - http://www.cfr.org/project/1247/docinabox_project.html

Clinton Global Initiative - http://www.clintonglobalinitiative.org/


Gates Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

Global Health Program - http://www.gatesfoundation.org/GlobalHealth/



The Next Generation of Retinal Implants - http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/13442.html

Acuxo - http://www.acuxo.com/ - Accupuncture points and meridians
Isis Pharmaceuticals - http://www.isispharm.com/
San Diego Supercomputer Center - http://www.sdsc.edu/




National Human Genome Research Institute - http://www.genome.gov/
US Department of Energy Genomics - http://genomics.energy.gov/
Midwest Center for Structural Genomics - http://www.mcsg.anl.gov/
Structural Biology Center - http://www.sbc.anl.gov/

Structural Genomics Consortium - http://www.thesgc.com/
The GDB Human Genome Database - http://www.gdb.org/
Human Genome Sciences - http://www.hgsi.com/
Sorensen Genomics - http://www.sorensongenomics.com/
Identigene - http://www.identigene.com/
deCode Genetics- http://www.decode.com/
Genetree - http://www.genetree.com/
23andme - https://www.23andme.com/
Genentech - http://www.gene.com/
MetaMorphix - http://www.metamorphixinc.com/
Affymetrix - http://www.affymetrix.com/
Navigenics - http://www.navigenics.com/
Knome - http://www.knome.com/
Genetic Alliance - http://www.geneticalliance.org/


Biostyle News

2008-01-18 - (sd) - Hybrid human-animal embryo research approved in the UK




Buck Institute for Age Research - http://www.buckinstitute.org/
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases - http://www.nfid.org/

Abbott Laboratories - http://www.abbott.com/
Aethlon Medical - http://www.aethlonmedical.com/
Althea Technologies - http://www.altheatech.com/"
Artes Medical - http://www.artesmedical.com/
Asuragen - http://www.asuragen.com/ - microRNA therapeutics
Luminex Vein Viewer - http://www.luminexcorp.com/
Otto Bock HealthCare US - http://www.ottobockus.com/
RegeneMed - http://www.regenemed.com/
Seacoast Science - http://www.seacoastscience.com/
Sangamo Biosciences - http://www.sangamo.com/
The John Innes Centre - http://www.jic.ac.uk/
Norwich Research Park - http://www.nrp.org.uk/
Procarta Biosystems - http://www.procartabio.com/
(wiki) Vancomycin
(wiki) Drug of last resort
Rainbow Seed Fund - http://www.rainbowseedfund.com/
Iceni Seedcorn Fund - http://www.icenifund.com/



Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference - http://www.nss-mic.org/
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - http://www.aaos.org/
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society - http://www.himss.org/
Quidel - http://www.quidel.com/
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine - http://www.cirm.ca.gov/

Favrille - http://www.favrille.com/

Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital - http://www.ialch.co.za/
Botswana Health - http://www.botswana-tourism.gov.bw/health/health.html
Malawi Ministry of Health - http://www.malawi.gov.mw/Health/Home%20Health.htm
UK National Health Service - http://www.nhs.uk/
Commonwealth Secretariat - Human Resources for Health - http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Internal/166024/34042/human_resources_for_health/
Global Health Workforce Alliance - http://www.who.int/workforcealliance/en/



Biogen Idec - http://www.biogenidec.com/
Bristol-Myers Squibb - http://www.bms.com/
Celgene - http://www.celgene.com/
Cipla - http://www.cipla.com/
Genentech - http://www.gene.com/
Gilead Sciences - http://www.gilead.com/
GlaxoSmithKline - http://www.gsk.com/
Invitrogen - http://www.invitrogen.com/
Novartis - http://www.novartis.com/
Onyx Pharmaceuticals - http://www.onyx-pharm.com/
Pfizer - http://www.pfizer.com/
Roche - http://www.roche.com/
Sanofi-Aventis - http://en.sanofi-aventis.com/
Sequenom - http://www.sequenom.com/


Healthcare

National Institute of Health - http://www.nih.gov
Center for Disease Control - http://www.cdc.gov
World Health Organization - http://www.who.int
American Lung Association - http://www.lungusa.org


University of Puerto Rico

Botanical Garden - http://www.upr.clu.edu/jardin/JardiBot.htm
Caribbean Coral Reef Institute - http://www.ccri.uprm.edu/
Caribbean Primate Research Center - http://ucm.rcm.upr.edu/cprc.html
Center for Psychological Services and Research - http://cusep.uprrp.edu/
Clinical Research Center - http://rcrii.rcm.upr.edu/
Crest Center for Applied Tropical Ecology & Conservation - http://www.crest-catec.upr.edu/
Institute of Neurobiology - http://www.neuro.upr.edu/
Multidisciplinary Collaborative Research Center - http://rcmi.rcm.upr.edu/
Materials Characterization Center - http://www.mcc.com.pr/
Puerto Rico Cancer Center - http://www.md.rcm.upr.edu/ccpr/eng/
Sea Grant College - http://www.seagrant.uprm.edu/


Biotech Companies

Senomyx - http://www.senomyx.com/ - Received approval from the Chinese Ministry of Health for their ingredients designed to reduce or eliminate monosodium glutamate (MSG).

Altus Pharmaceuticals - http://www.altus.com/




Sea cucumber 'new malaria weapon' - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7155398.stm

Arthropods

More than 80% of described living animal species. Insects, arachnids, crustaceans.

The most diverse group of animals on Earth - Insects (wiki)

(wiki) Giant Weta
(wiki) Japanese spider crab

Horseshoe crabs - ocean.udel.edu - Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate (LAL)

(wiki) Hemocyanin


Reptiles

(wiki) Galapagos tortoise





The Eradication of Infectious Diseases
Handbook of Genome Research
Basic Biotechnology
Biopharmaceuticals
Organic Chemistry
Introduction to Global Health
Global Health Care Markets
Introduction to Genomics
Essential Genetics
Evolutionary Analysis
Elements of Ecology
Essential Cell Biology
Molecular Cloning