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Neuronal and glial cell biology Web alert Martin G Todman* and Philip J Benson† A selection of World Wide Web sites relevant to papers published in this issue of Current Opinion in Neurobiology. Addresses *Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB2 4AT, UK; e-mail: [email protected] † University Laboratory of Physiology, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: http://www.physiol.ox.ac.uk/~pjb/ Current Opinion in Neurobiology 2000, 10:539
Neuronal and glial cell biology Cell and molecular biology online http://www.cellbio.com/ These are the pages of Cell and Molecular Biology Online (CMBO), a very well designed, informative and easily navigable resource with many links to information for cell and molecular biologists. Created and maintained by Pamela Gannon, included URLs have been selected on the basis of their information content and ease of use. Links are grouped into topics covering research, education, communication and other selected pages — altogether an excellent site. Dictionary of cell biology http://www.mblab.gla.ac.uk/dictionary/ Online version of The Dictionary of Cell Biology, now in its third edition (published in late 1999). This site provides quick and easy access to definitions of terms frequently encountered in the modern biology literature. The definitions are brief and informative, and contain very useful highlighted embedded links to related records, providing a simple method for exploring unfamiliar terms. Cytokines http://www.copewithcytokines.de/ This is the home page of Horst Ibelgaufts’ Cytokines Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia (COPE), providing a ‘Hypertext Information Universe of Cytokines’. A staggering amount of information concerning all aspects of cytokine research and related subjects makes this site a great resource for anyone wishing to know more about a specific aspect of cytokine research or to navigate the complexities of this field of research. Pages (over 6650 of them, plus further web links) can be accessed from alphabetical lists or via ‘selected suitable entry points for browsing’, including: organization of COPE, MiniCOPE Dictionaries, Cytokines, CytokineAlert, Cell lines in cytokine research, and CytokineTopics. Virtual cell tour http://personal.tmlp.com/Jimr57/index.htm The Virtual Cell web page is a teaching resource taking a look at cellular structure and function. Board the ‘virtual cell tour’ to discover cellular architecture with animated 3D models. Read the ‘virtual textbook’ to find out more… and see additional great animations! Myelin http://icarus.cc.uic.edu/~ssaba1/cmyelinc.htm A tutorial page on myelin and myelination (other tutorials in the series can be found at http://n002bsel.bios.uic.edu/
vicky/286sp98.htm). This page contains links to related sites such as The Myelin project (http://www.myelin.org) and The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (http://www.msfacts.org/).
Of general interest Decade of the brain http://www.ccs.fau.edu/brainlaw.html The 1990s were designated the ‘Decade of the Brain’ — for posterity, here is the text of the joint resolution passed to that effect. http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/brain/ The Project on the Decade of the Brain highlights activities, sponsored by the Library of Congress and the National Institute of Mental Health, that aim to raise the public recognition of cutting-edge research on the brain and to encourage public dialogue concerning the ethical, philosophical, and humanistic implications of these emerging discoveries. Keystone symposia http://www.symposia.com/ It’s a hard life — so visit the Keystone Symposia home page to find out about conferences from a list of topics including: cell biology, cancer, plant biology, molecular biology, immunology, infectious diseases, pharmacology, cardiovascular physiology, gene therapy, neurobiology and clinical research. Around 35–40 meetings take place annually between January and April and have the enviable attraction of being held ‘near premier US ski resorts in pristine mountain settings’. European Molecular Biology Laboratory http://www-db.emblheidelberg.de:4321/CoursesConferences.html Information on courses, conferences and workshops at the EMBL, Heidelburg (http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/), with links to the EBI at Cambridge (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/), the Hamburg outstation (http://www.embl-hamburg.de/) and the EMBL Monterotondo mouse biology programme (http://www.emblmonterotondo.it/events/events.html). Neuropsychopharmacology http://www.ecnp.nl/ Searchable abstracts and preliminary programme for the 13th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress meeting in Munich (September 9–13, 2000). History of neuroscience http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/som/bri/archives/histneur.htm This page provides an Internet forum for exchanging information on any aspect of the History of Neuroscience. The site includes ‘announcements, inquiries and discussion on access to historical sources and their use and interpretation’, and is maintained by the Neuroscience History Archives, (http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/som/bri/archives/nhahome.ht m), the Brain Research Institute, UCLA (http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/som/bri/) and the History and Special Collections Division (http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/ biomed/his/hisdiv.htm).
Neuronal and glial cell biology Web alert Martin G Todman* and Philip J Benson† A selection of World Wide Web sites relevant to papers published in this issue of Current Opinion in Neurobiology. Addresses *Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, The Babraham Institute, Cambridge CB2 4AT, UK; e-mail: [email protected] † University Laboratory of Physiology, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PT, UK; e-mail: [email protected]; URL: http://www.physiol.ox.ac.uk/~pjb/ Current Opinion in Neurobiology 2000, 10:539
Neuronal and glial cell biology Cell and molecular biology online http://www.cellbio.com/ These are the pages of Cell and Molecular Biology Online (CMBO), a very well designed, informative and easily navigable resource with many links to information for cell and molecular biologists. Created and maintained by Pamela Gannon, included URLs have been selected on the basis of their information content and ease of use. Links are grouped into topics covering research, education, communication and other selected pages — altogether an excellent site. Dictionary of cell biology http://www.mblab.gla.ac.uk/dictionary/ Online version of The Dictionary of Cell Biology, now in its third edition (published in late 1999). This site provides quick and easy access to definitions of terms frequently encountered in the modern biology literature. The definitions are brief and informative, and contain very useful highlighted embedded links to related records, providing a simple method for exploring unfamiliar terms. Cytokines http://www.copewithcytokines.de/ This is the home page of Horst Ibelgaufts’ Cytokines Online Pathfinder Encyclopaedia (COPE), providing a ‘Hypertext Information Universe of Cytokines’. A staggering amount of information concerning all aspects of cytokine research and related subjects makes this site a great resource for anyone wishing to know more about a specific aspect of cytokine research or to navigate the complexities of this field of research. Pages (over 6650 of them, plus further web links) can be accessed from alphabetical lists or via ‘selected suitable entry points for browsing’, including: organization of COPE, MiniCOPE Dictionaries, Cytokines, CytokineAlert, Cell lines in cytokine research, and CytokineTopics. Virtual cell tour http://personal.tmlp.com/Jimr57/index.htm The Virtual Cell web page is a teaching resource taking a look at cellular structure and function. Board the ‘virtual cell tour’ to discover cellular architecture with animated 3D models. Read the ‘virtual textbook’ to find out more… and see additional great animations! Myelin http://icarus.cc.uic.edu/~ssaba1/cmyelinc.htm A tutorial page on myelin and myelination (other tutorials in the series can be found at http://n002bsel.bios.uic.edu/
vicky/286sp98.htm). This page contains links to related sites such as The Myelin project (http://www.myelin.org) and The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (http://www.msfacts.org/).
Of general interest Decade of the brain http://www.ccs.fau.edu/brainlaw.html The 1990s were designated the ‘Decade of the Brain’ — for posterity, here is the text of the joint resolution passed to that effect. http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/brain/ The Project on the Decade of the Brain highlights activities, sponsored by the Library of Congress and the National Institute of Mental Health, that aim to raise the public recognition of cutting-edge research on the brain and to encourage public dialogue concerning the ethical, philosophical, and humanistic implications of these emerging discoveries. Keystone symposia http://www.symposia.com/ It’s a hard life — so visit the Keystone Symposia home page to find out about conferences from a list of topics including: cell biology, cancer, plant biology, molecular biology, immunology, infectious diseases, pharmacology, cardiovascular physiology, gene therapy, neurobiology and clinical research. Around 35–40 meetings take place annually between January and April and have the enviable attraction of being held ‘near premier US ski resorts in pristine mountain settings’. European Molecular Biology Laboratory http://www-db.emblheidelberg.de:4321/CoursesConferences.html Information on courses, conferences and workshops at the EMBL, Heidelburg (http://www.embl-heidelberg.de/), with links to the EBI at Cambridge (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/), the Hamburg outstation (http://www.embl-hamburg.de/) and the EMBL Monterotondo mouse biology programme (http://www.emblmonterotondo.it/events/events.html). Neuropsychopharmacology http://www.ecnp.nl/ Searchable abstracts and preliminary programme for the 13th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress meeting in Munich (September 9–13, 2000). History of neuroscience http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/som/bri/archives/histneur.htm This page provides an Internet forum for exchanging information on any aspect of the History of Neuroscience. The site includes ‘announcements, inquiries and discussion on access to historical sources and their use and interpretation’, and is maintained by the Neuroscience History Archives, (http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/som/bri/archives/nhahome.ht m), the Brain Research Institute, UCLA (http://www.medsch.ucla.edu/som/bri/) and the History and Special Collections Division (http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/ biomed/his/hisdiv.htm).