In this section, web sites are organized by category. The sites listed are
generally reputable sources of information, but evaluation of the information
presented is the responsibility of the reader. You may refer to the "Web
Evaluation" page to help you determine the quality
of information available at specific sites. Except for site placement into
specific categories, no ranking of sites is expressed or implied.
Some sites have overlapping content and may be listed in more than one of the
categories below.
The site categories are as follows:
 | Journals: Includes journals and search tools;
some sites may only be accessible from Hofstra computers, or may contain
only limited information for non-subscribers |
| Cell Bio: Includes general cell and molecular
biology information, DNA and protein databases etc. |
| Mol Evol: Includes general molecular
evolution sites for tree-building, mitochondrial DNA, and developmental
biology as is it relates to molecular evolution (evo-devo). |
| Bats: popular sites for additional
information about bat biology and conservation. |
| Medical: places to go for medical information
on cancer, aids, sports medicine, etc. |
| Biology: sites containing biology-related
information that does not fit well into any of the other categories or is
only peripherally relevant to courses that I teach. |
| Education: includes career information,
information about course evaluation, impact of IT on the classroom,
information about graduate and professional schools. |
Allen et al. (Nature, 1999, 402:722) tested
reliability of science-related web sites. They evaluated sites found with the
search terms "evolution" (EV), "genetically modified
organisms"(GMO), and "endangered species"(ES). Their
results are shown in the following table. The data suggest that you should be
wary of much of the information available on the web.
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