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The dictionary of gene technology: Genomics, Transcriptomics,   Proteomics / Kahl, K. 2nd Edition. Wiley: 2001. Includes more than 6000 technical terms; elucidates synonyms, acronyms and technical jargon.                      

PWL Reference QH506 .K333 2001

Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
Print: Includes 3,000 entries and 6,000 illustrations. Describes and elucidates understanding of systems, processes, and structures in the life sciences; covers the application of fundamental biology to medicine and other areas of applied sciences.

Fenwick Reference QH302.5 .E54 2002 

Online: Contains over 3,000 entries including extensive figures, tables and supplementary multimedia. Accessible at the libraries homepage through the Databases/Alphabetical List, through the direct link at http://www.els.net (on campus) or through a proxy server (off campus). 

Encyclopedia of the Human Genome. 
To be published by the Nature Publishing Group in April 2003.  4 hardback volumes; 1,000 specially commissioned, peer-reviewed entries; contributions from 1,400 of the world’s pre-eminent scientists; 16,000 references to sources and further reading 
Approximately 1,500 black and white and color illustrations with sections of color plates in each volume; fully comprehensive subject index and glossary. Covers structural genomics, functional genomics, bioinformatics, evolution and comparative genomics, genome mapping, gene mapping and sequencing, proteomics, behavioral and psychiatric genomics, chromosome structure and function, mathematical and population genomics, ethical, legal and social issues, biographies.

Ordered  for PWC Library Reference (December 2003)

Glossary of Genetic Terms
 http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/DIR/VIP/Glossary/pub_glossary.cgi
Online searchable glossary of genetic terms compiled by National Human Genome Research Institute.

Updated March 2003

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