VIROLOGY @ SEWANEE
Department of Biology | Sewanee: The University of the South
Links:
USEFUL RESEARCH RESOURCES
Virus taxonomy: This is an easy-to-use website covering virus taxonomy.
Protein Data Bank (PDB): This site serves as a repository for all published x-ray crystal (and NMR) structures of proteins. You can download the file and open it using any of these programs: Chimera, PyMOL, or DeepView Swiss-PdbViewer.
PubMed: This site is managed by the National Institutes of Health. PubMed is used to access the vast majority of biomedical and other scientific research.
OligoCalc: This site will quickly calculate the melting temperature (TM) of a DNA oligonucleotide, determine its length, or generate a reverse complement.
MONITORING INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS
Pro Med Mail: This site is managed by the International Society for Infectious Diseases. It is a global electronic system for reporting outbreaks of infectious diseases (and toxins) as they occur around the globe.
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CDC Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report: Described by the CDC as "...the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations."
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WHO: A good source for public health policy and disease information with a global perspective.