WMU Research Guides: KAMSC Biomedical Sciences Class (Ms. Joyce 2022-23): Find Background Info

General Biology

These are a few of the biology-related background info sources available through the library. To find more, use Library Search on the main library page.

50 Biology Ideas You Really Need to Know (2016)
From mass extinction to immunity, and from sociobiology to swarm behaviour, this book covers fundamental biological processes that are essential to all life on earth
Encyclopedia of Environmental Change (Sage)
Accessibly written by a team of international authors, the Encyclopedia of Environmental Change provides a gateway to the complex facts, concepts, techniques, methodology and philosophy of environmental change. This three-volume set illustrates and examines topics within this dynamic and rapidly changing interdisciplinary field.
Health and the Gut: The Emerging Role of Intestinal Microbiota in Disease and Therapeutics (2015)
This book serves as an introduction to the study of the intestinal ecosystem of bacteria in the human gut - the gut microbiome.

Knovel Engineering eReference Books This link opens in a new window
Knovel Engineering e-books provides access to hundreds of authoritative engineering reference books. Use to research synthetic biology, algal biofuels, and some climate topics.

Medical and Veterinary Entomology (2002)
This book covers the medical and veterinary significance of insects and related arthropods.
Phycology (2008)
Detailed life-history drawings of algae are presented alongside information on the cytology, ecology, biochemistry, and economic importance of selected genera.
Synthetic Biology (2016)
This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of this complex field of biotechnology, which combines various scientific disciplines. It addresses a broad range of topics, including redesigning complex metabolic pathways, DNA/RNA and protein engineering, as well as novel synthetic biomaterials.
Synthetic Biology: Parts, Devices and Applications (2018)
The text reviews the synthesis of DNA and genome engineering and offers a discussion of the parts and devices that control protein expression and activity.
The Science of Forensic Entomology (2014)
This book covers the principles, concepts and methodologies necessary to use insects and other arthropods in legal matters.

Biomedical topics

AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
McGraw-Hill provides this set of online medical books that are both searchable and browsable for students and professionals. This subscription is limited to two simultaneous users. Please logout when finished.
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
ClinicalKey is an online search tool which brings answers from the largest collection of published medical resources in every medical and surgical specialty. It contains comprehensive content with the most current, evidence-based answers available for all medical and surgical specialties.
Users who capture URLs from the Email Citations feature in ClinicalKey may have issues connecting to ClinicalKey resources from off campus with those URLs. The Email Citations URL includes a # sign, which breaks the URL and sends the user to the main ClinicalKey search page instead of to the resource. ClinicalKey is currently working on restructuring their URLs in order to fix this issue. The persistent links will work, but only if users are already logged into ClinicalKey through the proxy. Off campus users who add the proxy prepend to links from emailed citations should make sure they are logged into ClinicalKey before copying and pasting their links into the address bar.

Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center (NIH)
The GARD website gathers information about rare and genetic diseases from reliable research databases to make it easier for patients, families, and caregivers to find the information they seek.