Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
“Encyclopedia of Life Sciences”(ELS) by Wiley Interscience is an excellent resource for life sciences on web for Scientists, students and teachers. ELS consisits of 4,300 specially commissioned and peer-reviewed articles (and keeps growing) gives one an idea about the amount of information it houses making it an essential read for all aspects of life sciences and this also makes it an valuable resource for teaching. All articles for ELS are written by eminent scientists from the field ,which provides the readers comprehensive knowledge on the topic and in rather understandable manner (for non-specialist). All the articles of ELS are peer reviewed and accompanied by colour illustrations and tables. 
Articles are divided into three different categories, indicating their level of complexity:
Introductory, Advanced and Keynote.
Introductory articles have been written primarily for undergraduate and non-specialists requiring the basic concepts of a particular subject.This part of ELS is best according to me , pretty well written and easily understandable(doesn’t scare the reader by complexity) for any non specialist.Some basic concepts like PCR, Hox genes, Bioinformatics ,Gene therapy ( to name a few) are explained in very simple manner.The web page of ELS also provides free access to some sample topics.
Advanced articles provide a more detailed discussion of specialist subjects, equivalent to that found in graduate level texts.
Keynote articles provide a platform for debate where controversial issues and ‘hot topics’ can be discussed.
ELS incorporates articles based on the following subject areas:
* Biochemistry
* Cell Biology
* Developmental Biology
* Ecology
* Evolution and Diversity of Life
* Functional and Comparative Morphology
* Genetics and Disease
* Genetics and Molecular Biology
* Immunology
* Microbiology
* Neuroscience
* Plant Science
* Science and Society
* Structural Biology
* Virology
ELS is both available online ( needs subscription ofcourse) and also print edition, which is priced very very high ( which doesn’t make any sense to me , I understand its consists of 26 books but it should be affordable )
Keep ELS in mind if you need to refer any topic from life sciences and i believe it wont disappoint you.
Webpage of Encyclopedia of Life sciences : Click here
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