Gateway to Free Biology Databases
Anatomy and Physiology
Botany
Evolution
Genetics
Images
Microbiology
Zoology
Anatomy and Physiology
eSkeletons Project
Offers a unique set of digitized versions of skeletons in 2-D and 3-D in full color, animations, and much supplemental information.
Net Anatomy
Labeled photographs of human gross anatomical structures as well as cross-sectional anatomy and radiographs - includes a self-test option.
Visible Human Server
Cross-sections of humans. The user can choose the viewing plane. Labels are available but the user must first register.
Botany
International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
A database of the names and associated basic bibliographical details of all seed plants, ferns and fern allies. The data in the IPNI comes from three sources: the Index Kewensis (IK), the Gray Card Index (GCI) and the Australian Plant Names Index (APNI)
New York Flora Atlas
A comprehensive searchable database of the vascular and non-vascular plants of New York State.
Evolution
Tree of Life
The project provides information about the diversity of organisms on Earth, their evolutionary history (phylogeny), and characteristics.
Genetics
Database of Genotype and Phenotype(dbGaP)
The database of Genotype and Phenotype (dbGaP) was developed to archive and distribute the results of studies that have investigated the interaction of genotype and phenotype
Images
National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Digital Image Library
Collections contain images associated with plant and animal species, scenic landscapes, wildlife management, and biological study/fieldwork. Many images are in the public domain.
Microbiology
Protein Data Bank (PDB)
“The PDB is the single worldwide repository for the processing and distribution of 3-D structure data of large molecules of proteins and nucleic acids.”
Zoology
Avibase
An extensive database information system about all birds of the world, containing over 2 million records about 10,000 species and 22,000 subspecies of birds, including distribution information, taxonomy, synonyms in several languages and more.