Help! I'm Not a Bio Concentrator - Science Encyclopedias

Need to get some background reading done on a topic? Try one of these scientific encyclopedias for a summary of the current research on a topic. You can then use the references at the end of each chapter to track down the primary literature (original articles).

All titles listed in call number order and locate in the Crerar Library except where indicated.

• Encyclopedia of forensic sciences / editor in chief, Jay A. Siegel ; editors, Pekka J. Saukko, Geoffrey C. Knupfer. Imprint: Sand Diego : Academic Press, 2000. Location: D'Angelo Law Stacks Call no.: HV8073.E539 2000
  
  
• Encyclopedia of genetics / Editors-in-chief: Sydney Brenner, Jeffrey H. Miller. c2002. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call #: QH427.E53 2002
  
  
• Wiley encyclopedia of molecular medicine / Executive Editor: Kroschwitz, Jacqueline I. Editorial Board: Haig H. Kazazian, Jr., George Klein, Hugo W. Moser, Stuart H. Orkin, Bernard Roizman, R.V. Thakker, Hugh Watkins. c2002. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call #: QH506.W55 2002
  
  
• Encyclopedia of molecular biology and molecular medicine / edited by Robert A. Meyers. Weinheim ; New York : VCH Publishers, c1996-1997. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: QH506.E534 1996
  
  
• Encyclopedia of biodiversity / Editor-in-chief: Simon Asher Levin. c2001. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call #: QH541.15.B56E53 2001
  
  
• Encyclopedia of human biology / edited by Renato Dulbecco. Edition: 2nd ed. San Diego : Academic Press, c1997 Crerar Reference, floor 1 QP11 .E53 1997
  
  
• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
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  Covers the core areas of: Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Clinical Medicine, Developmental Biology, Diversity of Life, Ecology, Evolution, Genetics History and Philosophy of Science Immunology Microbiology Molecular Biology Neuroscience Plant Science Structural Biology Virology Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 QH302.5.E56 2002
  
  
• Encyclopedia of bioethics / Warren T. Reich, editor in chief. Edition: Rev. ed. Imprint: New York : Macmillan Pub. Co. : Simon & Schuster Macmillan ; London : Prentice Hall International, c1995- Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: QH332.E520 1995
  
  
• Encyclopedia of the biosphere / Project Director: Ramon Folch ; Assistant Project Director: Josep M. Camarasa. Imprint: Detroit : Gale Group, 2000. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: QH343.4.B5613 2000
  
  
• Encyclopedia of molecular biology / [edited by] Thomas E. Creighton. Imprint: New York : John Wiley, c1999. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: QH506.E532 1999
  
  
• Encyclopedia of environmental biology / editor-in-chief, William A. Nierenberg ; executive advisory board, Edward O. Wilson, Peter H. Raven, Isao Karube ; editorial advisory board, F.A. Bazzaz ... [et al.] Imprint: San Diego : Academic Press, c1995. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: QH540.4.E520 1995
  
  
• Encyclopedia of human biology / edited by Renato Dulbecco. Edition: 2nd ed. Imprint: San Diego : Academic Press, c1997. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: QP11 .E53 1997
  
  
• Encyclopedia of human nutrition / editor-in-chief, Michele J. Sadler, editors, J.J. Strain, Benjamin Caballero. Imprint: San Diego : Academic Press, c1999. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: QP141.E526 1999
  
  
• Encyclopedia of reproduction. Imprint: San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, c1998. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: QP251.E53 1998
  
  
• Encyclopedia of microbiology. Edition: 2nd ed. Imprint: San Diego : Academic Press, c2000. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call #: QR9.E53 2000
  
  
• Encyclopedia of food microbiology / editor-in-chief, Richard K. Robinson ; editors, Carl A. Batt, Pradip D. Patel. c2000. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call #: QR115.E53 2000
  
  
• Encyclopedia of immunology / editor-in-chief Peter J. Delves, consultant editor Ivan M. Roitt. Edition: 2nd ed. Imprint: San Diego : Academic Press, c1998. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: QR180.4.E532 1998
  
  
• Encyclopedia of virology / Edited by Allan Granoff and Robert G. Webster. Edition: 2nd ed. San Diego : Academic Press, c1999. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: QR358.E53 1999
  
  
• The Gale encyclopedia of alternative medicine / Kristine Krapp and Jacqueline L. Longe, editors. c2001. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call #: R733.G34 2001
  
  
• Encyclopedic handbook of biomaterials and bioengineering / edited by Donald L. Wise ... [et al.]. Imprint: New York : Marcel Dekker, c1995. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: R856.A3E520 1995
  
  
• Encyclopedia of biostatistics / editors-in-chief, Peter Armitage, Theodore Colton. Imprint: Chichester ; New York : J. Wiley, c1998. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: RA409 .E53 1998
  
  
• Encyclopedia of toxicology / editor-in-chief, Philip Wexler ; associate editors, Shayne C. Gad ... [et al.]. Imprint: San Diego : Academic Press, c1998. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: RA1193 .E53 1998
  
  
• The encyclopedia of genetic disorders and birth defects / James Wynbrandt and Mark D. Ludman. c2000. Wynbrandt, James. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call #: RB155.5 .W96 2000
  
  
• The Gale encyclopedia of medicine / Donna Olendorf, Christine Jeryan, Karen Boyden, editors ; Mary K. Fyke, associate editor. Imprint: Farmington Hills, MI : Gale Research, 1999. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: RC41.G35 1999
  
  
• Encyclopedia of neuroscience / edited by George Adelman, Barry H. Smith ; foreword by Theodore H. Bullock. Edition: 2nd ed. revised and enlarged. Imprint: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, 1999. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: RC334.E54 1999
  
  
• The encyclopedia of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders / Richard Noll ; foreword by Susan Naylor. c2000. Noll, Richard, 1959- Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call #: RC514 .N63 2000
  
  
• Encyclopedia of biopharmaceutical statistics / edited by Shein-Chung Chow. Imprint: New York : Marcel Dekker, c2000. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call no.: RM301.25 .E53 2000
  
  
• Encyclopedia of imaging science and technology / [edited by] Joseph P. Hornak. Imprint: New York : J. Wiley, c2002. Location: Eckhart Lib, Reference Call no.: TA1632.E53 2002
  
  
• Encyclopedia of cell technology / [edited by] Raymond E. Spier. c2000. Location: Crerar Reference, floor 1 Call #: TP248.27.A53E53 2000
  
  
• Illustrated Dictionary of Science, Andromeda - Covers all major scientific disciplines and history of science and include brief biographies of important scientists. See entries such as • Animal Evolution • Animal and Plant Cells • Cell Division - Inheritance • Circulation and Respiration • Digestion • Ecosystem - Nutrient Cycles • Flowering Plants - Structure and Growth • Hormones • Nervous System • Periodic Table of Elements • Plant Evolution • Reproduction • Senses • Skeleton • Storage and Excretion
  
  
• Macmillan Dictionary of Toxicology. Over 4000 concise, informative entries on all the most important terms in toxicology. Coverage includes biochemical and environmental toxicology, chemical carcinogenesis, risk assessment and risk management as well as those aspects of analytical chemistry and molecular biology that are of importance in toxicology. The most important toxic chemicals are covered, in most cases with structures and CAS numbers.