Life Sciences: Biosciences: Search the literature

Index to biology, biochemistry and other life science literature.

Taxanomic reference and oldest continuing database of literature on animal biology.

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Index to biomedical literature. Similar to PubMed but better indexed for drug names, drug classes and medical devices.

Public health and biomedical research: document types include articles, reports and conference proceedings.

A collection of databases that contain high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making, including systematic reviews.

A database for drug research and development, disease treatment and decision
making, based on scientifically sound data. It brings together essential information on drugs in commercial development, key clinical trials, deals, safety profiles, and patents. All data on the platform is reviewed, assessed and summarised by a team of scientists.

SciFinder-n is a new version of SciFinder, the largest index to chemistry and related literature. Search by topic, author, compound name, molecular formula or structure.

Comprehensive engineering literature database covering engineering disciplines including bioengineering.

Extensive index for physics, engineering and computing literature including biomedical engineering and biophysics.

The largest collection of optics and photonics applied research, including biomedical optics and medical imaging.

Search across all databases on the Web of Science platform.

Index to selected journals, conference papers and book series across all subject areas.

Index to journals and conference papers across all subject areas.

Taylor & Francis’ curated interdisciplinary collection of digital content mapped to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The collection includes more than 12,000 book chapters and journal articles, multi-format teaching resources, videos and lesson plans.

SpringerProtocols is a database of laboratory protocols in the biomedical and life sciences from 1980 and is hosted on the Springer Nature Experiments platform.

E-books, articles, videos and case studies about research methods (quantitative, qualitative and mixed: including data analysis, interviews, focus groups, literature reviews and systematic reviews).

JoVE provides 12,000+ science and engineering videos. These cover core concepts and experimental techniques, divided between its Science Education platform and peer-reviewed, video research Journal.