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BIO 101: General Biology (Backus-Loudoun)

This guide has been created by librarians at NOVA to help you find books, articles, videos, and other types of resources related to this program of study. Direct comments to Julie Combs, jcombs@nvcc.edu.

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For individual research help, schedule an appointment to meet with a librarian.


Websites

Search Google for your topic keywords. Look for government, education, and/or organization webpages as well as news/magazine publications. Be cautious if using Wikipedia as the content cannot be verified. If researching controversial topics, be aware of biased publications.

Google Web Search

Before using information found on a webpage, consider the following criteria to evaluate its credibility.

  • Who is the author?
  • What are his/her qualifications?
  • Why was the website created?
  • When was it last updated?
  • How reliable is the information?

Suggested Keywords

  • diet OR nutrition and fat OR lipids OR carbohydrates OR protein
  • diet and gluten OR gluten-free diet and celiac disease
  • cancer and electrons OR oxidants OR antioxidants
  • cancer and enzymes OR Gleevec and cancer treatment OR genetic aspects
  • cancer and mitosis and "cell cycle control" 
  • cancer treatment and side effects 
  • cancer and DNA or genetics
  • genetically modified foods OR genetically modified organisms OR GMO and DNA technology OR regulation
  • genetic genealogy OR DNA testing and ancestry OR "23 and me"
  • water conservation OR water-supply
  • coral reef bleaching and climate change OR global warming and prevention