TELNET is used to communicate with another host computer by remotely logging via the TCP/IP protocol. For example, to use Environmental Health & Safety BBS at the University of Illinois, type at your Internet prompt: telnet romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu or telnet 128.174.74.24 to login to that machine name or number. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AQUATIC CONSERVATION NETWORK National Capital Freenet Internet: telnet to freenet.carleton.ca At the login prompt, enter: guest then enter: go acn and follow the menus to the list. URL: telnet://freenet.carleton.ca Description: Aquarists Dedicated to the Preservation of Aquatic Life - maintains IUCN list of Fishes Section of the Red List of Threatened Animals and an International Directory of Aquarist Organizations. Contact: Rob Huntley Aquatic Conservation Network 540 Roosevelt Avenue Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2A 1Z8 phone: 613-729-4670 fax: 613-729-5613 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATCC RECOMBINANT COLLECTIONS NIH/ATCC Repository of human and mouse DNA probes and libraries Internet: telnet to atcc.nih.gov or 156.40.144.248 URL: telnet://atcc.nih.gov At the login prompt, enter: username: search password: common Contact: email to phone: 301-231-5586 (Donna Maglott) Requests for materials from the ATCC: email to phone: 800-638-6597 local: 301-881-2600 fax: 301-231-5826 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ATI-NET California State University-Fresno Agricultural Information Internet: telnet to caticsuf.csufresno.edu or 129.8.100.15 At the login prompt, enter: public URL: telnet://caticsuf.csufresno.edu Description: ATI-Net is a full service information source designed to assist several markets within California. Individual systems provide information for the agricultural market, the educational community (CSUPER-Net), Automated Trade Library Service (ATLS), Biotechnology Information (CSUPERB). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOETHICS ONLINE SERVICE Medical College of Wisconsin Internet: telnet to min.lib.mcw.edu or 141.106.32.20 URL: telnet://min.lib.mcw.edu Modem: 414-266-5777 Help Line: 414-257-8700 - If you do not have a post account at MCW, at the login prompt, enter: c min - If you do have a post account at MCW, at the login prompt, enter: c post, then at the prompt (post>), enter: biomenu Description: The Bioethics Online Service is an information resource of the Center for the Study of Bioethics and the Health Information Technology Center (HITC) of the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). The Bioethics Online Service consists of: (1) The Bioethics Database; (2) The Bioethics Center and Wisconsin Ethics Committee; Network (WECN) News and Announcements section; and (3) The Bioethics Online E-mail Service. The Bioethics Database is an update service providing information on current bioethics topics, including news reports, abstracts of pertinent journal articles, legislative actions and court decisions, with intermittent commentary. The information is searchable by key words. The Bioethics Center and Wisconsin Ethics Committee Network (WECN) News and Announcements section posts news from the Bioethics Center, including speakers, conferences, journal clubs, and other presentations. It also posts news of the Wisconsin Ethics Committee Network, and information about its Speakers Bureau. A second feature of this section is a case discussion area. Contact: Arthur R. Derse, MD, JD Bioethics Online Service Information Technology Services Medical College of Wisconsin 8701 Watertown Plank Road Milwaukee, WI 53226 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOMOO Internet: telnet to bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il or 132.76.55.12, port 8888 At the login prompt, enter: guest URL: telnet://bioinfo.weizmann.ac.il Description: BioMOO is a virtual meeting place for biologists, connected to the Globewide Network Academy. The main physical part of the BioMOO is located at the BioInformatics Unit of the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. BioMOO is a professional community of Biology researchers. It is a place to come meet colleagues in Biology studies and related fields and brainstorm, to hold colloquia and conferences, to explore the serious side of this new medium. MOO stands for MUD, Object Oriented. MUD stands for Multiple User Dimension. This means, that MOO is an object-oriented computer program that allows many users to log in at the same time, and interact among themselves, and with the program. Contact: Gustavo Glusman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BIOSCI ELECTRONIC NEWSGROUP NETWORK Biological Scientists Electronic Discussion Groups (Animal-related portions) This is a very rich and complex resource. The first thing you should do is send email to: biosci@net.bio.net In the body of the message, enter: help This will send you the very latest instructions on how to proceed. The following is generally how you will proceed from there. Internet Subscribe to: biosci-server@net.bio.net In the body of the message, enter: lists to obtain a listing of all current BIOSCI mailing lists. After obtaining the names of the mailing lists using the "lists" command, send e-mail to: biosci-server@net.bio.net In the body of the message, enter: subscribe listname to add your address to the appropriate mailing lists. Please substitute "listname" above with the appropriate name of the list that you want to join/cancel. These are listed below. Note: Please note that if you have access to Usenet News, you do not need an e-mail subscription! Simply read and post to the newsgroups in the "bionet" newsgroup hierarchy using your USENET news software. Description: The BIOSCI newsgroup network was developed to allow easy worldwide communications between biological scientists who work on a variety of computer networks. By having distribution sites or "nodes" on each major network, BIOSCI allows its users to contact people around the world without having to learn a variety of computer addressing tricks. Any user can simply post a message to his/her regional BIOSCI node and copies of that message will be distributed automatically to all other subscribers on all of the participating networks, including the Internet, Usenet, Bitnet, EARN, NetNorth, Heanrt, and JANET. If you get lost, send email to: to request manual help. Contact: Dave Kristofferson BIOSCI/bionet Manager List of BIOSCI Newsgroup Topics ------------------------------- MAILING LIST NAME TOPIC ----------------- ----- ACEDB-SOFT Discussions by users and developers of genome databases using the ACEDB software AGEING Discussions on ageing research AGROFORESTRY Discussions about agroforestry research ARABIDOPSIS Newsgroup for the Arabidopsis Genome Project BIOFORUM Discussions about biological topics for which there is not yet a dedicated newsgroup BIOLOGICAL-INFORMATION- THEORY-AND-CHOWDER-SOCIETY Applications of information theory to biology; this group is not for general information or for discussion of theories in general BIONAUTS Question/answer forum for help using electronic networks, locating e-mail addresses, etc. BIONEWS ** General announcements of widespread interest to biologists BIO-JOURNALS ** Tables of Contents of biological journals BIO-MATRIX Applications of computers to biological databases BIOPHYSICAL-SOCIETY ** Official announcements/information from the Biophysical Society BIOPHYSICS Discussion of issues related to the science and profession of biophysics BIO-SOFTWARE Information on software for the biological sciences BIOTHERMOKINETICS Discussions about the kinetics, thermodynamics and control of biological processes at the cellular level CELL-BIOLOGY Discussions about cell biology including cancer research at the cellular level CHLAMYDOMONAS Discussions about the biology of the green alga Chlamydomonas and related genera CHROMOSOMES Discussions about mapping and sequencing of eucaryote chromosomes COMPUTATIONAL-BIOLOGY ** Mathematical and computer applications in biology CYTONET Discussions about research on the cytoskeleton, plasma membrane, and cell wall DROSOPHILA Discussions about biological research on Drosophila EMBL-DATABANK Messages to and from the EMBL database staff EMPLOYMENT Job opportunities in biology (see BIOSCI FAQ *before* posting commercial job openings) GDB Messages to and from the Genome Data Bank staff GENBANK-BB Messages to and from the GenBank database staff GENETIC-LINKAGE Newsgroup for genetic linkage analysis HIV-MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY Discussions about the molecular biology of HIV HUMAN-GENOME-PROGRAM NIH-sponsored newsgroup on human genome issues IMMUNOLOGY Discussions about research in immunology INFO-GCG Discussions about the GCG sequence analysis software JOURNAL-NOTES Practical advice on dealing with professional journals METHODS-AND-REAGENTS Requests for information and lab reagents MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION Discussions about research in molecular evolution MYCOLOGY Discussions about research on filamentous fungi NEUROSCIENCE Discussions about research in the neurosciences N2-FIXATION Discussion about biological nitrogen fixation PARASITOLOGY Discussions about research in parasitology PHOTOSYNTHESIS Discussions about photosynthesis research PLANT-BIOLOGY Discussions about research in plant biology POPULATION-BIOLOGY Discussions about research in population biology PROTEIN-ANALYSIS Discussions about research on proteins and messages for the PIR and SWISS-PROT databank staffs PROTEIN-CRYSTALLOGRAPHY Discussion about crystallography of macromolecules and messages for the PDB staff PROTISTA Discussions about research on ciliates and other protists RAPD Discussions about Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA SCIENCE-RESOURCES ** Information from/about scientific funding agencies STRUCTURAL-NMR Discussions about the use of NMR for macromolecular structure determination TROPICAL-BIOLOGY Discussions about research in tropical biology VIROLOGY Discussions about research in virology WOMEN-IN-BIOLOGY Discussions about issues concerning women biologists YEAST Discussions about the molecular biology and genetics of yeast ** Note that newsgroups flagged with ** are moderated, i.e., postings are directed to a moderator (editor) who later forwards messages (possibly edited or condensed) to the newsgroup. Those who use e-mail to post messages should send their mail to the following Internet addresses in the USA and Pacific Rim. In Europe, Africa, and Central Asia, use biosci@daresbury.ac.uk MAILING LIST NAME Mailing Address ----------------- ---------------- ACEDB-SOFT acedb@net.bio.net AGEING ageing@net.bio.net AGROFORESTRY ag-forst@net.bio.net ARABIDOPSIS arab-gen@net.bio.net BIOFORUM bioforum@net.bio.net BIO-INFORMATION-THEORY + bio-info@net.bio.net BIONAUTS bio-naut@net.bio.net BIONEWS ** bionews@net.bio.net BIO-JOURNALS ** bio-jrnl@net.bio.net BIO-MATRIX biomatrx@net.bio.net BIOPHYSICAL-SOCIETY ** bphyssoc@net.bio.net BIOPHYSICS biophys@net.bio.net BIO-SOFTWARE bio-soft@net.bio.net BIOTHERMOKINETICS btk-mca@net.bio.net CELL-BIOLOGY cellbiol@net.bio.net CHLAMYDOMONAS chlamy@net.bio.net CHROMOSOMES biochrom@net.bio.net COMPUTATIONAL-BIOLOGY ** comp-bio@net.bio.net CYTONET cytonet@net.bio.net DROSOPHILA dros@net.bio.net EMBL-DATABANK embl-db@net.bio.net EMPLOYMENT biojobs@net.bio.net GDB gdb@net.bio.net GENBANK-BB genbankb@net.bio.net GENETIC-LINKAGE gen-link@net.bio.net HIV-MOLECULAR-BIOLOGY hiv-biol@net.bio.net HUMAN-GENOME-PROGRAM gnome-pr@net.bio.net IMMUNOLOGY immuno@net.bio.net INFO-GCG info-gcg@net.bio.net JOURNAL-NOTES jrnlnote@net.bio.net METHODS-AND-REAGENTS methods@net.bio.net MOLECULAR-EVOLUTION mol-evol@net.bio.net MYCOLOGY mycology@net.bio.net NEUROSCIENCE neur-sci@net.bio.net N2-FIXATION n2fix@net.bio.net PARASITOLOGY parasite@net.bio.net PHOTOSYNTHESIS photosyn@net.bio.net PLANT-BIOLOGY plantbio@net.bio.net POPULATION-BIOLOGY pop-bio@net.bio.net PROTEIN-ANALYSIS proteins@net.bio.net PROTEIN-CRYSTALLOGRAPHY xtal-log@net.bio.net PROTISTA protista@net.bio.net RAPD rapd@net.bio.net SCIENCE-RESOURCES ** sci-res@net.bio.net STRUCTURAL-NMR str-nmr@net.bio.net TROPICAL-BIOLOGY trop-bio@net.bio.net VIROLOGY virology@net.bio.net WOMEN-IN-BIOLOGY womenbio@net.bio.net YEAST yeast@net.bio.net BIOSCI "prototype" newsgroups ----------------------------- To assist areas of research in developing their own electronic communication forums, BIOSCI at net.bio.net will set up, on request, a mailing list *without* an associated USENET newsgroup. The mailing list is created only at net.bio.net, the U.S. BIOSCI node, and all subscription requests must be sent to the e-mail server at biosci-server@net.bio.net regardless of one's geographical location. The prototype newsgroup has six months to build up its readership after which time it is put out for a vote for full newsgroup status (i.e., to have both a mailing list *and* parallel USENET newsgroup created at both BIOSCI nodes in the U.S. and U.K.). The current prototype newsgroups are listed below. Please send subscription requests to biosci-server@net.bio.net and NOT to the newsgroup posting addresses. Prototype newsgroups may *not* be fully archived, so please be sure to save any messages that you may want to refer to again. Posting Address Purpose --------------- ------- biocan@net.bio.net An unmoderated forum established by the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies (CFBS) to serve as a multidisciplinary forum for the exchange of information within the Canadian biological and biomedical science community. biogopher@net.bio.net A communication forum for all Bio-Gopher administrators. emf-bio@net.bio.net Discussions on the electromagnetic field interactions with biological systems. grasses@net.bio.net Scientific discussions/questions regarding grasses, especially cereal, forage, and turf species. nmr-str@net.bio.net A forum for all those interested in studying three dimensional structure of macromolecules using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (NMR). rna@net.bio.net Discussions about RNA editing, RNA splicing, and ribozyme activities of RNA. staden-users@net.bio.net Discussions about the Staden Package for molecular sequence analysis. urodeles@net.bio.net Discussions among research scientists using urodele amphibians (axolotls, salamanders, and newts) in any biological field. yac@net.bio.net Dicussions about yeast artificial chromosomes ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BYTE ANIMAL CLINIC Cleveland Academy of Veterinary Medicine Internet: telnet to: freenet-in-a.cwru.edu or 129.22.8.51 freenet-in-b.cwru.edu or 129.22.8.32 freenet-in-c.cwru.edu or 129.22.8.51 At the login prompt, enter: visitor URL: telnet://freenet-in-a.cwru.edu telnet://freenet-in-b.cwru.edu telnet://freenet-in-c.cwru.edu Description: The Byte Animal Clinic is an electronic veterinary clinic on the Cleveland Freenet and sponsored by the Cleveland Academy of Veterinary Medicine. Freenets offer services like Telnet, full email, USA Today news and weather, and are typically set up like 'cities'. Registration is (as the name implies) free, but usually requires a snail-mailed form. The Cleveland Freenet is the first Freenet and by far the largest. Lots of other features. Contact: D.B. Cameron, DVM ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CAMIS Center for Advanced Medical Informatics at Stanford Internet: telnet to camis.stanford.edu or 36.44.0.7 At the login prompt, enter: gopher URL: telnet://camis.stanford.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CANCERNET National Cancer Institute Cancer Information Network Mail to: cancernet@icicb.nci.nih.gov Leave Subject line blank In body of letter, enter: help Help Line: 301-486-7403 Description: CancerNet is a quick and easy way to obtain, through electronic mail, recommended treatment guidelines in English or Spanish from the National Cancer Institute's Physician Data Query (PDQ) system. CancerNet also lets you request information about PDQ, PDQ distributors, and other products and services from the NCI, including a list of patient publications available from the Office of Cancer Communications. You can access CancerNet through a number of different networks including BITNET and Internet. There is no charge for the service unless your local computer center charges for use of e-mail. The CancerNet Contents List may change as new statements and other information is included. Contact: Cheryl Burg Building 82, Room 103A Bethesda, Maryland 20892 Phone: (301) 496-8880 Fax: (301) 480-8105 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CARL System Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries Internet: telnet to database.carl.org or 192.54.81.76 URL: telnet://database.carl.org Description: A collection of library catalogs, business databases, and includes more than 14,000 titles, and more than 4 million articles. Over 750,000 articles are added annually. In addition to being able to search by keyword, you can search by author and you can browse by journal title. Many biological holdings are indexed. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENET Cornell Cooperative Extension Network Internet: telnet to empire.cce.cornell.edu or 132.236.89.2 At the login prompt, enter: guest URL: telnet://empire.cce.cornell.edu Description: Educational resources in agriculture, natural resources, pest management, etc. Contact: Henry DeVries Phone: 607-225-8127 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION WONDER Database Help Line: 404-332-4569 Description: CDC has a wide variety of databases - including mortality data, hospital discharge, SEER cancer sets, etc - available through WONDER, a free package that provides a pc based graphical front end to format and analyze requests for data and communication software allowing connection to the CDC. Contact: Dan Rosen Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Rd., MS F-51 Atlanta, GA 30333 Phone: 404-488-7521 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUFAN Clemson University Forestry & Agriculture Network, South Carolina Internet: telnet to eureka.clemson.edu or 130.127.8.2 At the login prompt, enter: PUBLIC URL: telnet://eureka.clemson.edu Description: VTX (Videotex) Information Base, Electronic mail, & conference system. Subject Scope: Information on weather, agricultural economics, plant and animal science, agricultural engineering, home food preparation and preservation, & agricultural news. Contact: Ray Holliday 210 Barre Hall Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0310 Phone: 803-656-3383 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATA ZOO Center for Coastal Studies Scripps Institution of Oceanography Internet: telnet to coast.ucsd.edu or 128.54.21.56 At the login prompt, enter: gopher URL: telnet://coast.ucsd.edu Description: The Data Zoo is brought to you by the Center for Coastal Studies at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego with funding generously provided by the Mineral Management Service, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior. The Data Zoo contains data collected by various California coastal data collection programs and studies and organized synoptically by experiment, instrument type and geographical region. These data were procured by the Center for Coastal Studies for inclusion in the Data Zoo and have been checked for consistency and validity to the best of our ability using Data reports and documentation provided by the source organization/individuals for each data set. Contact: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ECOSYSTEMS University of Virginia Internet: telnet to ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu or 128.143.96.10 At the login prompt, enter: gopher or lynx or echochat URL: telnet://ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu Description: A recycling and environmental information server. It provides and connects users to local, regional, national, and international environmental info. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY BBS University of Illinois Internet: telnet to romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu or 128.174.74.24 URL: telnet://romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu Description: The University of Illinois Division of Environmental Health and Safety maintains a large collection of Material Safety Data sheets. Part of the collection (approximately 26,000 MSDS's) is maintained in paper files at the Division headquarters located at 101 South Gregory St., Urbana, Illinois. The paper collection is constantly updated as new or more current MSDS's are received from manufacturers and suppliers. Each MSDS, is assigned a unique serial number upon arrival. These numbers are referred to as DEHS ID numbers or DEHSID's. A file listing the dehsid, the chemical name and the supplier for each of these MSDS's is maintained on-line. It is accessible through this BBS at the MSDS MENU. In addition to the paper file, the Division also maintains a file containing approximately 86,000 MSDS in the form of a database which is also directly accessible through this BBS. This database consists of a collection which is distributed quarterly by the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS). The CCOHS is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting a safe and healthy environment by providing information about occupational health and safety. The information contained in the CCOHS database is contributed directly to CCOHS by manufacturers and suppliers of chemical products. The MSDS's in the CCOHS database are in English and/or French, as supplied by the contributors. They contain basic information on the properties and potential hazards of chemical products, how to use them safely, and what to do if there is an emergency. The MSDS MENU allows you to simultaneously search the index of all of the paper MSDS's contained in our files as well as the MSDS's obtained on a quarterly basis from CCOHS. As you search the index, you will notice that some of the dehsid's start with the letter "T". These represent MSDS which you may directly look at in their entirety on-line. This program will eventually be used for accessing many information sources in the Division of Environmental Health and Safety. It is currently being developed, so please keep in mind that some things will not work correctly. Contact: Hector Mandel ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EPA ONLINE LIBRARY SYSTEM Environmental Protection Agency Internet: telnet to epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov or 134.67.180.1 At the login prompt, enter: public URL: telnet://epaibm.rtpnc.epa.gov Description: Searchable databases with citations, hazardous wastes, clean lakes, environmental financing, and Access EPA ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FDA BBS Food and Drug Administration Bulletin Board System Internet: telnet to fdabbs.fda.gov or 150.148.8.48 At the login prompt, enter: bbs URL: telnet://fdabbs.fda.gov Description: The FDA's online information service includes information on topics such as, FDA news releases, Drug and Device product approvals list, current information on AIDS, Veterinary Medicine news, import alerts, and many other FDA related subjects. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDIX Federal Information Exchange Internet: telnet to fedix.fie.com or 192.111.228.33 At the login prompt, enter: fedix URL: telnet://fedix.fie.com Description: FEDIX is an on-line information service that links the higher education community and the federal government to facilitate research, education, and services. The system provides accurate and timely federal agency information to colleges, universities, and other research organizations. FEDIX provides daily information updates on: Federal education and research programs (including descriptions, eligibility, funding, deadlines); scholarships, fellowships, and grants; available used government research equipment; new funding for specific research and education activities from the Commerce Business Daily, Federal Register, and other sources; minority assistance research and education programs; news & current events within participating agencies; general information such as agency history, budget, organizational structure, and mission statements. Contact: Help Line: 301-975-0103 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDWORLD National Technical Information Service Federal Information Gateway Internet: telnet to fedworld.gov or 192.239.92.201 At the Login prompt, enter: new URL: telnet://fedworld.gov Help Line: 703-487-4608 Description: Access to more than 100 U.S. government computer bulletin boards, many of them previously accessible only by modem. Also includes full text of select U.S. government publications, statistical files, federal job lists, satellite images and more. Contact: Ken Royer Phone: 703-487-4850 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-H YOUTH PROJECTS University of California-Davis Almanac: Send e-mail to almanac@ucdavis.edu In the body of the message, enter: send extension 4h-youth catalog Description: 4-H project manuals in several different project areas. This is a joint experimental project between University of California Cooperative Extension and the Tennessee State 4-H Program. Contacts: Penny Risdon Mina Ostergard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GBASE Genomic Database of the Mouse Jackson Laboratory Internet: telnet to morgan.jax.org or 192.233.41.26 At the login prompt, enter: guest URL: telnet://morgan.jax.org Description: GBASE is the genomic database of the mouse at the Jackson Laboratory, and consists of: genetic linkage maps, all known literature on locus mapping, lists of all locus symbols, locus names, chromosomal locations, and references; information about alleles at polymorphic loci for over 1100 inbred mouse strains; & descriptions of genes and loci. Contact: Alan Hillyard, Ph.D. The Jackson Laboratory 600 Main St. Bar Harbour, ME 04609-0800 Phone: 207-288-3371 FAX: 207-288-5079 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENETICS BANK Genetic Database & Nucleic Acid/Protein Sequences Mail to: gene-server@bchs.uh.edu retrieve@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov blast@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov In subject of letter, enter: help ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENOME CENTER GENETIC MAP OF THE MOUSE Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mail to: genome_database@genome.wi.mit.edu In subject of letter, enter: help Description: Using this service you can obtain locus and assay names of mapped SSLPs, the forward and reverse primer sequences, the genotypes of the loci on the mapping cross, the sizes of the PCR products on selected standard inbred strains, and other useful information. The database can be queried for markers meeting a number of different criteria. For example, you can ask for markers by name, by chromosome, or by position on the map. You can even request a list of markers that are polymorphic between two mouse strains. This project is an ongoing one. As new markers are added to the map they will be released on a quarterly basis on approximately the following schedule: 1 January 1994, 1 April 1994, 1 July 1994, 1 October 1994, etc. Release five of the Whitehead Institute/MIT Genome Center Genetic Map of the Mouse is now available. This map consists of randomly-chosen simple sequence length polymorphisms (microsatellites) that can be analyzed using the polymerase chain reaction, as described in Dietrich, W., et al., Genetics 131:423-447 (1992). Currently the released map contains 3011 markers. The markers fall into 20 linkage groups spanning approximately 1400 cM with an average spacing of less than 0.5 cM. To obtain copies of the most current query forms, send a message to "genome_database@genome.wi.mit.edu" with either a subject line or body text of "help". You will receive instructions and a query form by return mail. Just fill out the form, send it to "genome_database@genome.wi.mit.edu", and the answer to your query will be mailed back automatically. Contact: Ert Dredge Whitehead Institute's Center for Genome Research One Kendall Sq, Bldg 300, 5th floor Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: 617-252-1922 Fax: 617-252-1902 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCIS Library of Congress Information System Internet: telnet to locis.loc.gov or 140.147.254.3 URL: telnet://locis.loc.gov Description: The world's most extensive card catalog and search through and read pending legislation from as far back as the 1970's. Directory of more than 12,000 organizations qualified and willing to answer questions and provide information on many topics in science, technology and the social sciences. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEDLINE National Library of Medicine Internet: telnet to medlars.nlm.nih.gov or 130.14.10.200 URL: telnet://medlars.nlm.nih.gov Modem: Access via Grateful Med software Help Line: 800-638-8480; NLM Customer Service: 703-555-1212 Grateful Med BBS: 800-525-5756 E-mail contact: gmhelp@gmedserv.nlm.nih.gov Notes: Account needed to access MEDLINE. Databases include: AIDSDRUGS AIDSLINE (AIDS Information online) AIDSTRIALS (AIDS Clinical TRIALS) ALERTS (Clinical Alerts) AVLINE BIOETHICSLINE CANCERLIT CATLINE (CATalog online) CHEMID (CHEMical Identification) TELNET MEDLARS.NLM.NIH.GOVCHEMLINE (CHEMical dictionary onLINE) DIRLINE (DIRectory of Information Resources onLINE) HEALTH (Health planning & administration) MEDLINE (MEDlars onLINE) - MED86 - MED80 - MED77 - MED72 - MED66 PDQ (Physician Data Query) SDILINE (Selective Dissemination of Information onLINE) SERLINE (SERials onLINE) TOXLINE (TOXicology Information onLINE) - TOXLINE65 TOXLIT (TOXicology LITerature) CCRIS (Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System) HSDB (Hazardous Substances Data Bank) RTECS (Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances) TRI (Toxic chemical Release Inventory) - TRI87 - TRI90 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MIGRATORY BIRD COLLECTION University of Puget Sound Description: The catalog from the University of Puget Sound bird collection is available over Internet. This catalog consists of 18,500+ records of "core data" which includes the museum number, species name, sex, plumage, country, state (or other geopolitical entity), county/other, date, and preparation. Initially, the catalog is only accessible by obtaining a password from Gary Shugart or Dennis Paulson at "slater@ups.edu". The University of Puget Sound has the largest computerized bird collection in the northwest USA. Contact: Gary Shugart or Dennis Paulson Slater Museum of Natural History University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA 98416 Phone: 206-756-3798 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY Reference Services Send email to: agref@nalusda.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NETWORK Internet: telnet to etnet.nlm.nih.gov or 130.14.10.123 At the login prompt, enter: etnet URL: telnet://etnet.nlm.nih.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEWTON U.S. Government bulletin board for those teaching and studying science. Internet: telnet to newton.dep.anl.gov or 146.139.100.50 At the login prompt, enter: cocotext URL: telnet://newton.dep.anl.gov ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NIH GRANT LINE National Institutes of Health Internet: telnet to wylbur.cu.nih.gov or 128.231.64.82 When a message has been received that the connection is open, type ,GEN1 (the comma is mandatory). At the INITIALS? prompt, type BB5 and at the ACCOUNT? prompt, type CCS2. This should put the user into the DRGLINE Bulletin Board (also known as NIH Grant Line at NIH). URL: telnet://wylbur.cu.nih.gov Description: The purpose of NIH Grant Line is to make program and policy information of the Public Health Service (PHS) agencies rapidly available to the biomedical research community. Most of the research opportunity information available on this bulletin board is derived from the weekly publication, "NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts", consisting of Notices, RFAs, RFPs (announcements of availability), Numbered Program Announcements, and statements of PHS policy. The electronic version known as E-Guide is available for electronic transmission each week, sometimes a day or two in advance of the nominal Friday publication dates. The material consists predominantly of statements about the research interests of the PHS Agencies, Institutes, and National Centers that have funds to support research in the extramural community. The information found on the NIH Grant Line is grouped into three main sections: (1) short News Flashes that appear without any prompting shortly after you have logged on; (2) Bulletins that are for reading; and (3) Files that are intended mainly for downloading. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- OCEANIC INFORMATION CENTER University of Delaware Internet: telnet to delocn.udel.edu or 128.175.24.1 At the login prompt, enter: oceanic URL: telnet://delocn.udel.edu Description: The Oceanic Information Center is maintained by the University of Delaware College of Marine Studies. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENPAGES Agricultural Information Internet: telnet to psupen.psu.edu or 128.118.36.4 At the login prompt, enter: your two-letter state abbreviation URL: telnet://psupen.psu.edu Description: PENpages is a full-text information service containing thousands of research-based fact sheets, news articles, newsletters, and reports. Information is entered by faculty and staff of Penn State University, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, USDA and many cooperators nationwide. Information is agricultural-based and consumer-oriented. Topics include: 4-H and youth development, agricultural education, agronomy; dairy and animal science, engineering, entomology, family life and resource management, food safety, forest resources, gerontology, horticulture, human nutrition, pesticide education, plant pathology, poultry science, rural development, veterinary science, water quality, and many others. Contact: Diann Leri 405 Ag Admin. College of Agricultural Sciences University Park, PA 16802 Phone: 814-863-3449 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRARIE FALCON NEWSLETTER Northern Flint Hills Audubon Society Internet: telnet to ksuvm.ksu.edu or 129.130.12.1 At the login prompt, enter: UNICORN URL: telnet://ksuvm.ksu.edu Description: The Northern Flint Hills Audobon Society newsletter is available in the Kansas State Univeristy Information system in the subdirectory News and Announcements. Contact: David A. Rintoul ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMATE TALK ALMANAC Primate-Talk Information Mail Server Mail to: almanac@primate.wisc.edu Leave subject line blank In the body of the message, enter: send primate-talk The part indicates the information you would like to receive. Currently the Primate-Talk almanac knows about the following: help (this file) index (what is available) calendar (calendar of events) directory (directory of Primate-Talk recipients) etiquette (e-mail etiquette for the Primate-Talk mailing list) archive (past messages from the Primate-Talk list) Contact: primate-talk-request@primate.wisc.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- QUERRI Questions on University Extension Regional Resource Information Internet: telnet to exnet.iastate.edu or 129.186.20.200 At the login prompt, enter: querri URL: telnet://exnet.iastate.edu Description: Database of bibliographic info. of over 12,000 educational resources produced by Extension specialists in the north central states. Covers all Extension subject areas. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- STIS National Science Foundation Science & Technology Information System Internet: telnet to stis.nsf.gov or 128.150.195.40 At the login prompt, enter: public URL: telnet://stis.nsf.gov Modem: 202-357-0359 or 202-357-0360 12/24/9600 baud, E-7-1 Help Line: 202-357-7555 When connected, press enter. At the login prompt, enter: public. Description: Provides access to grant information, NSF directories and phone books, press releases, full text of select NSF publications and more. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SCIENTIST NEWSLETTER Internet: telnet to ds.internic.net or 192.20.225.200 At the login prompt, enter: guest URL: telnet://ds.internic.net Description: THE SCIENTIST is a biweekly newspaper for scientists and the research community. It is circulated internationally to researchers, administrators, and policy makers in academia, industry, and government and covers current issues and events that impact the professional research environment. News includes funding legislation, new grants, employment and salary trends, career advancement opportunities, ethics and conflicts of interest, representation of women and minorities in science, and the interplay of industrial, academic, and governmental research. To request The Scientist from its email server, send a message to: mailserv@ds.internic.net with the following line in the body (not the subject) of the message: file /ftp/pub/the-scientist/the-scientist-yymmdd change "yymmdd" to the issue date you want ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USDA Statistical Data Cornell Mann Library Internet: telnet to usda.mannlib.cornell.edu or 128.253.78.240 At the login prompt, enter: usda URL: telnet://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu Description: Computer users worldwide now have access to statistical data gathered by the USDA. Cornell's Mann Library became the host for more than 140 free agricultural data sets, available to anyone with Internet access. The system is easy to search. Data are formatted for importing into existing computer analysis programs. Each data set is accompanied by an explanatory document, and all text documents are indexed for electronic searching. Contact: Oya Y. Rieger Numeric Files Librarian Mann Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: 607-255-7960 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE (GPO) Federal Bulletin Board Internet: telnet to federal.bbs.gpo.gov or 162.140.64.8, port 3001 URL: telnet://federal.bbs.gpo.gov Description: The Federal Bulletin Board is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). This bulletin board service enables Federal agencies to provide the public with immediate, self-service access to Government information in electronic form at reasonable rates. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VEGETARIAN World Guide ot Vegetarians Mail to: mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu In the body of the message, enter any combination of the following: send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/canada1 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/canada2 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/california1 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/california2 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/usa1 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/usa2 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/usa3 send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/europe send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/guide/other send usenet/news.answers/vegetarian/faq Description: The rec.food.veg World Guide to Vegetarianism_ lists restaurants, stores, organizations, and travel info of interest to vegetarians. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHITE HOUSE ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS Mail to: clinton-info@campaign92.org In subject of letter, enter: help Bill Clinton E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov Al Gore E-Mail: vice.president@whitehouse.gov