============================================================================= USENET NEWSGROUPS ============================================================================= USENET is a collection of newsgroups distributed electronically around the world. USENET is not an organization and no one person or group is in charge of USENET as a whole. Many USENET sites are at universities, but a large number of sites are commercial organizations. USENET newsgroups can be read at thousands of sites around the world. If your site provides USENET access, then there are a large number of software packages available for reading news, allowing you to subscribe to newsgroups, follow threads of discussion, and allow posting of messages to the various newsgroups. Below are those USENET newsgroups which have some connection to animal topics. Please note that "alt" newsgroups can be spontaneously initiated by anyone. Unlike other groups (rec, sci, etc.) which have to go through a democratic process of creation, alt.* groups may or may not be serious arenas of discussion. Their inclusion here is "to be complete," as they say. A few of the "alt" newsgroups and their subject matter may be offensive to some of you. You have been warned. I didn't make up the descriptions either. They come from the official Usenet list of newsgroups and excerpted mostly verbatim. alt.activism Activities for activists. alt.activism.d Discussion of activist newsgroup. alt.agriculture.misc Discussion on farming and raising animals. alt.animals.badgers From the cheese state. alt.animals.dolphins Flipper and friends. alt.animals.foxes Foxes, real or imagined. alt.animals.humans Guess we can't leave these out. alt.animals.lampreys They're eel-like, and they suck. alt.aquaria Aquariums as hobbies. alt.bigfoot Pushing it, but this is the alt category. alt.binaries.pictures.furry Originaly funny animal art. alt.bio.hackers Those interested in biohacking. alt.bitch.pork Complaints about pork. alt.chinchilla The smooth-furred rodent. alt.cows.moo.moo.moo Ostensibly, cows. alt.devilbunnies Stopping the deadly devilbunnies. alt.fan.furry Fans of funny animals. alt.fan.lemurs Fans of the big-eyed primates. alt.fan.lemurs.cooked Not so big fans of the big-eyed primates. alt.fishing Fishing as a hobby and sport. alt.kill.the.whales Takeoff on the "Save the Whales" mentality. alt.lemmings Rodents with a death-wish. alt.mythic.animals Animals that just don't exist. alt.pets.chia Stoneware with hair, the famous chia pets. alt.pets.rabbits Discussions on pet rabbits. alt.save.the.earth Environmentalist causes. alt.skunks Enthusiasts of skunks and other mustelidae. alt.sport.falconry Discuss the age old sport of falconry. alt.sustainable.agriculture Sustainable agriculture. alt.swine.oink.oink.oink See alt.cows.moo.moo.moo. alt.wolves Discussion on wolves and wolf-mix dogs. bionet.software.acedb Discussion of genome dbase ACEDB software. bionet.molbio.ageing Discussions about ageing research. bionet.agroforestry Discussions about agroforestry research. bionet.genome.arabidopsis The Arabidopsis Genome Project. bionet.general Discussions about general biological topics. bionet.info-theory Applications of information theory to biology. bionet.users.addresses Help on network use & locating addresses, etc. bionet.announce Announcements of interest to biologists. bionet.journals.contents Tables of Contents of biological journals. bionet.molbio.bio-matrix Computers & biological databases. bionet.prof-society.biophysics Official information from Biophysical Society. bionet.biophysics Discussion of biophysics. bionet.software Discussion of software for biological science. bionet.metabolic-reg Kinetics & control of celluar bioprocesses. bionet.cellbiol Biological processes at the cellular level. bionet.chlamydomonas Discussions on biology of green algae. bionet.genome.chromosomes Discussions about eucaryote chromosomes. bionet.biology.computational Math & computer applications in biology. bionet.cellbiol.cytonet Research on plasma membrane & cell wall. bionet.drosophila Discussions about research on Drosophila. bionet.molbio.embldatabank Messages to and from the EMBL database staff. bionet.jobs Job opportunities in biology. bionet.molbio.gdb Messages to & from the Genome Data Bank staff. bionet.molbio.genbank Messages to & from the GenBank database staff. bionet.molbio.gene-linkage Newsgroup for genetic linkage analysis. bionet.molbio.hiv Discussions about molecular biology of HIV. bionet.molbio.genome-program NIH newsgroup on human genome issues. bionet.immunology Discussions about research in immunology. bionet.software.gcg Discussions on GCG sequence analysis software. bionet.journals.note Advice on dealing with professional journals. bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts Requests for information and lab reagents. bionet.molbio.evolution Research in molecular evolution. bionet.mycology Research on filamentous fungi. bionet.neuroscience Research in the neurosciences. bionet.biology.n2-fixation Discussions on biological nitrogen fixation. bionet.parasitology Discussions about research in parasitology. bionet.photosynthesis Discussions about photosynthesis research. bionet.plants Discussions about research in plant biology. bionet.population-biology Research in population biology. bionet.molbio.proteins Research on proteins & PIR & SWISS-PROT dbase. bionet.xtallography Crystallography of macromolecules & PDB staff. bionet.protista Research on ciliates and other protists. bionet.molbio.rapd Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA. bionet.sci-resources Information on scientific funding agencies. bionet.structural-nmr NMR for macromolecular structure determination. bionet.biology.tropical Discussions about research in tropical biology. bionet.virology Discussions about research in virology. bionet.women-in-biology Issues concerning women biologists. bionet.molbio.yeast Molecular biology and genetics of yeast. bit.listserv.biosph-l Discussion on the Biosphere & ecology. bit.listserv.ecolog-l Ecological Society of America. bit.listserv.ethology Animal behavior and behavioral ecology. bit.listserv.mednews Health InfoCom Newsletter. bit.listserv.scuba-l Scuba diving discussion. chile.science Information exchange bet. Chile and the World. clari.living.animals (Clarinet) Animals in the news. clari.tw.health Disease, medicine, health care. clari.tw.science General science stories. comp.ai.neural-nets Artificial & Biological neural networks. comp.ai.philosophy Consciousness in Computers, Humans & Animals. comp.simulation Simualtion methods and problems. info.nsf.grants National Science Foundation grant notes. k12.ed.science Science education. misc.activism.progressive Progressive activism. rec.aquaria Keeping fish and aquaria as a hobby. rec.birds Hobbyists interested in bird watching. rec.equestrian Discussion of things equestrian. rec.flyfish Discussion of flyfish. rec.food.veg Vegetarians. rec.hunting Discussions about hunting. rec.outdoors.fishing All aspects of sport and commercial fishing. rec.pets Pets, pet care & household animals in general. rec.pets.birds The culture and care of indoor birds. rec.pets.cats Discussion about domestic cats. rec.pets.dogs Any and all subjects relating to dogs as pets. rec.pets.herp Reptile, amphibian, & exotic vivarium pets. rec.pets.rabbits Discussion about pet rabbits. rec.scuba Hobbyists interested in scuba diving. sci.agriculture Farming, agriculture and related topics. sci.agriculture.beekeeping Bees, beekeeping, and hive products. sci.answers Frequently Asked Questions about SCI groups. sci.anthropology.paleo Evolution of man and other primates. sci.aquaria Only science-oriented posts about aquaria. sci.bio Biology and related sciences. sci.bio.ecology Ecological research (sponsored by ESA). sci.bio.ethology Animal behavior and behavioral ecology. sci.bio.evolution Discussions of evolutionary biology. sci.bio.herp Biology of amphibians and reptiles. sci.bio.technology Any topic relating to biotechnology. sci.eng.biomed Discussions on biomedical engineering. sci.environment Science and its relation to the environment. sci.image.processing Imaging and image processing. sci.med Medicine and its related products and regs. sci.med.aids AIDS: treatment, path./biol., HIV prevention. sci.med.psychobiology Dialog & news in psychiatry and psychobiology. sci.med.radiology All aspects of radiology. sci.philosophy Genl. Discussion on the philosophy of science. sci.philosophy.tech Various Topics,including animal consciousness. sci.psychology.digest Psycoloquy - APA Electronic Newsletter sci.research Research methods, funding, ethics, & misc. sci.research.careers Information relevant to careers in science. sci.research.postdoc Anything about postdoctoral studies. sci.techniques.microscopy Information and techniques with microscopes. sci.virtual-worlds Modelling the Universe. sci.virtual-worlds.apps Virtual reality technology and applications. soc.culture.scientists The social enviroment of science. talk.environment Discussions about environmental issues. talk.politics.animals The use and/or abuse of animals.