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               Two Databases specifically for life sciences:
Biosis Previews
* World's most comprehensive database for life sciences.

Zoological Record
* Indexes more than 5,000 serials, as well as books, conferences, and reports.

               Other Databases, but still excellent for life sciences:
MEDLINE (Ovid)

* Over 3,900 journals in the medical sciences; much is pertinent to life sciences.

SciFinder Scholar
* World's most comprehensive chemistry Db; much is pertinent to life sciences.

ProQuest Research Library
* Multi-disciplinary, covers dozens of subject areas, including life sciences.
* Indexes thousands of general and scholarly journals; much is full-text.

* An excellent starting place, particularly if one isn't sure where to begin
             one's research.

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