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Usenet Newsgroups

USENET Newsgroups are great sources of information for scientists. While thousands of these topic oriented groups exist, a few are of specific interest. The groups function very simply as lists of posted messages in a "bulletin board" format. You can access them through your web browser (Netscape, etc.) or through additional newsreader software use (Newswatcher, etc.). The sites listed below are divided into two groups: HTML based pages which any WWW browser should be able to access and those which require an extra ability within the browser or newsreading capability.

Additionally, All the Virology on the WWW has constructed a table listing all the BIOSCI bionet newsgroups. Advanced browsers will be able to use this site to view newsgoups, newsgroup archives, FAQ's and even submit articles. We have also made a Newgroup Finder available for automated searches of existing newsgroups.

Users can easily get a better grasp of the phenomenon of Usenet by reading one of the documents written to help explain the nature of Usenet and its culture. Please see our What is Usenet? document for an easy-to-understand description. Several of the more official documents can be accessed through the Usenet Info Center at the University of North Carolina's Sunsite.

"Official" Usenet Primers from DejaNews:

HTML-Based Usenet Pages:

Bionet Newsgroups - a complete list from Virginia Commonwealth University
BIOSCI/bionet Newsgroups and Archives - this is the homepage for the sites which are listed below.

BIOSCI Bionet Newsgroup Archives
bionet.software.acedb - Discussions by users of genome DBs using ACEDB.
bionet.users.addresses - Who's who in Biology.
bionet.prof-society.afcr - American Federation for Clinical Research announcements (Moderated)
bionet.molbio.ageing - Research into cellular and organismal ageing.
bionet.agroforestry - Agroforestry research.
bionet.prof-society.aibs - American Institute of Biological Sciences announcements. (Moderated)
bionet.neuroscience.amyloid - Forum for researchers on Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
ANNELIDA/Prototype - Discussions of the scientific study of Phylum Annelida
bionet.genome.arabidopsis - Information about the Arabidopsis project.
bionet.prof-society.ascb - Am. Soc. for Cell Biology announcements. (Moderated)
bionet.audiology - Topics in audiology and hearing science
bionet.genome.autosequencing - Research and support on automated DNA sequencing (Moderated)
BIGBLUE/Prototype - Discussions between researchers who use transgenic animal systems for mutation assays.
bionet.molbio.bio-matrix - Computer applications to biological databases.
bionet.software - Information about software for biology.
bionet.software.srs - Discussions about Sequence Retrieval System (SRS) software
bionet.software.www - WWW resources for biologists. (Moderated)
bionet.prof-society.cfbs - Newsgroup for the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies (CFBS)
bionet.general - General BIOSCI discussion.
BIOHERV/Prototype - Discussions about human endogenous retroviral elements.
bionet.info-theory - Biological information theory.
bionet.announce - Announcements of widespread interest to biologists. (Moderated)
bionet.prof-society.biophysics - Biophysical Society announcements. (Moderated)
bionet.biophysics - The science and profession of biophysics.
bionet.journals.letters.biotechniques - Discussion of articles from the journal Biotechniques. (Moderated)
bionet.metabolic-reg - Kinetics and thermodynamics at the cellular level.
bionet.biology.cardiovascular - Research discussions between scientists engaged in cardiovascular research
bionet.celegans - Research on the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans.
bionet.cellbiol - Cell biology research.
bionet.chlamydomonas - Research into the green alga Chlamydomonas.
bionet.genome.chromosomes - Mapping/sequencing of eucaryote chromosomes.
bionet.biology.computational - Computer and mathematical applications. (Moderated)
bionet.prof-society.csm - Canadian Society of Microbiologists announcements. (Moderated)
bionet.cellbiol.cytonet - Cytology research.
bionet.biology.deepsea - Research in deep-sea marine biology, oceanography, and geology (Moderated)
bionet.diagnostics - problems and techniques in all fields of diagnostics.
bionet.drosophila - Research into the biology of fruit flies.
bionet.ecology.physiology - Research and education in physiological ecology (Moderated)
bionet.molbio.embldatabank - Info about the EMBL Nucleic acid database.
bionet.emf-bio - Interactions of EM fields with biological systems. (Moderated)
bionet.jobs.wanted - Requests for employment in the biological sciences.
bionet.jobs.offered - Job openings in the biological sciences. (Moderated)
bionet.prof-society.faseb - Fed. of Am. Soc. for Experimental Biology. (Moderated)
bionet.molbio.proteins.fluorescent - Research on fluorescent proteins and bioluminescence
bionet.molbio.proteins.7tms_r - Research on G-protein coupled receptors.
bionet.molbio.gdb - Messages to and from the GDB database staff.
bionet.molbio.genbank - Info about the GenBank Nucleic acid database.
bionet.molbio.gene-linkage - Research into genetic linkage analysis.
bionet.glycosci - Research issues re carbohydrate and glycoconjugate molecules.
bionet.biology.grasses - Research into the biology of grasses.
bionet.molbio.hiv - Research into the molecular biology of HIV.
bionet.molbio.genome-program - Discussions regarding the international Human Genome Project (Moderated)
bionet.immunology - Research in immunology.
bionet.software.gcg - Discussions about using the GCG software.
bionet.cellbiol.insulin - Biology and chemistry of insulin and related receptors (Moderated)
bionet.journals.note - Advice on dealing with journals in biology.
MAIZE/Prototype - Research on maize
bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts - Requests for information and lab reagents.
bionet.microbiology - The science and profession of microbiology.
bionet.molbio.evolution - How genes and proteins have evolved.
bionet.molec-model - Physical and chemical aspects of molecular modelling.
bionet.molecules.repertoires - Generation and use of libraries of molecules.
bionet.molbio.molluscs - Research on mollusc DNA. (Moderated)
MUTATION/Prototype - Discussions about mutation research.
bionet.mycology - Research into filamentous fungi.
bionet.biology.n2-fixation - Biological nitrogen fixation research.
bionet.prof-society.navbo - Forum for the North American Vascular Biology Organization. (Moderated)
bionet.neuroscience - Research issues in the neurosciences.
bionet.parasitology - Research into parasitology.
bionet.molecules.peptides - Chemical and biological aspects of peptides.
PHARMACEUTICAL-BIOTECHNOLOGY/Prototype - Discussions about research in pharmaceutical biotechnology.
bionet.photosynthesis - Research into photosynthesis. (Moderated)
bionet.plants - Research into plant biology.
bionet.plants.education - Education issues in plant biology
bionet.plants.signaltransduc - Research on plant signal transduction (Moderated)
bionet.population-bio - Population biology research.
bionet.diagnostics.prenatal - Research in prenatal diagnostics
bionet.molbio.proteins - Research on proteins and protein databases.
bionet.xtallography - Research into protein crystallography.
bionet.protista - Research on ciliates and other protists.
bionet.organisms.pseudomonas - Research on the genus Pseudomonas.
RADIATION-ONCOLOGY/Prototype - Radiation Oncology journal club (moderated list)
bionet.molbio.rapd - Research on Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA.
bionet.molbio.recombination - Research on the recombination of DNA or RNA.
RNA/Prototype - Discussions about RNA editing, RNA splicing, and ribozyme activities of RNA.
RUST-MILDEW/Prototype - Research about the biotrophic foliar fungal diseases of cereals, including rust, powdery mildews and downy mildews.
bionet.organisms.schistosoma - Discussions about Schistosoma research.
bionet.sci-resources - Information about funding agencies, etc. (Moderated)
bionet.software.staden - The Staden molecular sequence analysis software.
bionet.structural-nmr - Exploring the structure of macromolecules using NMR.
bionet.biology.symbiosis - Research in symbiosis
bionet.journals.letters.tibs - Letters to the Editor of Trends in Biochemical Science (Moderated)
bionet.toxicology - Research in toxicology
bionet.biology.tropical - Research in tropical biology.
bionet.organisms.urodeles - Research on urodele amphibians. (Moderated)
bionet.biology.vectors - Research and control of arthropods which transmit disease. (Moderated)
bionet.virology - Research into virology.
bionet.women-in-bio - Discussions about women in biology.
bionet.software.x-plor - X-PLOR software for 3D macromolecular structure determination
bionet.molbio.yeast - The molecular biology and genetics of yeast.
bionet.organisms.zebrafish - Research on Zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Newsreader Based Access to Newsgroups:

news.announce.newusers News Group is a great place to start your tour of USENET Newsgroups. All the basic questions are answered in this group, including what are newsgroups, usenet ettiquette, how and what to post, etc.
Sci.bio.microbiology News Group is a low-traffic Usenet newsgroup for anyone interested in microbiology. Recent threads include job opportunity postings, Ebola outbreak fears in Reston, Virginia, bee gut bacteria in Amber, Cuban vaccine against meningitis and laboratory virus filtration.

BIOSCI Bionet Newsgroups:

BIOSCI is a set of electronic communication forums - the bionet USENET newsgroups and parallel e-mail lists - used by biological scientists worldwide. No fees are charged for the service. BIOSCI is currently supported in the U.S. by a grant from DOE with equipment from NSF. The U.K. BIOSCI node is supported by the Daresbury Laboratory.

The U.S. BIOSCI node is currently looking for sponsors to help continue its work when the DOE grant ends. Sponsors will be able to have their logo displayed in any of numerous locations on their Web pages, have a hyperlink to their home page, and gain other advertising exposure through the BIOSCI documentation and BIOSCI presentations at scientific meetings. Please contact biosci-help@net.bio.net for details on how your organization can help BIOSCI continue its service to the biology community.

BIOSCI promotes communication between professionals in the biological sciences. All postings to the newsgroups should be made in that spirit. While the general public may "listen in" to the discussions, these newsgroups are intended primarily for communications between researchers. There are other forums on Usenet such as sci.bio.misc for the asking and answering of biological questions from lay persons.