Government Sites

There's a wealth of information on the Web about the science of biotechnology. The following lists of Web resources are meant to serve as guide for sites of interest in biotechnology. Inclusion on these lists does not indicate endorsement by the Biotechnology Institute. If you would like to submit your link for inclusion, email info@biotechinstitute.org. Requests for links are subject to evaluation for relevance and accuracy.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships.

European Bioinformatics Institute
The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) is a non-profit academic organization is a center for research and services in bioinformatics.

The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM)
The Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) provides educators with quick and easy access to lesson plans, instructional units and other educational resources, mostly freely available on the Internet! GEM is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
A national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI creates public databases, conducts research in computational biology, develops software tools for analyzing genome data, and disseminates biomedical information.

National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is one of the world's foremost medical research centers, and the Federal focal point for medical research in the United States. The NIH, comprising of 27 separate Institutes and Centers, is one of eight health agencies of the Public Health Service, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the U.S. Government and seeks to promote the progress of science, to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare, and to secure the national defense.

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet
An online service from the Library of Congress.

U.S. Government Information
The firstgov.gov site is the U.S. government's official Web portal.

U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Biotechnology Website
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is one of three Federal Agencies primarily responsible for regulating biotechnology in the United States.

United States Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service
The USDA main in-house scientific research agency, whose job is to find solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day, from field to table.

U.S. Department of Commerce: Technology Administration
The Technology Administration seeks to maximize technology's contribution to economic growth, high-wage job creation, and the social well being of the United States.

U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education is the U.S. agency that seeks to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans.

U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor is the U.S. agency charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and the environment.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation. The FDA is also responsible for advancing the public health by helping to speed innovations that make medicines and foods more effective, safer, and more affordable; and helping the public get the accurate, science-based information they need to use medicines and foods to improve their health.

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
A federal agency located with in the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is primarily responsible for processing patent and trademark applications and disseminating patent and trademark information.