Biology: Books & eBooks

a large academic ebook collection, including over 47,000 titles covering all subjects. Select "Life Sciences" link to narrow to biology-related items.

The Bookshelf is a searchable collection of online biomedical textbooks and other literature. In addition to some classic biology and medical textbooks and monographs, it also includes books and databases

The National Academies work encompasses all of the life sciences, from molecular genetics to biodiversity, and examines a wide range of issues, from improving education in biology to advising how researchers can equitably and efficiently share rare and costly research materials. Many of the Academies reports also explore policy questions that arise from applications of biology, as in biotechnology and conservation biology. Books can be read online or dowloaded as pdfs.