LibGuides: 8 Biology: Home

Your Assignment

2021 Biology Research Investigation Year 8

Search the State Library Databases

Search the State Library of Queensland site for databases, journal articles, academic papers, datasets etc. You need to sign up for a free State Library membership.

General Science Databases and Journals

JSTOR
JSTOR is a digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources.
Science Direct
arXiv
Open access to scientific articles. Owned and operated by Cornell University
CORE
Requires free sign up to access.
ScienceOpen
Jurn
Science Journal for Kids and Teens
peer-reviewed science research adapted for students
Biology Open
an open access journal that publishes peer-reviewed research in the field of biology
Science and Plants for Schools
Young Scientists' Journal
original peer-reviewed research by students aged 12-20
The Linnean Society's Open Access Resources
Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is a service that indexes and provides access to quality-controlled Open Access Journals and their articles.
MDPI
provides free access to 221 scientific journals
CiteSeerX
A scientific search engine run by Pennsylvania State University focused primarily on the literature in computer and information science.
Frontiers for Young Minds
articles from Frontiers journals rewritten for children

How do chemotrophic bacteria stabilise their environment in deep sea trenches?

Does the culturing of meat cells from animals to produce edible meat products allow the production of healthy, regulated food?

Out of the lab and into your frying pan: the advance of cultured meat
Lab-Grown Meat
article from Scientific American
The Myth of Cultured Meat: A Review
The artificial meat factory – the science of your synthetic supper
The to-do list for ‘clean’ meat
Could artificial meat save the planet?
article from Chemistry World
Singapore issues first regulatory approval for lab-grown meat to Eat Just
Growing Steaks in the Lab

Don't Just Google It

Connected Papers
Found a great paper? Search for others that are connected to it.
The Conversation
the world’s leading publisher of research-based news and analysis
Semantic Scholar
an AI-based search engine that searches academic papers and provides a one sentence summary.
BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
an open-access search engine