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Biology Week!

Go here and sign up to help plan our big "open house" for biologists!

How you can help

Please participate in the Naming conventions discussion. There is an online poll here. Also look at the proposal from Noel of separating pagenames (i.e. location) and article names (i.e. title). See the forum thread here for more details (read the whole thread for context).

Proposed subgroups

The organisation we inherited from Wikipedia is subdivided into disciplines within biology, however, we do not have to follow such a format. We can move forward with subgroups that seem more natural, and I imagine some subgroups will include several related disciplines. We can discuss this more on the subgroups thread, in the biology forum, as we reach a critical mass of editors and authors. Relevant lists and headers from Wikipedia are shown at the bottom of this section. Also, the list of high priority articles in the next section are currently categorized by discipline. List of biology disciplines Template:Biology-footer

High priority articles

This list of articles is not complete but it can be used as a starting point for writing new articles or focus our efforts towards getting more articles approved. Articles in bold are regarded as a higher priority. Those struck through are considered as low priority.

Biography

1.  Biography
2.  Charles Darwin
3.  Francis Crick
4.  J. B. S. Haldane
5. Robert Hooke
6. Bernard Katz
7. Carolus Linnaeus
8. Konrad Lorenz
9.  Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
10.  Ernst Mayr
11.  Barbara McClintock
12.  Gregor Mendel
13.  Alfred Russel Wallace
14.  James D. Watson
15. E. O. Wilson

Anatomy

1.  Anatomy
2.  Histology
3.  Circulatory system
   1.  Blood
   2.  Heart
4. Endocrine system
   1. Gland
   2. Immune system
5. Gastrointestinal tract
   1. Large intestine
   2. Small intestine
   3.  Liver
6. Integumentary system
   1. Breast
   2.  Skin
7.  Nervous system
   1.  Brain
   2.  Spinal cord
   3.  Peripheral nervous system
8. Sensory system
   1.  Auditory system
      1.  Ear
   2. Gustatory system
   3. Olfactory system
      1.  Nose
   4. Somatosensory system
   5. Visual system
      1.  Eye
9. Reproductive system
   1.  Penis
   2.  Vagina
10. Respiratory system
    1. Lung
11. Skeleton

Biochemistry

1.  Biochemistry
2. Macromolecules
   1.  Nucleic acid
      1.  DNA
      2.  RNA
   2.  Protein
      1.  Enzyme
      2.  Amino acid
      3.  Peptide
   3. Carbohydrate
   4.  Lipid
3.  Metabolism
   1.  Glycolysis
      1. NAD
   2. Krebs cycle
      1. FAD
   3. Electron transport chain
   4.  Photosynthesis
   5. Intermediary metabolism

Biophysics

1.  Biophysics
2. Biofilms
3.  Biomechanics
   1. Molecular motor
   2. Muscle
   3. Organogenesis
4. Biomineralisation
   1.  Fossil
   2. Skeleton
5.  Bionics
6. Biophysical techniques
   1. Confocal microscopy
   2.  CT
   3. Dielectric spectroscopy
   4.  ECG
   5. EEG
   6. Infrared spectroscopy
   7. MEG
   8.  MRI
   9.  Microscope
   10.  NMR spectroscopy
   11. Optical tweezers
   12.  Patch clamp
   13. PET
   14. TMS
   15. Ultrasound
   16.  X-ray
7.  Cell
   1.  Cell membrane
      1.  Ion channel
      2. Membrane potential
      3. Phospholipid
   2.  Cell metabolism
      1. Kinetics
      2. Metabolic control theory
   3. Cell signalling
      1. Cell differentiation
      2. Immune system
   4. Cell migration
8. Cryoptobiology
   1.  Cryobiology
      1.  Cryopreservation
      2. Cold hardiness
   2. Dehydration
9.  Homeostasis
10. Locomotion
11. Radiobiology
12.  Signal transduction
    1. Cell signalling
    2.  Hormones
    3.  Nervous system
    4. Sensory system
13.  Systems biology
14.  Theoretical biology
15.  Thermodynamics

Botany

1.  Botany
2.  Fungus
   1. Yeast
3. Plant
   1. Angiosperm
      1. Eudicotyledon
         1. Arabidopsis thaliana
         2.  Tobacco
         3. Oak
      2. Monocotyledon
         1.  Maize
         2. Rice
         3.  Barley
   2. Bryophyte
      1. Liverwort
      2.  Moss
   3.  Fern
   4. Gymnosperm
4. Plant anatomy
   1. Leaf
   2.  Flower
      1. Petal
   3. Root
   4. Stem
   5. Plant tissues
      1. parenchyma
      2. collenchyma
      3. sclerenchyma
      4. epidermis
         1. guard cell
         2. stomate (plural: stomata)
         3. trichome
         4. root hair
      5. xylem article could merge together the subcategories
         1. vessel element
         2. tracheid
      6. phloem article could merge together the subcategories
         1. sieve tube cell
         2. companion cell
5. Plant physiology
   1. Dehiscence
   2. Flower induction
   3. Nitrogen assimilation
   4. Plant senescence
   5. Wilting
      1. Plasmolysis
   6. Plant hormones
      1. Abscisic acid
      2. Auxin
      3. Brassinosteroid
      4. Cytokinin
      5. Ethylene
      6. Gibberellin
6. Plant behavior
   1. Gravitropism
   2. Heliotropism
   3. Phototropism
   4. Thigmotropism

Cell biology

1. Cell biology
2.  Cell
3.  Cell division
4.  Cell nucleus
5. Cell wall
6.  Cell membrane
7.  Cell metabolism
8. Cytoplasm
9.  Cytoskeleton
10. Flagellum
11.  Organelles
    1.  Chloroplast
    2.  Mitochondrion
    3. Endoplasmic reticulum
    4.  Golgi apparatus
    5. Vacuole
    6. Ribosome

Developmental biology

1. Developmental biology
2. Cellular differentiation
3. Stem Cells
4.  Cancer
5. Descriptive embryology

Ecology

1.  Ecology
2.  Habitat
3.  Population
4.  Metapopulation
5. Community (ecology)
6.  Ecosystem
7.  Landscape
8.  Biome
9. Species
10.  Biodiversity
11.  Biogeography
    1.  Island Biogeography
12. Biological dispersal
13.  Ecological succession
14.  Symbiosis
15.  Food web

Evolutionary biology

1.  Evolutionary biology
2.  Evolution
   1. Evidence of evolution
   2.  macroevolution
   3. microevolution
3.  Natural selection
4.  Gene flow
5.  Adaptation
6. Speciation
7. EvoDevo

Genetics

1.  Genetics
2. Classical genetics
   1. Mendelian inheritance
   2.  Mutation
3. Clinical genetics
   1.  Genetic counseling
4. Ecological genetics
5. Molecular genetics
6.  Population genetics
   1. selection
   2. genetic drift
   3.  gene flow
7. Quantitative genetics

Microbiology

1.  Microbiology
2.  Archaea
3.  Bacteria

Molecular biology

1. Molecular biology
2.  Polymerase chain reaction
3. Gel electrophoresis
4.  Southern blot
5. Northern blot
6.  Restriction enzyme
7.  Western blot

Neuroscience

1. Neuroscience
2. Behaviour
3.  Brain
4.  Spinal cord
5. Intelligence
6.  Nervous system
7.  Neuron
8. Neural development
9.  Neuroanatomy
10.  Neurochemistry
11.  Synapse

Physiology

1.  Physiology
2. Digestion
3. Excretion
4. Biological reproduction
5.  Hormone
   1.  Pregnancy
   2.  Asexual reproduction
   3. Sexual reproduction
6. Respiration (physiology)

Taxonomy

1.  Taxonomy
2. Cladistics
3.  Systematics
4. Tree of life

Virology

1.  Virology
2.  Bacteriophage
3. DNA virus
4. RNA virus
5. Viral diseases
   1.  AIDS
   2.  SARS
   3. Chicken Pox & Shingles (Varicella)

Zoology

1.  Zoology
2.  Protist
3.  Animal
   1. Arthropod
      1.  Insect
         1.  Ant
         2.  Bee
         3.  Beetle
         4. Butterfly
      2. Arachnid
   2. Chordate
      1. Amphibian
         1. Frog
      2.  Fish
         1. Shark
      3.  Mammal
         1.  Ape
            1.  Human
         2. Bat
         3. Bear
         4. Camel
         5.  Cat
         6.  Cattle
         7. The Dog Family
            1.  Dog
            2. Wolf
            3. Grey Wolf
         8. Dolphin
         9. Elephant
            1. Mammoth
         10.  Horse
         11. Sheep
         12. Lion
         13. Pig
         14. Whale
      4.  Reptile
         1.  Dinosaur
            1.  Bird
               1. Eagle
               2. Duck
               3. Chicken
               4.  Owl
               5. Dove
               6.  Turkey
               7. Ostrich
               8.  Penguin
         2. Snake

Core article

The list below is adapted from the high priority articles above and the small list that has already started at CZ:Core_Articles#Biology. These are articles that we deem vital to get the biology section going. Please add and delete from this list. We are restricted to 198 articles that we think are needed now.

For a more comprehensive list search for the red links in the CZ:Biology_Workgroup/list or CZ:Biology_Workgroup/concepts.

Just to clarify, I combined the list the concepts and the core article we already had. I then edited for duplicates and removed items that did not seem to fit the core concept. We now have 300 articles. Feel free to add topics that are missing. Also feel free to group articles into topic related concepts, although this alphabetical list is probably OK for those wanting to see what is missing from CZ. Chris Day (talk) 16:33, 27 September 2007 (CDT)

Biographies

We may already have some of these under different spellings or without the middle name.

Already have these

Move these to the first column if they need a lot of work.

Bear in mind the Health Sciences Workgroup has 198, too, and there must not be overlap. --Larry Sanger 12:02, 27 September 2007 (CDT)

Also note that the red links on the "already have" list are articles that are marked as externally sourced. These may be included at CZ:Core Articles to be rewritten.--Joe Quick (Talk) 18:53, 27 September 2007 (CDT)

Tree-of-life subgroup

A major part of the articles in the biology workgroup can be categorized under the concept of Tree of Life. All article about a species, genus or any other taxonomic level are part of this subgroup.

Naming convention

To be decided. Online poll is here. Also look at the proposal from Noel of separating pagenames (i.e. location) and article names (i.e. title). See the forum thread here for more details (read the whole thread for context).

Options:

• If page address and page title are not required to be identical
  • Address and title of an article could be handled independently, as proposed by J. Noel Chiappa and already done at Special:Wantedpages whose title is "Wanted pages".

• If page address and page title are required to be identical

1. Only common name: "Giant Panda"

Example: The giant panda (Scientific name Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a species of bear...

Pros: May be more user friendly, as most users are unfamiliar with the scientific name.

Cons: Lacks consistency, as there are no common names for some organisms. Also, if a bot is eventually used to fill out taxoboxes, it requires that the scientific name always redirect to the common name, which may not always be the case.

2. Only scientific name: "Ailuropoda melanoleuca"

Example: Ailuropoda melanoleuca, commonly known as the giant panda, is a species of bear...

Pros: More suited to bot farming of taxonomy. Avoids confusion where a common name doesn't exactly line up with a taxonomic division.

Cons: Less user friendly – would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name.

3. Both names, scientific one in parentheses: "Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)"

Example: The Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is a species of bear...

Pros: Includes all information in title. This presentation of the information is fairly standard, so it is likely that users will recognize that the information in parentheses is the scientific name.

Cons: Name is long. Would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name. Poorly suited to bot farming of taxonomy. Also, the page will have to be moved if the common name OR the scientific name is changed.

4. Both names, common one in parentheses: "Ailuropoda melanoleuca (Giant Panda)"

Example: Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda) is a species of bear...

Pros: Includes all information in title.

Cons: Name is long. Would require redirects from the common name, as few users know the scientific name. Poorly suited to bot farming of taxonomy. Also, the page will have to be moved if the common name OR the scientific name is changed.

Taxoboxes

Taxoboxes facilitate the navigation through the Tree-of-Life and each taxon is required to have one using the Template:Taxobox.

Tools

See also Category:Technical_Help

• To wikify scientific references (via Google Scholar). Sample search for "biology next mathematics".
• To find related articles (in Pubmed). Sample search (based on the first paragraph of Life). The site is slow, though, and thus perhaps only of good use if you are looking for references outside your primary field of expertise.
• To find Open Access biomedical images. Sample search for "amygdala"
• Top 10 Ways to Search Wikipedia - much of this is useful here, too