Michael Palmer | Department of Chemistry

Science

PubMed: The single most useful website for the biomedical sciences.
Expasy. A comprehensive collection of on-line tools for protein science.
European Bioinformatics Institute, and the Center for Biological Sequence Analysis server of the Technical University of Denmark: Other on-line tools I use quite frequently.
Andrew Kropinski at Queens University maintains a comprehensive collection of useful links for molecular biology. Check it out.

Python. My favourite programming language.
BioPython. A library for molecular biology, for use with Python.
The Linux documentation project, and DistroWatch. Good sources of information about Linux.
OpenOffice. A cross-platform replacement for Microsoft Office.
LaTeX on StackExchange An excellent forum for and by LaTeX users.

Doonesbury. My favourite comic strip.
Wisdom: Deep thoughts on just about everything (Try H.L. Mencken's Laws)
Advanced Wisdom: Predicting the progress of civilization
Ultimate wisdom: Famous last words
A shrine of academic excellence: The Simpsonian Institute
Join the electronic quest for extraterrestrial intelligence
Authoritative knowledge on fanciful things: The Encyclopaedia Mythica
Great opportunities for volunteers in clinical research
The funniest author of all times: Pelham Grenville Wodehouse. Unfortunately, I don't know of any free books of his.

Watts up with that—a blog run by weatherman Anthony Watts, questioning the prevailing hysteria surrounding global warming. Posts vary in quality, but include many interesting and profound discussions.