Resource Guides: Biomedical Engineering: Background information

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Background information provides context for scholarly sources, like peer-reviewed articles. Peer-reviewed articles usually cover a very specific phenomena while background information will give you a high-level understanding. The background sources listed on this page will help you understand the overall topic before digging into precise information.

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AccessScience has video explainers, background information on many topics, and biographies of scientists. Start here to get a thorough understanding of your topic before doing deeper research.

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Science in Context gives background information on science topics as well as its current social and political context. It is continuously updated.

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An engaging online resource that provides contextual information on hundreds of today’s most significant science topics. Integrates authoritative, curriculum-aligned reference content with headlines and videos. The collection includes millions of full-text articles from national and global publications, 200+ experiments and projects, and top reference content aligned to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and state science standards.
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