Scitable is an online scientific website, offered by the editorial teams of Nature Publishing Group, currently focusing on
Genetics and
Cell Biology, with plans to expand into other areas of life sciences.
Content in Scitable is free to access and use, and all the articles are peer-reviewed by scientists and educators prior to being published.

You can start exploring Scitable by visiting the
Topics area, or by choosing a guided path through the
Learning Paths for more complex topics, such as
Genetic variation and evolution,
cancer, etc.
You can also
register on the website to connect with other science students or experts in the field, save your favourite articles and join a group.
Do you want to go beyond Scitable? The Birkbeck Library subscribes to the Nature Journal published by the same publishers. To access it outside the college, just search for “Nature” in the
ejournals search box, follow the link provided and enter your ITS username and password.