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Use, Copyright, and Other Restrictions

Washington University on behalf of its Department of Biology and the Natural Sciences Learning Center offers public access the materials on this website as a contribution to education and scholarship. This website is made possible in part by grant funding from the National Science Foundation. Some materials accessible through this site may be protected by copyright. Transmission or reproduction of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the University and/or the copyright owners.

FAIR USE

Materials from this website may be used for private study, scholarship and research under the provisions of fair use (United States Code, Title 17, section 107) which allows limited use of copyrighted materials under certain conditions. Under fair use, materials from this website may be viewed, printed, photocopied, or downloaded without prior permission, provided proper attribution of the source is provided on all copies.
These materials are provided to support science education. Faculty and others are free to copy, distribute, and otherwise use the work for noncommercial purposes, or make derivative works, as long as attribution is maintained and any resulting product is similarly shared.
For any other use of these materials, including but not limited to display, publication and commercial use, permission of the copyright holder must be obtained.

ATTRIBUTION OF SOURCE

Citations, quotations, and use of materials from this website made under fair use or with permission of the copyright holder must acknowledge their source as: Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1137, St. Louis, Missouri or as otherwise specified by the copyright owner. Any copyright notices on materials must remain intact.

PERMISSION FOR USE

Users assume all liability for copyright infringement and are advised to contact the Department of Biology or the copyright owner for permission to display, publish, use commercially, or make any other use of the materials on this website except as allowed under fair use. Most commercial requests for publication are subject to use fees.

PRIVACY POLICY

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CONTACTS

Department of Biology
Natural Science Learning Center
Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1137
St. Louis, Missouri 63130
Telephone: 314-935-5348
e-mail: selgin< AT >biology< DOT >wustl< DOT >edu
Users assume all liability for copyright infringement and are advised to contact the Department of Biology or the copyright owner for permission to display, publish, use commercially, or make any other use of the materials on this website except as allowed under fair use. Most commercial requests for publication are subject to use fees.