Cornell Poisonous Plants is just what it says – a poisonous plant database with images of these plants as well their most common victims, and occasionally some very random trivia particularly handy to writers. (Curious about what poisonous bean you could put in a soup? Look under Abrus precatorius.) Both scientific and common names of plants are available on the site.
The Human Genome Project Information site provides good basics on forensics with a link to many other resources.
Hospice Net provides an overview of the physical symptoms that occur in the human body in its final stages and includes the leading causes of death from accidents or life style related illnesses.
The International Association for Near-Death Studies has a journal, and submissions are by MDs and PhDs.
How We Die
The Australian Museum Online Australia’s first museum, established in 1827, provides a website that explores the physical process of dying as well as the cultural and religious responses to death. Information on decomposition, rigor mortis, forensic evidence, and even such obscure subjects as the rise of safety coffins in 18th and 19th century Europe are all available.