Encyclopedia of Life Sciences ELS cover the entire scope of the life sciences. 5,000 of the world's leading scientists are contributing over 3,000 signed articles. All articles are original and are peer-reviewed. Extensive tables and over 6000 figures including illustrations and photographs, in color and black-and-white illuminate the text. ELS is extensively cross-referenced and indexed, with an estimated 30,000 internal links and up to 180,000 index entries.