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Authors: | Brooksbank Catherine Camon Evelyn Harris Midori A Magrane Michele Martin Maria Jesus Mulder Nicola O'Donovan Claire Parkinson Helen Tuli Mary Ann Apweiler Rolf Birney Ewan Brazma Alvis Henrick Kim Lopez Rodrigo Stoesser Guenter Stoehr Peter Cameron Graham |
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Affiliation: | EMBL-European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD, UK. cath@ebi.ac.uk |
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Abstract: | As the amount of biological data grows, so does the need for biologists to store and access this information in central repositories in a free and unambiguous manner. The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) hosts six core databases, which store information on DNA sequences (EMBL-Bank), protein sequences (SWISS-PROT and TrEMBL), protein structure (MSD), whole genomes (Ensembl) and gene expression (ArrayExpress). But just as a cell would be useless if it couldn't transcribe DNA or translate RNA, our resources would be compromised if each existed in isolation. We have therefore developed a range of tools that not only facilitate the deposition and retrieval of biological information, but also allow users to carry out searches that reflect the interconnectedness of biological information. The EBI's databases and tools are all available on our website at www.ebi.ac.uk. |
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