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National Center for Biotechnology Information

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is approved and funded by the government of the United States. The NCBI is located in Bethesda, Maryland, and was founded in 1988 through legislation sponsored by US Congressman Claude Pepper.

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Founded
1988; 38 years ago (1988)
Headquarters
Bethesda, Maryland
Location
United States
Abbreviation
NCBI
Affiliations
National Institutes of Health
Director
Stephen Sherry (since September 26, 2022)

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Key NCBI resources

Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST)

Entrez

  • PDB Protein Data Bank

Databases

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National Center for Biotechnology Information

Nodes49
Edges48
Triples33
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.040816
Components1

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National Center for Biotechnology Information

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related to NCBI Bookshelf · 6
National Center for Biotechnology Information → Biotechnology Information, National Center, The, The Bookshelf, The NCBI Bookshelf, These
Abbreviation · 1
National Center for Biotechnology Information → NCBI
Affiliations · 1
National Center for Biotechnology Information → National Institutes of Health
Coordinates · 1
National Center for Biotechnology Information → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Director · 1
National Center for Biotechnology Information → Stephen Sherry (since September 26, 2022)
Founded · 1
National Center for Biotechnology Information → 1988; 38 years ago (1988)
Headquarters · 1
National Center for Biotechnology Information → Bethesda, Maryland
Location · 1
National Center for Biotechnology Information → United States
Official language · 1
National Center for Biotechnology Information → English
Parent organization · 1
National Center for Biotechnology Information → United States National Library of Medicine

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ncbi database sequences databases protein blast genbank information sequence biomedical entrez pubmed biotechnology bookshelf gene nucleotide dna literature research data

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National Center for Biotechnology InformationAffiliationsNational Institutes of Health1.00infobox
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National Center for Biotechnology InformationDirectorStephen Sherry (since September 26, 2022)1.00infobox
National Center for Biotechnology InformationFounded1988; 38 years ago (1988)1.00infobox
National Center for Biotechnology InformationHeadquartersBethesda, Maryland1.00infobox
National Center for Biotechnology InformationLocationUnited States1.00infobox
National Center for Biotechnology InformationOfficial languageEnglish1.00infobox
National Center for Biotechnology InformationParent organizationUnited States National Library of Medicine1.00infobox
National Center for Biotechnology InformationWebsitencbi.nlm.nih.gov1.00infobox
blastxinstance ofits algorithm forms the basis for other BLAST programs0.80text
tblastn.blastxinstance ofits algorithm forms the basis for other BLAST programs0.80text

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