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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on November 22, 2023. A database containing genomic/biological information on anopheline mosquitoes, with an emphasis on Anopheles gambiae, the world''''s most important malaria vector. AnoBase is an integrated, relational database of basic biological and genetic data on anopheline species, with a particular emphasis on Anopheles gambiae. It has been designed as an information source and research support tool for the broad vector biology community. Although AnoBase is not a primary genomic database that develops and provides tools to access the genome of the malaria mosquito, it nevertheless contains several sections that offer data of genomic interest such as in situ hybridization images, an integrated gene tool and direct online access to AnoXcel, the proteomic database of An. gambiae. Moreover, AnoBase also contains information on non-gambiae mosquito species and a novel section on studies related to insecticide resistance.

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Database of comparative gene mapping between species to assist the mapping of the genes related to phenotypic traits in livestock. The linkage maps, cytogenetic maps, polymerase chain reaction primers of pig, cattle, mouse and human, and their references have been included in the database, and the correspondence among species have been stipulated in the database. AGP is an animal genome database developed on a Unix workstation and maintained by a relational database management system. It is a joint project of National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS) and Institute of the Society for Techno-innovation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (STAFF-Institute), under cooperation with other related research institutes. AGP also contains the Pig Expression Data Explorer (PEDE), a database of porcine EST collections derived from full-length cDNA libraries and full-length sequences of the cDNA clones picked from the EST collection. The EST sequences have been clustered and assembled, and their similarity to sequences in RefSeq, and UniGene determined. The PEDE database system was constructed to store sequences and similarity data of swine full-length cDNA libraries and to make them available to users. It provides interfaces for keyword and ID searches of BLAST results and enables users to obtain sequence data and names of clones of interest. Putative SNPs in EST assemblies have been classified according to breed specificity and their effect on coding amino acids, and the assemblies are equipped with an SNP search interface. The database contains porcine nucleotide sequences and cDNA clones that are ready for analyses such as expression in mammalian cells, because of their high likelihood of containing full-length CDS. PEDE will be useful for researchers who want to explore genes that may be responsible for traits such as disease susceptibility. The database also offers information regarding major and minor porcine-specific antigens, which might be investigated in regard to the use of pigs as models in various medical research applications.

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The Amphibian Species of the World database has two searching tools, a BROWSE table and a SEARCH table. It provides needed information for research and conservation needs and to help illuminate where geographical data or taxonomic information are woefully inadequate. In addition, all underlined author names, dates, and publications may be clicked through to see other records citing this author, date, or publication. The basic structure of a taxonomic record is (1) Current scientific name, author and year of publication; (2) original name, authorship, citation, and if relevant, location of primary types and type locality (direct quotation if possible). This is followed by a synonymy composed of all new names, their authorship, literature citation, and (if relevant) location of primary types, and type locality as well as all new combinations and the literature source of the synonymy or combination; (3) published English names; (4) known or inferred distribution of the taxon; (5) comments to controversies or relevant taxonomic literature. A synonymy follows the currently recognized name. The synonymy includes synonyms and relevant combinations (in the sense of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, 1999) as well as deposition of types, type localities, and the source of the synonymy. Users who are looking for the synonymy to provide unerringly and precisely the names by which a taxon have been mentioned will be disappointed, and will be misled if they approach synonymies this way.

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Database of images on medical parasitology created to provide educational materials for medical students primarily, but professional workers in medical or paramedical fields may also refer to this site covering the significant parasites in the world. Each database of protozoans, nematodes, trematodes, cestodes and arthropods contains information on the morphology, life cycle, geographical distribution, symptoms, prevention, etc. Users who wish to contribute can send the editor unpublished images of human parasites (microscopical, clinical, radiological or epidemiological aspects of human parasitic infections) by mail or e-mail. Pathology specimens (slide, samples) are welcome too. The A.M.P. received the citation of reliable sources such as Parasitology today and The Lancet, and is now listed in the Internet Resources on Specific Infectious Diseases Topics of the Mandell, Douglas and Bennets Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases Fifth Edition.<BR/> This website was established with a great contribution of the PROJECT COLLABORATORS and many contributors of The Korean Society for Parasitology.

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AltSplice is a computer generated high quality data set of human transcript-confirmed splice patterns, alternative splice events, and the associated annotations. This data is being integrated with other data that is generated by other members of the ASD consortium. The ASD project will provide the following in its three year duration: -human curated database of alternative spliced genes and their properties -a computer generated database of alternatively spliced genes and their properties -the integration of the above and newly found knowledge in a user-friendly interface and research workbench for both bioinformaticists and biologists -DNA chips that are based on the data in the above databases -the DNA chips will be used to test against predisposition for and diagnoses of human diseases ASD aims to analyse this mechanism on a genome-wide scale by creating a database that contains all alternatively spliced exons from human, and other model species. Disease causing mutations seem to induce aberrations in the process of splicing and its regulation. The ASD consortium will develop a DNA microarray (chip) that contains cDNAs of all the splicing regulatory proteins and their isoforms, as well as a chip that contains a number of disease relevant genes. We will concentrate on three models of disease (breast cancer, FTDP-17, male infertility) in which a connection between mis-splicing and a pathological state has been observed. Finally, these chips will be developed as demonstrative kits to detect predisposition for and diagnosis of such diseases. Categories: Nucleotide Sequences: Gene Structure, Introns and Exons, &amp; Splice Sites Databases

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Biomedical technology research center that focuses on the computational bottlenecks that impair the interpretation of data, bringing modern algorithmic approaches to mass spectrometry and building a new generation of reliable, open-access software tools to support both new mass spectrometry instrumentation and emerging applications.

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Bibliography to assist in identifying methods and procedures helpful in supporting the development, testing, application, and validation of alternatives to the use of vertebrates in biomedical research and toxicology testing. This bibliography is produced from MEDLINE database searches, performed and analyzed by subject experts from the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) of the Specialized Information Services Division (SIS) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). The purpose of these bibliographies on animal alternatives is to provide a survey of the literature in a format which facilitates easy scanning. This bibliography includes citations from published articles, books, book chapters, and technical reports. Citations to items in non-English languages are indicated with brackets around the title. The language is also indicated. Citations with abstracts or annotations relating to the method are organized under subject categories. This publication features citations which deal with methods, tests, assays or procedures which may prove useful in establishing alternatives to the use of intact vertebrates. Citations are selected and compiled through searching various computerized on-line bibliographic databases of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. The focus of the bibliography is to assist in identifying methods and procedures helpful in supporting the development, testing, application, and validation of alternatives to the use of vertebrates in biomedical research and toxicology testing. Toxicology Databases

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All the Virology on the WWW is a site for virology information on the Internet. They have collected all the virology related web sites that might be of interest to virologists, and others interested in learning more about viruses. Additionally, they have created an index to virus pictures on the web, The Big Picture Book of Viruses, which also functions as a resource for viral taxonomy. A collection of some of the best Online Virology and Microbiology Course Notes available can also be found here. If users are interested in even more information, The Virology Bookshop, an on-line microbiology and virology bookstore with a significant discount for our users. It is their goal that this site will provide both the professional virologist and the general public with access to information about viruses. Over the past several years, these pages have grown to encompass something of interest for everyone. The lists of virology related sites are divided into multiple pages, all of which are accessible from this page and from the more descriptive Complete Table of Contents. There are also links to Virology Dictionaries if users are confused by some of this site''s more technical content. These sites are listed without bias and with much organization Categories: Metadatabases and Directories

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A database, catalog and index to the collections of the National Agricultural Library, as well as a primary public source for world-wide access to agricultural information. This database resource covers materials in all formats and periods, including printed works from as far back as the 15th century. AGRICOLA is a bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library and its cooperators. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. Although the NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) does not contain the text of the materials it cites, thousands of its records are linked to full-text documents online, with new links added daily. The NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA) is organized into two bibliographic data sets: *The NAL Online Public Access Catalog (AGRICOLA NAL) contains citations to books, audiovisuals, serials, and other materials, most of which are in the Library''s collection. (The Catalog does contain some records for items not held at NAL.) *The Article Citation Database (AGRICOLA IND) includes citations, many with abstracts, to journal articles (see Journals Indexed in AGRICOLA), book chapters, reports, and reprints, selected primarily from the materials found in the NAL Catalog.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on March 27, 2013. A manual generated database for alternative exons and their properties from numerous species - the data is gathered from literature where these exons have been experimentally verified. Most alternative exons are cassette exons and are expressed in more than two tissues. Of all exons whose expression was reported to be specific for a certain tissue, the majority were expressed in the brain. At the moment, AEdb products that are available are sequence (a database of alternative exons), function (a database of functions attributed to constitutive and alternative exon), regulatory sequence (a database of transcript regulatory motifs), minigenes (a table of minigenes and their associations to splicing events), and diseases (a table of diseases associated with splicing and their associations to AltSplice). Alternative splicing is an important regulatory mechanism of mammalian gene expression. The alternative splicing database (ASD) consortium is systematically collecting and annotating data on alternative splicing. The continuation and upgrade of the ASD consists of computationally and manually generated data. Its largest parts are AltSplice, a value-added database of computationally delineated alternative splicing events. Its data include alternatively spliced introns/exons, events, isoform splicing patterns and isoform peptide sequences. AltSplice data are generated by examining gene-transcript alignments. The data are annotated for various biological features including splicing signals, expression states, (SNP)-mediated splicing and cross-species conservation. AEdb forms the manually curated component of ASD. It is a literature-based data set containing sequence and properties of alternatively spliced exons, functional enumeration of observed splicing events, characterization of observed splicing regulatory elements, and a collection of experimentally clarified minigene constructs.

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Western Sydney University is one of Australia's leading institutions. Ranked in the top 400 in the world.

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The Sanger Institute and the Genome Sequencing Center at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis have collaborated to sequence the genomes of both C. elegans and C. briggsae. The completed C. elegans genome sequence is represented by over 3,000 individual clone sequences which can be accessed through this site (or through WormBase). These sequences are submitted to EMBL whenever the sequence or annotation changes (e.g. modification to gene structures) and these submissions are then mirrored to GenBank and DDBJ. These sequences (along with ESTs and proteins) can be searched on our C. elegans BLAST server. WormBase is the repository of mapping, sequencing and phenotypic information for C. elegans. The worm informatics group at the Sanger Institute play a key role in assembling the whole database. They also curate and develop some of the constituent databases that comprise WormBase.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented May 10, 2017. A pilot effort that has developed a centralized, web-based biospecimen locator that presents biospecimens collected and stored at participating Arizona hospitals and biospecimen banks, which are available for acquisition and use by researchers. Researchers may use this site to browse, search and request biospecimens to use in qualified studies. The development of the ABL was guided by the Arizona Biospecimen Consortium (ABC), a consortium of hospitals and medical centers in the Phoenix area, and is now being piloted by this Consortium under the direction of ABRC. You may browse by type (cells, fluid, molecular, tissue) or disease. Common data elements decided by the ABC Standards Committee, based on data elements on the National Cancer Institute''s (NCI''s) Common Biorepository Model (CBM), are displayed. These describe the minimum set of data elements that the NCI determined were most important for a researcher to see about a biospecimen. The ABL currently does not display information on whether or not clinical data is available to accompany the biospecimens. However, a requester has the ability to solicit clinical data in the request. Once a request is approved, the biospecimen provider will contact the requester to discuss the request (and the requester''s questions) before finalizing the invoice and shipment. The ABL is available to the public to browse. In order to request biospecimens from the ABL, the researcher will be required to submit the requested required information. Upon submission of the information, shipment of the requested biospecimen(s) will be dependent on the scientific and institutional review approval. Account required. Registration is open to everyone., documented August 23, 2016. The Human Papillomaviruses Database collects, curates, analyzes, and publishes genetic sequences of papillomaviruses and related cellular proteins. It includes molecular biologists, sequence analysts, computer technicians, post-docs and graduate research assistants. This Web site has two main branches. The first contains our four annual data books of papillomavirus information, called Human Papillomaviruses: A Compilation and Analysis of Nucleic Acid and Amino Acid Sequences. and the second contains papillomavirus genetic sequence data. There is also a New Items location where we store the latest changes to the database or any other current news of interest. Besides the compendium, we also provide genetic sequence information for papilloma viruses and related cellular proteins. Each year they publish a compendium of papillomavirus information called Human Papillomaviruses: A Compilation and Analysis of Nucleic Acid and Amino Acid Sequences. which can now be downloaded from this Web site.

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The objective of this project is to develop physical maps of the sorghum and rice genomes, based on BAC contigs that are cross-linked to each other and also to genetic maps and BAC islands for other large-genome crops and a library of ca. 50,000 expressed-sequence tags (EST''s) and corresponding cDNA clones, from diverse sorghum organs and developmental states. It also aims to improve understanding of genetic diversity and allelic richness that might be harbored ex situ (in gene banks) or in situ (in nature), and refine techniques for assesing allelic richness and Expedite data acquisition and utilization by a sound parnership between laboratory scientists and computational biologists. Specific goals of developing physical maps of sorghum and rice genomes include: -Enrich cross-links between sorghum and rice by mapping additional rice probes on sorghum. -Apply mapped DNA probes to macroarrays of sorghum, sugarcane, rice, and maize BACs. -Fingerprint 10x BAC libraries of Sorghum bicolor and S. propinquum. Libraries presently 3x and 6x respectively, to be expanded to 10x each. -Use fragment-matching (BAC-RF) method to determine locus-specificity in polyploids. - Contig assembly based on 1-3, plus rice BAC fingerprints generated under a separate Novartis project. -Evaluate methodology for rapid high-throughput assignment of new ESTs to BACs. -Conduct genomic sequencing in a region duplicated in both sorghum and arabidopsis. Selected BACs from sorghum(2), sugarcane, maize, rice, wheat. By improving the understanding of genetic diversity and allelic richness, the goal is to: -Sequence previously mapped sorghum DNA probes. -Discover & characterize 100 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) from cDNA markers. -Develop colorimetric high-throughput genotyping assays, and utilize to assess genetic diversity in geographically- and phenotypically-diverse sorghums. -Develop colorimetric high-throughput asssays for identifying phytochrome allelic variation, and apply these assays to a core collection representing a large set of genetic resources. -Support informatics group to streamline cataloging of DNA-level information relevant to large genetic resources collections. Lastly, the goals of expediting data acquisition and utilization include: -A new web-based resource for 3D-integration and visualization of structural and functional genomic data will be developed. -New sequence assembly and alignment software SABER (Sequence AssemBly in the presence of ERror), and PRIMAL(Practical RIgorous Multiple ALignment), will be evaluated with reference to existing standards (PHRED, PHRAP). -Specialized image processing and image analysis tools will be developed for acquistion and interpretation of qualitative and quantitative hybridization signals. To deal expeditiously with large volumes of data, parallel processing approaches will be investigated. Sponsors: * National Science Foundation (NSF) * National Sorghum Producers * University of Georgia Research Foundation (UGARF) * Georgia Research Alliance (GRA)

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 23, 2016. This page contains a list of websites relating to sheep gene mapping. Users may chose from the list to view any desired webpage. The website also contains information on sheep maps, sheep markers, map comparisons, experiments, DNA tests, and other genome sites.

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Database and resources on the pig genome.

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This website contains information about the genomic sequence of parasites. It also contains multiple search engines to search six frame translations of parasite nucleotide databases for motifs, parasite protein databases for motifs, and parasite protein databases for keywords and text terms. * Guide to Internet Access to Parasite Genome Information * Guide to web-based analysis tools * Parasite Genome BLAST Server: Search a range of parasite specific nucleotide sequence databases with your own sequence. * Parasite Proteome Keyword Search Facility: Search parasite protein databases for keywords and text terms * Parasite Proteome Motif Search Facility: Search parasite protein databases for motifs * Parasite Six Frame Translation Motif Search Facility: Search six frame translations of parasite nucleotide databases for motifs * Genome computing resources: A list of ftp and gopher sites where genome computing applications and other resources can be found.

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Model organism database for the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum that provides the biomedical research community with integrated, high quality data and tools for Dictyostelium discoideum and related species. dictyBase houses the complete genome sequence, ESTs, and the entire body of literature relevant to Dictyostelium. This information is curated to provide accurate gene models and functional annotations, with the goal of fully annotating the genome to provide a ''''reference genome'''' in the Amoebozoa clade. They highlight several new features in the present update: (i) new annotations; (ii) improved interface with web 2.0 functionality; (iii) the initial steps towards a genome portal for the Amoebozoa; (iv) ortholog display; and (v) the complete integration of the Dicty Stock Center with dictyBase. The Dicty Stock Center currently holds over 1500 strains targeting over 930 different genes. There are over 100 different distinct amoebozoan species. In addition, the collection contains nearly 600 plasmids and other materials such as antibodies and cDNA libraries. The strain collection includes: * strain catalog * natural isolates * MNNG chemical mutants * tester strains for parasexual genetics * auxotroph strains * null mutants * GFP-labeled strains for cell biology * plasmid catalog The Dicty Stock Center can accept Dictyostelium strains, plasmids, and other materials relevant for research using Dictyostelium such as antibodies and cDNA or genomic libraries.

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The Daphnia Genomics Consortium (DGC) is an international network of investigators committed to mounting the freshwater crustacean Daphnia as a model system for ecology, evolution and the environmental sciences. Along with research activities, the DGC is: (1) coordinating efforts towards developing the Daphnia genomic toolbox, which will then be available for use by the general community; (2) facilitating collaborative cross-disciplinary investigations; (3) developing bioinformatic strategies for organizing the rapidly growing genome database; and (4) exploring emerging technologies to improve high throughput analyses of molecular and ecological samples. If we are to succeed in creating a new model system for modern life-sciences research, it will need to be a community-wide effort. Research activities of the DGC are primarily focused on creating genomic tools and information. When completed, the current projects will offer a first view of the Daphnia genome''s topography, including regions of high and low recombination, the distribution of transposable, repetitive and regulatory elements, the size and structure of genes and of their neighborhoods. This information is crucial in formulating testable hypotheses relating genetics and demographics to the evolutionary potential or constraints of natural populations. Projects aiming to compile identifiable genes with their function are also underway, together with robust methods to verify these findings. Finally, these tools are being tested, by exploring their uses in key ecological and toxicological investigations. Each project benefits from the leadership and expertise of many individuals. For further details, begin by contacting the project directors. The DGC consists of biologists from a broad spectrum of subdisciplines, including limnology, ecotoxicology, quantitative and population genetics, systematics, molecular biology and evolution, developmental biology, genomics and bioinformatics. In many regards, the rapid early success of the consortium results from its grass-roots origin promoting an international composition, under a cooperative model, with significant scientific breadth. We hold to this approach in building this network and encourage more people to participate. All the while, the DGC is structured to effectively reach specific goals. The consortium includes an advisory board (composed of experts of the various subdisciplines), whose responsibility is to act as the research community''s agent in guiding the development of Daphnia genomic resources. The advisors communicate directly to DGC members, who are either contributing genomic tools or actively seeking funds for this function. The consortium''s main body (given the widespread interest in applying genomic tools in environmental studies) are the affiliates, who make use of these tools for their research and who are soliciting support.