Introduction

The stated mission:

1.  design, develop, implement and manage automated systems for the collection, storage, retrieval, analysis and dissemination of knowledge concerning human molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics;

2.  perform research into advanced methods of computer-based information processing capable of representing and analyzing the vast number of biologically important molecules and compounds;

3.  enable persons engaged in biotechnology and medical care to use systems developed under paragraph 1 and methods described in paragraph 2; and

4.  coordinate, as much as practicable, efforts to gather biotechnology information on an international basis.

As biological molecule types are universal across the terran biome, we have designed our systems to include more than just "human" data. This aims to support research for a much greater impact on human health as well as a wider impact on all living systems on earth.

Over the years, databases and related tools have developed around these domains:

• clinical  (green)
• genomic  (yellow)
• biological sequence (blue)
• and others (such as biochemical and pathogen surveillance)

All the data, as possible, has links to relevant literature resources (primarily PubMed, but also PubMed Central or PMC & the NCBI Bookshelf or Books).