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Proteins
Protein sequences, 3-D structures, and tools for the study of functional protein domains and active sites
Conserved protein domains
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Protein sequences
Models representing homologous proteins with a common function
Experimentally-determined biomolecular structures
BLAST
A tool to find regions of similarity between biological sequences
Search nucleotide sequence databases
Search protein sequence databases
Search protein databases using a translated nucleotide query
Search translated nucleotide databases using a protein query
Find primers specific to your PCR template
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Genome sequence assemblies, large-scale functional genomics data, and source biological samples
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Human variations of clinical significance
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Online mendelian inheritance in man
PubChem
Repository of chemical information, molecular pathways, and tools for bioactivity screening
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Getting to the Root of the Plant Microbiota
In plants, sugar transport and microbial community composition go hand in hand.
Chad eliminates tropical disease targeted by WHO program
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) is caused by parasites and spread through the bite of the tsetse fly.
MOBE: A Base Editor That Multitasks without Mix-ups
A new system for simultaneous genomic edits could unlock better models of complex diseases.
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