ctung@ic.Berkeley.EDU (Charmine Tung) (07/31/90)
Hi, a friend of mine is looking for an access to a gene bank data base. He would like to find out if there is a public account to which she can get access. Please e-mail to wchu@efi.com Thanks in advance
kristoff@genbank.BIO.NET (David Kristofferson) (07/31/90)
Here are the services provided by GenBank for on-line access. GenBank is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Sincerely, Dave Kristofferson GenBank On-line Service Manager kristoff@genbank.bio.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- GenBank Online-line Service Features ------------------------------------ **** New Solbourne Computer A powerful 80 MIPS (million instructions per second) Solbourne superminicomputer will be used for all aspects of the new GenBank On-line service. A 1000 base query sequence can be compared against all of GenBank in about 12 minutes using the FASTA similarity searching program (see below). **** Daily Updates of the GenBank, GenPept, and EMBL Databases Users can now retrieve and search the latest GenBank and EMBL sequence entries. A database (GenPept) containing translations of all annotated open reading frames in GenBank is also available. "New" databases of recent GenBank, GenPept, and EMBL entries are updated daily with data supplied by Los Alamos National Laboratory and the EMBL. Both the IRX and FASTA programs search these new entries. **** Fast, Indexed, Annotation Search and Entry Retrieval The IRX software from the National Library of Medicine is used to provide fast retrieval of database entries by any combination of words within the entry annotations. Sequences identified by the program may then be downloaded using the Kermit protocol or saved to the user's directory. **** Similarity Searching Using FASTA All of the above databases may be searched using the FASTA program written by William Pearson. The TFASTA program which compares protein sequences to the nucleic acid databases in up to 6 reading frames by translating at runtime is also available. **** Electronic Communications and Bulletin Boards (Newsgroups) Users with accounts on the GenBank On-line Service computer can use its electronic mail facilities to communicate at no cost with colleagues worldwide. Access to the numerous USENET newsgroups is available. Questions on a wide variety of subjects can be posted for an international audience. Of primary interest for the GenBank community are the BIOSCI newsgroups which cover subjects such as laboratory methods, journal contents, protein analysis, NIH funding announcements, and biological software. **** Access to the IntelliGenetics Suite of Programs For an additional fee, Class II users will also have access to all of the IntelliGenetics Suite of molecular biology sequence analysis software and the databases which are distributed with that software. This software provides a comprehensive range of functionality and is described in a separate enclosure. **** Connection by Public Data Network or by Internet The GenBank On-line computer can be accessed by the Telenet Public Data Network using a modem and phone lines or, for users that have an account on a computer with access to the Internet, by interactive connection using the TELNET protocol. User Class Descriptions ----------------------- Two different classes of login accounts exist on the GenBank computer and are referred to as Class I and Class II accounts as described below. In addition certain services are provided at no charge for the community at large through either anonymous login to the GenBank computer or by electronic mail server. Both non-profit AND for-profit users may access the GenBank On-line Service. The same fee structure applies to both types of users (contact us as indicated below for details). >>>> Services available to Class I (basic) time-sharing accounts ** Private login account with 1 Mbyte disk space. ** Daily database updates. ** Unrestricted access to databases through the IRX program. ** Interactive and batch use of FASTA and TFASTA similarity search programs. ** Access to worldwide electronic mail communication and all USENET newsgroups including the 21 BIOSCI (bionet.*) newsgroups specializing in topics for molecular biologists. ** 61.5 connect hours of above services with extra time billed on an hourly basis. >>>> Services available to Class II time-sharing accounts ** All of the Class I services. ** Access to all IntelliGenetics Suite programs and databases. ** 50 connect hours of IntelliGenetics Suite program usage with extra time billed on an hourly basis. >>>> Services available at no cost **Limited 7 min. IRX sessions to download database entries.** To use this anonymous access, dial into Telenet and use "c genbank,genbank" with the Telenet password "4nigms" to connect to the GenBank computer. Then use the GenBank username "genbank" with the password "4nigms" to log into the public account. You will be placed into the IRX program automatically. Access is also possible by the Internet. "TELNET" to the computer "genbank.bio.net" and log in with the GenBank username and password given above. **FASTA similarity searching by electronic mail.** To get instructions for using the FASTA Server, send an e-mail message with the command "help" in the body of the message to the Internet address "search@genbank.bio.net". **Sequence retrieval by locus name or accession number through an electronic mail server.** Instructions are available by sending a message similar to the above to the address retrieve@genbank.bio.net. **Daily/Weekly updates of GenBank, GenPept, and EMBL by anonymous FTP.** For further information please call GenBank at 415-962-7364, send e-mail to gos@genbank.bio.net, or write us at GenBank On-line Service c/o IntelliGenetics, Inc. 700 E. El Camino Real Mountain View, CA 94040 U.S.A. -- Sincerely, Dave Kristofferson GenBank On-line Service Manager kristoff@genbank.bio.net
lybeck@plains.NoDak.edu (Eric Lybeck) (08/16/90)
(Apologies if this is not the right place for this)
I am looking for information regarding RDNA (if that is how it is said)
research/development in zero gravity in space. Information I need should
say: RDNA is better in space
RDNA in space could/would/might cure AIDS/cancer
RDNA in space would NOT be better in space
RDNA bad in general
RDNA research could lead to successful cloning/superhumans
The Information should be in written form. I prefer sources (names,
organizations, books, magazines) that I would be able to get information
from over direct quotes (of which I doubt anyone would take their time
to do that).
The information I find will be used by my High School's Debaters this year
who are debateing Space Exploration, and a major aspect is RDNA development
in space.
I thank you for your time.
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