Sequence databases questions

[Reinhard Doelz]

In article <9204250316.AA23537 at ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>, timmer at CCWF.CC.UTEXAS.EDU (Richard T. Timmer) writes:
|>      4.  I suppose this is an extension of #2, or perhaps more
|> exactly what I was trying to ask initially.  I was curious as 
|> to the types of genetic/protein databases are accessible via 
|> Internet (FTP or Gopher) and the nature of the access (or 
|> database search services) available.
|> 

bioftp.unibas.ch holds many biological databases, and the main ones 
are accessible via GOPHER as well. gopher binaries are stored as well. 
The current release of EMBL (rel. 30), Swissprot (rel. 21) and more 
are provided as delivered in the CD ROM of EMBL. Further, Dr.Amos 
Bairoch provides a huge collection of small databases on this server by 
maintaining it remotely on the network. Recent additions include the 
yeast chromosome III sequences (DNA) in biology/EMBnet/brand_new and 
(protein) in biology/database/yeast. 

Maybe this helps. 
Regards 
Reinhard 

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