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National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM, NIH, HHS

Mission statement:

NCBI's mission is to develop new information technologies to aid in the understanding of fundamental molecular and genetic processes that control health and disease. Its mandate includes four major tasks: 1) Create automated systems for storing and analyzing knowledge about molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics; 2) Perform research into advanced methods of computer-based information processing for analyzing the structure and function of biologically important molecules; 3) Facilitate the use of databases and software by biotechnology researchers and medical personnel; and 4) Coordinate efforts to gather biotechnology information worldwide.

Contact Information:

National Center for Biotechnology Information, NLM, NIH, HHS
National Library of Medicine Building 38A,
Bethesda MD 20894

Internet address: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

Phone number(s):

(301) 496-2475

Fax number:

(301) 480-9241

Related topics:

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• GENETIC DISORDERS
• GENETIC TESTING
• INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
• INFORMATION SYSTEMS/SERVICES/TECHNOLOGY
• RESEARCH

NWHIC record number O-2851