Useful non-comprehensive list of links to databases, resources, protocols, programs and information related to bioinformatics and molecular biology.

Sequence databases
Genome databases and resources
RNA databases
Additional biological resources
Metabolic pathways and structural biology
Phylogenetic resources
Patent databases
Botanical reference
Molecular biology resources
Teaching resources
General and historical reference

Sequence databases

Retrieval systems
1. Sequence Retrieval System (SRS):
European Bioinformatics Institute
Sanger Center
2. NCBI database:
ENTREZ suite
GenBank database
Computational molecular biology at NIH
3. GenomeNet (Kyoto and Tokyo Univ.): DBGET/LinkDB
4. EMBL database:
EMBL Germany

Database searching with heuristic programs
1. BLAST. Download from FTP site.
2. FASTA. Download from FTP site.

Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics database:
1. ExPASy molecular biology server
2. SWISS-PROT protein database

Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) databases:
1. dbSNP: a Database of Human Genetic Variation
2. TIGR AT database
3. University of Minnesota plant database

Sequence-function analysis tools:
1. Assigning protein function with PROSITE
2. Motif libraries: BLOCKS and PRINTS
3. PFAM database for domain arrangement of proteins
4. PSORT for targeting signals

Classification of protein molecules:
1. PDB: protein database
2. PIR superfamily
3. SCOP: structural classification of proteins
4. CATH: structural classification of proteins
5. PEDANT database
6. ProtoMap database

Databases of orthologous genes:
1. COG
2. MBGD

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Genome databases and resources

Molecular and informatics servers:
1. Sequence Retrieval System (SRS)
2. European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)
3. European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
4. ExPASy Molecular Biology Server
5. The Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR) database
6. Genomic Resources at Stanford University
7. GenomeNet server at Kyoto University
8. Protein Information Resource (PIR)
9. National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
10. National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR)
11. Biology Workbench (NCSA)

General indices:
1. Bioinformatics Hypermedia Service (ANU), Australia
2. Harvard Biological Laboratories
3. Human genome project DOE site

Databases and resources for plants:
1. Plant Genome Data and Information Center, NAL
2. Computational Biology Centers, Univ. of Minnesota
3. TAIR: Arabidopsis thaliana database and resources
6. Arabidopsis Stock Centre at Nottingham (NASC), UK
7. Lehle Seeds: Everything Arabidopsis
8. Chlamydomonas Genetics Center, Duke University
9. BeanGenes: Phaseolus and Vigna database, NDSU
10. BeanRef: Phaseolus and Vigna references, Italy
11. CottonDB: data collection site, TAMU
12. Dendrome: Genome Database for forest trees, USDA
13. GrainGenes: Database for small grains and sugarcane, USDA
14. Maize Genetic Database, Missouri
15. Maize Genetic Cooperation - Stock center, UIUC
16. Soybase: Soybean database, ISU
17. Snapdragon database
18. RiceGAAS: Rice genome annotation database
19. Korean rice database

Databases and resources for other organisms:
1. GenBank, NCBI
2. SGD - Saccharomyces genome database, Stanford
3. Animal Genome Database, Japan
4. BovMAP bovine database, France
5. Danish Centre for Human Genome Research
6. Human Genome Database (GDB) at Johns Hopkins University
7. Human genome project at DOE
8. Human Chromosome X, Max Planck Institut
9. Mouse Genome Database (MGD)
10. Dog Genome Project, Berkeley
11. Pig and Chicken Gene Mapping at ISU
12. Poultry Gene Mapping at MSU
13. Genome Sequence Database (GSDB), NCGR
14. Horse Genetics at UC Davis
15. UNE Animal Science Web Server, Australia
16. Cattle Genetics in the Laboratory of Immmunogenetics, UIUC
17. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC) at USDA
18. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA), Australia
19. Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM), NCBI
20. Genome Mapping - Roslin Institute, UK
21. AaeDB- Aedes aegypti, CSU
22. FlyBase - Drosophila, Harvard
23. Medfly- Ceratitis capitata, Belgium
24. Mosquito genomics server, CSU

DNA content databases:

1. DNA content of plants from Kew gardens
2. DNA content of animals
3. DOGS: database of genome size

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RNA databases

1. European rRNA database server
2. RNAbase: RNA structure database
3. 5S rRNA databank
4. SRPDB database
5. RNase P database
6. ITS rRNA database
7. paRNAss database

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Additional biological resources

1. American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
2. World Data Centre for Microorganisms (WDCM)
3. Escherichia coli stock center, Yale University
4. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA
5. VectorDB: Vectors for molecular biology

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Metabolic pathways and structural biology

1. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genome(KEGG and LIGAND)
2. Metabolic pathways in Escherichia coli (EcoCyc)
3. Klotho database of 3D structures of small molecules

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Phylogenetic resources

Taxonomical resources:
1. The Tree of Life project
2. w3TROPICOS from the Missouri Botanical Garden
3. NCBI taxonomy

Phylogenetic resources:
1. TreeBase
2. Phylogeny programs

Important analysis programs:
1. GCG package
2. PAUP
3. PHYLIP
4. Hennig86
5. MacClade
6. MEGA/METREE
7. GAMBIT

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Patent databases

1. Issued patents from the US Patent Office
2. USDA database of Biotechnology Patents

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Botanical reference

1. AdDB page from the US National Agriculture Library (agriculture-related information)
2. Links from the American Society of Plant Physiologists (ASPP)
3. Botany Virtual Library of the University of Oklahoma
4. Florin Information System botanical diversity site
5. Ethnobotanical database
6. Botanical Inernet Directory

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Molecular biology resources

1. Pedro's research tools
2. Primer design resources

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Teaching resources

1. Using the fern Ceratopteris as a teaching tool

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General and historical reference

1. Profiles in science
2. Making PCR: an homage
3. Artful science: MicroAngela microscopy

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