National Center for Biotechnology Information, Research institute in Montgomery County, United States.
The National Center for Biotechnology Information is a research institute and data library in Montgomery County that operates under the National Library of Medicine. This facility provides computational tools and databases that organize biological and medical information for researchers around the world.
The facility was established in November 1988 as part of the National Library of Medicine to gather and manage biotechnology information. Since then it has continuously developed digital tools for analyzing genetic and molecular biology data for the scientific community.
Scientists and researchers from different countries access this center's databases daily to advance their understanding of molecular biology and genomics.
The databases and software applications are available online without registration and operate around the clock. For specialized queries or technical support the facility offers documentation and guides on its web platform.
The facility maintains PubMed, a search engine for medical literature that processes millions of queries from around the world every day. The system indexes more than 30 million scientific articles and is used by professionals and students alike.
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