Purpose of databases
The purpose of a database may be simply to store data, but they can be used to distribute, publicize or make the data available to a larger user group.
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Genomic databases usually include software tools for searching and comparing the sequence data, and often statistical tools for analysis.
This is a screenshot of some of the tools offered by the MIPS database (Munich Information Center for Protein Sequences http://mips.gsf.de/ ). |