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National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is a part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) that provides access to a vast amount of biological and biomedical information. It hosts databases like PubMed, which contains medical research articles, and GenBank, which houses genetic data. NCBI's tools help scientists and researchers share and analyze information related to health, medicine, and genetics. It plays a crucial role in advancing biological research by making data accessible to the public, healthcare professionals, and researchers globally.