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The National Center for Biotechnology, in conjunction with the UCSF Library, is offering a free course on NCBI resources to assist life scientists in using molecular sequence databases and bioinformatics tools. Attendees will gain hands-on experience with the resources at the NCBI site and will learn how to apply these resources in their specific research area. The course provides practical information and instruction on effective use of:

- GenBank
- RefSeq and the integrated genome resources
- Other databases maintained by NCBI
- Entrez
- BLAST

The course consists of a 3-hour lecture held at Mission Bay on May 3, followed by a 2-hour instructor led computer workshop on May 4. Participants may choose from four workshops, with options at both Mission Bay and Parnassus. Get more details and registration information.

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