title: A mechanism for maintaining an up-to-date GenBank database via Usenet.
abstract: In this paper, we describe an automated system for distributing updates to the GenBank nucleic acid sequence database, using the Usenet news system as the underlying transport mechanism. Our system allows new loci to be distributed as soon as the sequences are available, over existing networks, using existing Usenet software and infrastructure currently available on a wide range of computer systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell Biology, NYU Medical Center, NY 10016.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gottesman
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hobbs
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lear
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kristofferson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benton
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D015723:Gene Library; D012984:Software