title: The GenBank genetic sequence data bank.
abstract: The GenBank Genetic Sequence Data Bank contains nearly 15,000 entries for DNA and RNA sequences that have been reported since 1967. This paper briefly describes the contents of the database, the forms in which the data are distributed, and the services available to scientists using the GenBank database.
authors.affiliation: Life Sciences/Research Systems Department, BBN Laboratories Incorporated, Cambridge, MA 02238.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bilofsky
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burks
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002965:Classification; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D005060:Europe; D007256:Information Systems; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000235:genetics*; D009862:Online Systems; D012984:Software; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D009696:Nucleic Acids