Government Agencies
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US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)Part of the US Department of Commerce.
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National Human Genome Research InstituteAn institute of the NIH.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)Part of the US Department of Commerce. One of the nation's oldest physical science laboratories.
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National Science Foundation"Where discoveries begin."
Other Government Websites
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Argonne National LabThe largest national laboratory by size and scope in the Midwest. Initially formed to research nuclear reactors as part of the Manhattan Project. Today it maintains a broad portfolio in basic science research, energy storage and renewable energy, environmental sustainability, and national security.
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Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST)Search and compare nucleotide or protein sequences. BLAST can infer relationships between sequences, as well as identify members of gene families.
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Science.govSearches over 60 databases and over 2,200 scientific websites to provide users with access to more than 200 million pages of authoritative federal science information including research and development results.
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NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and UncertaintiesFundamental Physical Constraints, International System of Units (SI), and Uncertainty of Measurement Results.
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Patent Full-Text DatabaseFreely available database of U.S. patents from 1976 onward and patent applications from 2001 onward.
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SciTech ConnectIncludes technical reports, bibliographic citations, journal articles, conference papers, books, multimedia, software, and data funded in whole or in part by the DOE the 1940s to today.