How to Perform Database-Searching

As the amount of biological relevant data is increasing so rapidly, knowing how to access and search this information is essential. There are three data retrieval systems of particular relevance to molecular biologist: Sequence Retrieval System (SRS), Entrez, DBGET.
These systems allow text searching of multiple molecular biology database and provide links to relevant information for entries that match the search criteria. The three systems differ in the databases they search and the links they have to other information.