Many Formats

• Over 200 different database formats

  • Genbank / SWISS-PROT / PDB / EMBL
  • Each subfield has their own set
    • different data types, different vocabulary

• Many with different versions

  • PDB: 1.x, 2.x, XPLOR, ATOM

• Also need to parse program outputs

  • BLAST / FASTA / PHD / DSC

• What kind of data might be stored this way? ...

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