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68. A Bookmarklet for looking up Biological information from NCBI Databases

Posted on WisdomBay @ 11:45 PM 06-04-2006 | Post by Pramod S Nair

This Bookmarklet can be used for finding molecular biology information from various NCBI databases. It can assist you in your searches on National Center For Biotechnology Information's databases.

javascript:(function() {if(navigator.appName=='Netscape'){obj=document.getSelection()}else{obj=document.selection.createRange().text};if(!obj){obj=prompt('Enter the phrase to lookup at NCBI Databases : ','');}if(obj){ul=' http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gquery/gquery.fcgi?term=';window.open(ul+escape(obj))} }) ()

How to Install :
1. Copy the code given above to clipboard.
2. Add a new entry to your Favorites menu.
3. Take the property of the newly added Bookmark by right clicking on it from Favorites menu and paste the copied code in to the URL textbox in the resultant property box.
4. Press Ok. (If an warning message is shown regarding Javascript Protocol, continue with the Yes button)
5. Now if you need to do lookup something from NCBI databases, then use this bookmarklet.