Intro to Biotechnology
An API, or Application Programming Interface, is a set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate with each other. In the context of biological databases and sequence analysis, APIs enable researchers to access and interact with large datasets and tools without needing to understand the underlying code or architecture. This functionality is crucial for integrating various bioinformatics tools and databases into workflows that streamline data analysis and interpretation.
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