National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)

This website is a useful national resource for molecular biology information, NCBI's mission is to develop new information technologies to aid in the understanding of fundamental molecular and genetic processes that control health and disease. (stated by the website) The following is a list of their responsibilities also taken from there website:

conducts research on fundamental biomedical problems at the molecular level using mathematical and computational methods

maintains collaborations with several NIH institutes, academia, industry, and other governmental agencies

fosters scientific communication by sponsoring meetings, workshops, and lecture series

supports training on basic and applied research in computational biology for postdoctoral fellows through the NIH Intramural Research Program

engages members of the international scientific community in informatics research and training through the Scientific Visitors Program

develops, distributes, supports, and coordinates access to a variety of databases and software for the scientific and medical communities

develops and promotes standards for databases, data deposition and exchange, and biological nomenclature