The Genetic Information Research Institute (GIRI) is a private, nonprofit institution based in Mountain View, CA, that was established in 1994 by Dr. Jerzy Jurka. Specializing in the study and characterization of repetitive or mobile DNA elements in eukaryotic species, GIRI is renowned for its development and maintenance of Repbase, a globally recognized database of representative repetitive sequences.
GIRI's Repbase is widely used as the standard reference for identifying repetitive DNA in genomic data, and the institute publishes Repbase Reports, a monthly e-journal that highlights newly discovered repetitive DNA elements. Additionally, GIRI offers computational tools such as Censor and RepbaseSubmitter, along with online services for screening and submitting repeats.
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