This skill empowers Claude to interact directly with the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA), a leading global repository for genomics data. It provides the capabilities to query complex metadata, retrieve raw sequencing reads (FASTQ), access genome assemblies, and fetch taxonomic information. Designed for bioinformatics workflows, it helps researchers and developers automate data retrieval, integrate ENA datasets into analysis pipelines, and navigate the ENA's hierarchical data structure including Studies, Samples, Experiments, and Runs, while adhering to best practices for rate limiting and data citation.
Key Features
01Programmatic access to DNA/RNA sequences and raw sequencing reads
02Advanced metadata searching via ENA Portal and Browser APIs
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04Support for multiple data formats including FASTQ, FASTA, and XML
05Automated taxonomic information and lineage lookup
06Retrieval of genome assemblies and functional annotations
