NCBI Search

NCBI Search

Search the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) library from your browser's toolbar!

What is NCBI Search?
NCBI Search is a Chrome extension that allows you to easily search for articles and resources in the NCBI library from your browser's toolbar. Simply type 'ncbi' in the URL box, and a search will be opened in the NCBI databases. This extension does not support advanced searching at the moment. If you have any feedback or enhancement requests, please let us know. Please note that this extension is not affiliated with the NCBI.
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By: b romney
Users: 356 ▼ -2
Rating: 5.00 (1)
Version: 1.0 (Last updated: 2018-07-19)
Creation date: 2018-07-19
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
Size: 11.86K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Type "ncbi" (lowercase is important!) in the URL box, and a search will be opened in the NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information) databases. At this time, advanced searching is not available in this extension. Please let me know of any feedback or enhancement requests.

This is not affiliated with the NCBI.

User reviews
This is by far my favorite tool among my plugins. I am so happy I can easily search right from the top of my browser.
by Juan Monroy-Nieto Juan Monroy-Nieto, 2021-12-04
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Safety
Risk impact

NCBI Search may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

NCBI Search has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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