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+Stores, processes, explores and shares genomic data. This API implements
+the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) v0.5.1 API as well as
+several extensions.
+
+The Google Genomics API supports access via both
+[JSON/REST](https://cloud.google.com/genomics/reference/rest) and
+[gRPC](https://cloud.google.com/genomics/reference/rpc). JSON/REST is more
+broadly available and is easier for getting started with Google Genomics; it
+works well for small metadata resources (datasets, variant sets, read group
+sets) and for browsing small genomic regions for datasets of any size. For
+performant bulk data access (reads and variants), use gRPC.
+
+See also an [overview of genomic resources](https://cloud.google.com/genomics/v1/users-guide)
+and an overview of [Genomics on Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/genomics/overview). \ No newline at end of file