<p>Do you know any <strong>public</strong> scientific SQL server ?</p>

<p>for example, I would cite:</p>

<ul>
<li>UCSC    <a href='http://genome.ucsc.edu/FAQ/FAQdownloads#download29'>http://genome.ucsc.edu/FAQ/FAQdownloads#download29</a></li>
<li>ENSEMBL    <a href='http://uswest.ensembl.org/info/data/mysql.html'>http://uswest.ensembl.org/info/data/mysql.html</a></li>
<li>GO    <a href='http://www.geneontology.org/GO.database.shtml#mirrors'>http://www.geneontology.org/GO.database.shtml#mirrors</a></li>
</ul>

<p>(I'll give a +1 to each correct answer)</p>

This is quite an important one for people doing mouse work, though it is important to note that JAX offer Mart and Batch-Query functionality through the web site as well which may well suit many peoples needs.

 - Direct SQL Access to MGI
 - <a href="http://www.informatics.jax.org/software.shtml#sql">http://www.informatics.jax.org/software.shtml#sql</a>

Note that this is a public 'free' service, but that you do need to contact user support to get your login and password. They are also happy to provide some custom SQL scripts to get you started.