code: private void init(String svcUrl) {
  		try {
  			serviceUrl = new URL(svcUrl);
  		} catch (MalformedURLException e) {
  			throw new RuntimeException("It looks like the URL for remote NCBI BLAST service ("
  									   + svcUrl + ") is wrong. Cause: " + e.getMessage(), e);
  		}
  	}
docs: Initialize the serviceUrl data member
  @throws MalformedURLException on invalid URL