Title :
Having a BLAST: analyzing gene sequence data with BlastQuest
Author :
Farmerie, William G. ; Hammer, Joachim ; Liu, Li ; Schneider, Markus
Author_Institution :
Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL, USA
Abstract :
An essential problem for biologists is the processing and evaluation of BLAST results. We advocate the deployment of database technology and describe a user-driven tool, called BlastQuest. BlastQuest provides interactive, Web-enabled query, analysis, and visualization facilities beyond what is possible by current BLAST interfaces. Specifically, the BLAST results are extracted, structured, and stored persistently in a relational database to support a series of build-in analysis operations that can be used to select, filter, and order data from multiple BLAST results efficiently and without referring to the original results. Users have the option to interact with the BlastQuest through a forms-based interface.
Keywords :
Internet; biology computing; data analysis; data visualisation; genetics; query processing; relational databases; sequences; user interfaces; BLAST; BlastQuest; Web-enabled query; build-in analysis operations; database technology; gene sequence data; relational database; user-driven tool; visualization facilities; Biology computing; Biotechnology; DNA; Data analysis; Data visualization; Filters; Information science; Project management; Relational databases; Sequences;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 2003. Proceedings. 14th International Workshop on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1993-8
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.2003.1231995
