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Mobile access to biological databases on the Internet.

Pentti Riikonen1, Jorma Boberg, Tapio Salakoski

  • 1Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, FIN-33014 Finland. pentti.riikonen@it.utu.fi

IEEE Transactions on Bio-Medical Engineering
|January 25, 2003
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This study introduces the Bioinformatics Wireless Application Protocol (BioWAP) service, enabling mobile access to biological databases and applications. BioWAP provides crucial bioinformatics access when standard internet connections are unavailable.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Mobile Computing

Background:

  • Access to biological databases and bioinformatics applications is essential for researchers.
  • Traditional access methods often require stable PC or PDA internet connections, limiting accessibility in certain environments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel service for accessing biological databases and bioinformatics applications via the internet using mobile devices.
  • To enable bioinformatics access in situations where standard internet connectivity is not feasible.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the Bioinformatics Wireless Application Protocol (BioWAP) service.
  • Implementation of WAP interfaces for existing, non-WAP-compliant bioinformatics applications.
  • Demonstration of accessibility through any WAP-enabled terminal.

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Main Results:

  • The BioWAP service provides a new method for accessing biological data and tools on the go.
  • The service successfully integrates major biological databases and applications.
  • A simple method for adapting non-WAP applications to the WAP protocol was demonstrated.

Conclusions:

  • The BioWAP service significantly enhances the accessibility of bioinformatics resources for researchers using mobile devices.
  • This innovation overcomes connectivity limitations, expanding the reach of biological data and computational tools.
  • The developed WAP interface method offers a pathway for modernizing legacy bioinformatics applications.