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Gbrowse Moby: a Web-based browser for BioMoby Services.

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  • 1Department of Medical Genetics, University of British Columbia, James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 1Y6, Canada. markw@illuminae.com

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|December 7, 2006
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Gbrowse Moby simplifies bioinformatics by enabling easy discovery and exploration of web services. This tool aids researchers in navigating and utilizing complex data analysis workflows without requiring advanced informatics skills.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Web Services

Background:

  • The BioMoby project facilitates the discovery, execution, and pipelining of distributed bioinformatics web services.
  • Over 680 bioinformatics resources were accessible via the BioMoby platform by August 2006.
  • Various clients exist for interacting with BioMoby services.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce Gbrowse Moby, a web-based, browser-style client for the BioMoby platform.
  • To enable users to discover and navigate between bioinformatics services using a semantically-aided interface.
  • To provide a user-friendly tool for both novice and experienced researchers.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a web-based graphical user interface (GUI).
  • Integration with the BioMoby Central web service registry.

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  • Implementation of a data management system to preserve data between service executions.
  • Inclusion of a data rendering system for new data types.

    • Main Results:

    • Gbrowse Moby offers a low-throughput, exploratory tool for non-informaticians.
    • Users can query for data retrieval or analytical tools and execute them with a single click.
    • The tool manages data formatting and interface interpretation, preserving the exploration path.
    • The exploration path can be downloaded for use in high-throughput tools like Taverna.
    • A robust data rendering system ensures proper display of all BioMoby data types.

    Conclusions:

    • Gbrowse Moby serves as an accessible entry point to the BioMoby project.
    • It empowers users to manually explore data and service functionalities.
    • Facilitates observation of analytical workflow performance before high-throughput execution.