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An integrated Korean biodiversity and genetic information retrieval system
Jeongheui Lim1, Jong Bhak, Hee-Mock Oh
1Korean BioInformation Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 305-806, Korea. jhlim@kribb.re.kr
BMC Bioinformatics
|December 19, 2008
Summary
A new Korean biodiversity portal, NARIS, integrates scattered data from museums and institutes. This system enhances biodiversity research, conservation, and resource management by including genetic information.
Area of Science:
- Bioinformatics
- Biodiversity Informatics
- Genomics
Background:
- Growing online biodiversity databases and bioinformatics integration are driven by advances in gene sequencing and the internet.
- Scattered biodiversity data across Korean institutes and museums with incompatible formats necessitate a unified national portal.
- A comprehensive database is crucial for integrating diverse information, including molecular and genomic data, for improved conservation and research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a centralized national biodiversity information system for Korea.
- To integrate scattered biodiversity data from various institutions and museums.
- To create a comprehensive resource including molecular and genomic data for enhanced utilization.
Main Methods:
- Development of the Korean Natural History Research Information System (NARIS) as a central hub.
- Integration of twelve Korean institutes and museums using the Distributed Generic Information Retrieval (DiGIR) protocol.
- Adoption of Darwin Core 2.0 as the metadata standard for data exchange and implementation of data quality control and statistical analysis functions.
Main Results:
- The NARIS system successfully integrates biodiversity data from multiple Korean institutions.
- Integration of molecular and genetic information from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) databases into NARIS.
- NARIS is designed for extensibility to include international institutes and can be exported for local biodiversity management.
Conclusions:
- The NARIS portal efficiently manages and utilizes Korean biodiversity data, including genetic resources.
- NARIS is poised to maximize bio-resource utilization for conservation, research, education, and industrial applications.
- The portal facilitates integration with other bioinformation data resources and is accessible at http://www.naris.go.kr.
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