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bio.tools: an expanded web service for research software in the life sciences.

Ana I S Mendes^1,2, Hans Ienasescu³, Christian A T Andersen¹

¹Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense, Denmark.

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Summary

bio.tools is a community registry that enhances research software visibility. It simplifies access to computational tools using structured metadata, aiding life science researchers.

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Area of Science:

Life Sciences
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology

Background:

The proliferation of life science software presents challenges in discovering, comparing, and reusing methods.
Researchers struggle to navigate the complex software ecosystem for specific computational tasks.

Purpose of the Study:

To present bio.tools as a community-driven registry for improving research software visibility and accessibility.
To facilitate easier access to the software ecosystem through standardized, interoperable metadata.

Main Methods:

Tools are annotated using the EDAM ontology and controlled vocabularies for detailed searching.
The registry supports interactive exploration via tool landing pages and programmatic access via an API.
Content is expanded through community contributions and semi-automated literature mining.

Main Results:

The bio.tools registry now contains nearly 33,000 annotated tools.
Recent enhancements include machine-assisted scoring for curator review and architectural consolidation.
bio.tools serves as a key metadata source within the ELIXIR Research Software Ecosystem and beyond.

Conclusions:

bio.tools effectively addresses the challenge of software discovery and reuse in the life sciences.
Its structured metadata and community-driven approach enhance the accessibility and interoperability of research software.
The registry's role as an upstream metadata provider supports broader ecosystem services.