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Bioinformatics visualization and integration with open standards: the Bluejay genomic browser.

2005; National Institutes of Health; Volume: 5; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

Andrei L. Turinsky, Andrew C. Ah-Seng, Paul M. K. Gordon, Julie Stromer, Morgan L. Taschuk, Emily W. Xu, Christoph W. Sensen,

Advanced Data Storage Technologies

We have created a new Java-based integrated computational environment for the exploration of genomic data, called Bluejay. The system is capable of using almost any XML file related to genomic data. Non-XML data sources can be accessed via a proxy server. Bluejay has several features, which are new to Bioinformatics, including an unlimited semantic zoom capability, coupled with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) outputs; an implementation of the XLink standard, which features access to MAGPIE Genecards as well as any BioMOBY service accessible over the Internet; and the integration of gene chip analysis tools with the functional assignments. The system can be used as a signed web applet, Web Start, and a local stand-alone application, with or without connection to the Internet. It is available free of charge and as open source via http://bluejay.ucalgary.ca.