A Dynamic Workflow Approach for the Integration of Bioinformatics Services

Autor: Nianhua Li, Lingma Lu, Malika Mahoui, Ning Gao, Omran Bukhres, Zina Ben Miled, Jessica Chen
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Cluster Computing. 8:279-291
ISSN: 1573-7543
1386-7857
DOI: 10.1007/s10586-005-4095-1
Popis: Modern biological and chemical studies rely on life science databases as well as sophisticated software tools (e.g., homology search tools, modeling and visualization tools). These tools often have to be combined and integrated in order to support a given study. SIBIOS (System for the Integration of Bioinformatics Services) serves this purpose. The services are both life science database search services and software tools. The task engine is the core component of SIBIOS. It supports the execution of dynamic workflows that incorporate multiple bioinformatics services. The architecture of SIBIOS, the approaches to addressing the heterogeneity as well as interoperability of bioinformatics services, including data integration are presented in this paper.
Databáze: OpenAIRE