Bio::NEXUS: a Perl API for the NEXUS format for comparative biological data
2007

Bio::NEXUS: A Perl API for NEXUS Format

publication Evidence: moderate

Author Information

Author(s): Hladish Thomas, Gopalan Vivek, Liang Chengzhi, Qiu Weigang, Yang Peter, Stoltzfus Arlin

Primary Institution: Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology

Conclusion

Bio::NEXUS provides a user-friendly API for NEXUS that facilitates the manipulation of complex biological data.

Supporting Evidence

  • Bio::NEXUS defines 351 methods in 4229 lines of code.
  • It provides an object-oriented interface for manipulating NEXUS files.
  • The API is designed to simplify complex operations on biological data.

Takeaway

Bio::NEXUS is a tool that helps scientists work with a special type of data format used in biology, making it easier to read and write complex information about living things.

Methodology

Bio::NEXUS is implemented as a set of object-oriented Perl modules that provide methods for reading, writing, and manipulating NEXUS files.

Limitations

The complexity of NEXUS files and the lack of a formal grammar can pose challenges.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1186/1471-2105-8-191

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