BioMoby Extensions to Taverna Software
Author Information
Author(s): Edward Kawas, Martin Senger, Mark D Wilkinson
Primary Institution: University of British Columbia
Hypothesis
Can the integration of BioMoby with Taverna enhance the usability of bioinformatics workflows for non-expert users?
Conclusion
The BioMoby plug-in to Taverna makes BioMoby-based Web Services significantly more accessible and useful to bench scientists.
Supporting Evidence
- The BioMoby project began in 2001 to improve interoperability between bioinformatics resources.
- BioMoby now has over 800 data retrieval and analysis services available.
- The Taverna interface allows users to create workflows by connecting various bioinformatics services.
Takeaway
This study shows how a new tool helps scientists use complex data without needing to understand all the technical details.
Methodology
The study describes the development and implementation of a plug-in that integrates BioMoby functionalities into the Taverna workflow system.
Limitations
Certain features, such as limiting semantic searches by service operation type, are still not available.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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