Integrative genomic analysis by interoperation of bioinformatics tools in GenomeSpace

Nat Methods. 2016 Mar;13(3):245-247. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.3732. Epub 2016 Jan 18.

Abstract

Complex biomedical analyses require the use of multiple software tools in concert and remain challenging for much of the biomedical research community. We introduce GenomeSpace (http://www.genomespace.org), a cloud-based, cooperative community resource that currently supports the streamlined interaction of 20 bioinformatics tools and data resources. To facilitate integrative analysis by non-programmers, it offers a growing set of 'recipes', short workflows to guide investigators through high-utility analysis tasks.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Chromosome Mapping / methods*
  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Data Mining
  • Databases, Genetic*
  • Genome, Human / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Internet
  • Software*
  • Systems Integration