A computational framework for unified biological databank to overcome heterogeneity of biological data format. | Proceedings of Pakistan Academy of Sciences 2015

Author(s)

Muhammad Usman Ghani Khan Bioinformatics Lab, Al-Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Sana Amanat Bioinformatics Lab, Al-Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Abdul-Nasir Bioinformatics Lab, Al-Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Razi Iqbal Bioinformatics Lab, Al-Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Muhammad Idrees Bioinformatics Lab, Al-Khwarizmi Institute of Computer Science, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

Building block of life is DNA which produces RNA and protein sequences; all these molecular blocks lie in the category of biological data. Biological data which comprises various organisms like animals, plants, viruses, bacteria and humans,throughout the globe has heterogeneous nature. This heterogeneity is caused by different parameters such as storage mechanism, information representation and content format.The abundance of heterogeneity creates a havoc towards optimized exploitation, integration, storage and retrieval of existing biological data. This work introduces a computational framework for achieving a unified format for biological data, which can accommodate different formats of storage; and data presentation.An information retrieval system for biological data has been developed which sheds light on different recompenses gained by this unified format of the biological data.

Publication Details

Page(s) 91-102

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Published Journal: Proceedings of Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Volume: 52, Issue: 2, Year: 2015

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