title: An open system network for the biological sciences.
abstract: A description of an open system, distributed computing environment for the Biological Sciences is presented. This system utilizes a transparent interface in a computer network using NCS to implement an application system for molecular biologists to perform various processing activities from their local workstation. This system accepts requests for the services of a remote database server, located across the network, to perform all of the database searches needed to support the activities of the user. This database access is totally transparent to the user of the system and it appears, to the user, that all activities are being carried out on the local workstation. This system is a prototype for a much more extensive system being built to support the research efforts in the Biological Sciences at UMC.
authors.affiliation: Computer Science Department, University of Missouri-Columbia 65211.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Springer
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Loch
authors.forename: T B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Patrick
mesh_terms: D001690:Biological Science Disciplines; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration; D016208:Databases, Factual; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D008838:Microcomputers; D008923:Missouri; D008967:Molecular Biology; D014495:Universities