title: PROXIMAL: a database system for the efficient retrieval of genetic information.
abstract: We report on a query language, called PROXIMAL, for the efficient specification of complex queries over biological sequences. We present a data model for asking complex and structured questions of biological sequences, and show how the query language can be used. In addition, we describe a visual query metaphor intended for a biologist-friendly front end to the PROXIMAL query language.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer Science, Hill Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ganguly
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noordewier
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003628:Database Management Systems; D015723:Gene Library; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D011381:Programming Languages; D014584:User-Computer Interface