Bioinformatics visualization and integration with open standards: the Bluejay genomic browser.
We have created a new Java-based integrated computational environment for the exploration of genomic data, called Bluejay. The system is capable of using almost any XML file related to genomic data. Non-XML data sources can be accessed via a proxy server. Bluejay has several features, which are new to Bioinformatics, including an unlimited semantic zoom capability, coupled with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) outputs; an implementation of the XLink standard, which features access to MAGPIE Genecards as well as any BioMOBY service accessible over the Internet; and the integration of gene chip analysis tools with the functional assignments. The system can be used as a signed web applet, Web Start, and a local stand-alone application, with or without connection to the Internet. It is available free of charge and as open source via http://bluejay.ucalgary.ca.
Turinsky
Andrei L
AL
University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine, Sun Center of Excellence for Visual Genomics, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, Canada, T2N 4N1.
Ah-Seng
Andrew C
AC
Gordon
Paul M K
PM
Stromer
Julie N
JN
Taschuk
Morgan L
ML
Xu
Emily W
EW
Sensen
Christoph W
CW
D019295:Computational Biology; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003628:Database Management Systems; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D020407:Internet; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011381:Programming Languages; D012985:Software Design; D014584:User-Computer Interface