wolfPAC: building a high-performance distributed computing network for phylogenetic analysis using 'obsolete' computational resources.
wolfPAC is an AppleScript-based software package that facilitates the use of numerous, remotely located Macintosh computers to perform computationally-intensive phylogenetic analyses using the popular application PAUP* (Phylogenetic Analysis Using Parsimony). It has been designed to utilise readily available, inexpensive processors and to encourage sharing of computational resources within the worldwide phylogenetics community.
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA.
Patrick A
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Reeves
Philip H
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Friedman
Christopher M
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Richards
D000465:Algorithms; D002874:Chromosome Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D004252:DNA Mutational Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D010802:Phylogeny; D016415:Sequence Alignment / Q000379:methods*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*; D018511:Systems Integration