Cargando…

Genome re-annotation: a wiki solution?

The annotation of most genomes becomes outdated over time, owing in part to our ever-improving knowledge of genomes and in part to improvements in bioinformatics software. Unfortunately, annotation is rarely if ever updated and resources to support routine reannotation are scarce. Wiki software, whi...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Salzberg, Steven L
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1839116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17274839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2007-8-1-102
Descripción
Sumario:The annotation of most genomes becomes outdated over time, owing in part to our ever-improving knowledge of genomes and in part to improvements in bioinformatics software. Unfortunately, annotation is rarely if ever updated and resources to support routine reannotation are scarce. Wiki software, which would allow many scientists to edit each genome's annotation, offers one possible solution.