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TAMBIS

TAMBIS. Transparent Access to Multiple Biological Information Sources. This presentation will take about five minutes. Why Tambis?. Researchers in biological sciences often gather and compare sequencing and other heterogeneous information This process takes significant manual effort ...

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TAMBIS

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  1. TAMBIS Transparent Access to Multiple Biological Information Sources This presentation will take about five minutes

  2. Why Tambis? • Researchers in biological sciences often gather and compare sequencing and other heterogeneous information • This process takes significant manual effort ... • ... and is a constant barrier to progress

  3. BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION The World without TAMBIS... • There are over 200 biological information sources world-wide • These contain a huge amount of data • But this data is only useful with sensible access mechanisms

  4. BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION The World without TAMBIS... • There are three main types of information source: • databases • on-line services • files

  5. BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION The World without TAMBIS... • The user must phrase the question for each information system • SQL for databases • appropriate questions to • each tool • file searches

  6. BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION The World without TAMBIS... • The user must interpret the answers received from the different sources BIOGICL INORION And still doesn’t get the complete picture

  7. BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION The World without TAMBIS... • Too much time is spent • selecting the appropriate sources • phrasing the questions • interpreting the answers leading to under-use of these resources

  8. TAMBIS BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION The World with TAMBIS... • TAMBIS will solve these problems • by acting as a single interface to all these information sources • by providing the illusion of a single source

  9. BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION TAMBIS BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION The World with TAMBIS... • The user will • ask the question TAMBIS will • find the information • sources • phrase the questions • integrate the results • report them in a • consistent manner

  10. BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION TAMBIS BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION The World with TAMBIS... • Through improved access, TAMBIS will lead to more effective use of multiple biological information sources

  11. TAMBIS is a collaboration between the departments of Computer Science &Biological Science at the University of Manchester, funded by EPSRC and Zeneca Pharmaceuticals To find out more contact: tambis@cs.man.ac.uk • Andy Brass • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,University of Manchester,Oxford Road,Manchester M13 9PL, UKPhone: +44 161 275 5064/5096Fax: +44 161 275 5082 • E-mail: abrass@manchester.ac.uk • Carole Goble • Computer Science,University of Manchester,Oxford Road,Manchester M13 9PL, UKPhone: +44 161 275 6195Fax: +44 161 275 6932 • E-mail: carole@cs.man.ac.uk • Norman Paton • Computer Science,University of Manchester,Oxford Road,Manchester M13 9PL, UKPhone: +44 161 275 6910Fax: +44 161 275 6932 • E-mail: norm@cs.man.ac.uk

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