by ginger | Nov 6, 2017 | BioGPS, data release, spotlight
In BioGPS, there are a number of Intermine-based model organism plugins (and to a lesser extent model organism data sets) which allow users to explore gene expression in organisms typically studied in biomedical research. Model organisms such as mice, rats, flies,...
by ginger | Sep 2, 2016 | BioGPS, plugin, spotlight
If worms are your model organism of choice, you’re probably already familiar with WormBase. WormBase was founded in 2000 and is a multi-institutional consortium led by Paul Sternberg of the California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Paul Kersey of the European...
by ginger | Aug 19, 2016 | BioGPS, plugin, spotlight
The Zebrafish Model Organism Database (ZFIN) has served the scientific community for over twenty years. As with the Rat Genome Database, which was previously featured in our Spotlight series, ZFIN also manages an InterMine-based resource called ZebrafishMine. The ZFIN...
by ginger | Aug 5, 2016 | BioGPS, plugin, spotlight
RatMine is one of several InterMine-based resources available as plugins in BioGPS. Unlike FlyMine and HumanMine (which are run by the InterMine team), RatMine is one of several resources available in the Rat Genome Database (RGD) offered by the Biomedical Informatics...
by ginger | Jul 22, 2016 | BioGPS, plugin, spotlight
In our last spotlight we covered FlyMine, one of two mines maintained by the InterMine group at Cambridge University. This week’s spotlight is on HumanMine, the second of the two aforementioned mines. Yo Yehudi (developer), and Rachel Lyne (biologist) were kind enough...
by ginger | Jun 20, 2016 | BioGPS, plugin, spotlight
As seen in our previous spotlight on InterMine, FlyMine is the prototypical InterMine database which is one of two mines currently being maintained by the InterMine team. This week, we’ll delve into FlyMine and how this resource has added value to the fly and mosquito...
