by Andrew Su | Sep 23, 2008 | BioGPS, Gene Wiki, symatlas
As we develop BioGPS, many people have asked, why develop another gene portal? With all the already-existing websites that display gene annotation, where does BioGPS fit into this crowded landscape?I think this question begs a closer look at why there are so many gene...
by Andrew Su | Sep 5, 2008 | BioGPS, symatlas
In my last post about the Law of Inevitable Stagnation, I proposed that many (most?) web-based scientific applications eventually go stale. I mentioned this to a colleague and SymAtlas user recently, and he had an interesting suggestion. He wondered if SymAtlas...
by Andrew Su | Aug 29, 2008 | BioGPS, community intelligence, symatlas
GNF has maintained the very popular SymAtlas gene portal for many years now. Given the success of that site, what motivated us to start anew and create BioGPS? The answer is simple and can be described by what I’ll call the Law of Inevitable Stagnation. Let me...
by Andrew Su | Aug 21, 2008 | BioGPS, layouts, symatlas, usage stats
We know that we have a pretty loyal base of SymAtlas users. And it’s because of that knowledge that we don’t tread lightly on making changes to this well-used resource. But SymAtlas is getting a bit long in the tooth, and at some point in the foreseeable...
by Andrew Su | Jul 25, 2008 | BioGPS, customizability, extensibility, long tail, symatlas
BioGPS is our new gene annotation portal. As mentioned previously, the unique feature of BioGPS will be its unwavering commitment to the Long Tail.If you’re passionate about the concept of the Long Tail as I’ve grown to become, you can certainly spend long...
