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WebPlotDigitizer

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Dan Gezelter

WebPlotDigitizer is a based tool to extract data from plots in image form. This tool helps you retrieve data from scanned plots or plots from published papers quickly and easily. This is web based, so no installation is needed. The … Continue reading →

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10 years of CDK

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Dan Gezelter

Today marks (roughly) the tenth birthday of a fantastically successful open science project called the Chemical Development Kit (CDK).  At the time the skeleton of the project was set down on my office whiteboard, I was still the lead developer … Continue reading →

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OGSA-DAI

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Dan Gezelter

OGSA-DAI is an open source framework for executing complex data management scenarios (including data access, update, transformation, integration and delivery) involving distributed databases. It supports relational, XML and file resources. The supported functionality, data resources and presentation layers can all … Continue reading →

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Sysmo db

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Dan Gezelter

SysMO-DB is a web-based platform for finding, sharing and exchanging Data, Models and Processes in Systems Biology. It was designed to support the SysMO Consortium (Systems Biology for Micro-Organisms), but the principles and methods employed are equally applicable to other … Continue reading →

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myExperiment

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Dan Gezelter

myExperiment makes it easy to find, use and share scientific workflows and other Research Objects, and to build communities. Find myExperiment at: http://www.myexperiment.org/

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MethodBox

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Dan Gezelter

Finding the variables you need to support a particular research question can be time consuming. Wading through hundreds of pages of PDF documents, codebooks and metadata and then trying to find the exact column in a huge spreadsheet can be … Continue reading →

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Biocatalogue

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Dan Gezelter

The BioCatalogue is a registry of biological Web Services. The BioCatalogue website is freely accessible to the world as it is searchable and indexable to search engines. It provides an open platform for biological Web Services registration, annotation and monitoring. … Continue reading →

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myExperiment

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Dan Gezelter

The myExperiment Virtual Research Environment enables you and your colleagues to share digital items associated with your research in particular it enables you to share and execute scientific workflows. You can use www.myexperiment.org to find publicly shared workflows. If you … Continue reading →

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BioCatalogue – the Life Sciences Web Service Registry

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Dan Gezelter

The BioCatalogue is a registry of biological Web Services. The BioCatalogue website is freely accessible to the world as it is searchable and indexable to search engines. It provides an open platform for biological Web Services registration, annotation and monitoring. … Continue reading →

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Taverna Workbench and Server

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Dan Gezelter

Taverna is an open source domain independent Workflow Management System a suite of tools used to design and execute scientific workflows. Taverna has been created by the myGrid project and funded through the OMII-UK. Taverna has a guaranteed funding till … Continue reading →

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