An active registry for bioinformatics web services

Bioinformatics. 2009 Aug 15;25(16):2090-1. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btp329. Epub 2009 May 21.

Abstract

Summary: The EMBRACE Registry is a web portal that collects and monitors web services according to test scripts provided by the their administrators. Users are able to search for, rank and annotate services, enabling them to select the most appropriate working service for inclusion in their bioinformatics analysis tasks.

Availability and implementation: Web site implemented with PHP, Python, MySQL and Apache, with all major browsers supported. (www.embraceregistry.net).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computational Biology / methods*
  • Databases, Factual
  • Internet*
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis / methods
  • Software*
  • User-Computer Interface