The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP)

The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP)

The Earth BioGenome Project (EBP) is a global initiative to sequence the genetic code of the entire planet’s eukaryotes; some 1.5 million known species including all known plants, animals, protozoa … Read more

Secondary Databases

Secondary Databases

A biological database is a large, organized body of persistent data, usually associated with computerized software designed to update, query, and retrieve components of the data stored within the system. The chief … Read more

The Human Genome Project

The Human Genome Project

The start of the human genome project in the late 1980s provided a major boost for the development of bioinformatics. The Human Genome Project (HGP) was the international, collaborative research … Read more

What is Genomics?

Genomics

Genome refers to the complete set of genes or genetic material present in a cell or organism while genomics is the study of genomes. Genomic studies are characterized by simultaneous … Read more

Protein Databases- Types and Importance

Protein Databases- Types and Importance

As biology has increasingly turned into a data-rich science, the need for storing and communicating large datasets has grown tremendously. The obvious examples are the nucleotide sequences, the protein sequences, … Read more