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Title: Future databases for molecular biology: EMBL/NIH (European Molecular Biology Laboratory/National Institutes of Health) workshop

Abstract

The next generation of biological databases was the subject of an international gathering which was held at EMBL in Heidelberg. Dramatic changes in the use of the databases, and anticipated explosive growth of the available data motivated this attempt to outline future requirements. Present databases, in particular the nucleotide sequence database maintained by the EMBL Data Library and GenBank, are already facing the challenges presented by this rapid evolution. Sequencing the human genome is within reach of emerging technology, and recent discussions have emphasized the need for improved methods for maintaining and processing the wealth of sequence and related information that would be generated by sequencing on that scale. The future research needs of biologists were discussed in conjunction with the developments in the technology of data storage, transmission and processing that might be expected to satisfy these needs. To support this, it was recommended that an international advisory committee be established. The committee, to be composed of experts from the fields of molecular biology and information sciences, will provide advice and guidance in this crucial stage in the development of the databases.

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
European Molecular Biology Lab., Heidelberg (Germany, F.R.); National Inst. of General Medical Sciences, Bethesda, MD (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6995321
Report Number(s):
CONF-8702136-
ON: DE88009047
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: EMBL/NIH workshop on future databases for molecular biology, Heidelberg, F.R. Germany, 25 Feb 1987; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; DNA SEQUENCING; DATA BASE MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION NEEDS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GENETIC MAPPING; ADVISORY COMMITTEES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEADING ABSTRACT; MAN; MEETINGS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; ABSTRACTS; ANIMALS; COOPERATION; DOCUMENT TYPES; MAMMALS; MANAGEMENT; MAPPING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PRIMATES; STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; VERTEBRATES; 550200* - Biochemistry; 550400 - Genetics; 990300 - Information Handling

Citation Formats

. Future databases for molecular biology: EMBL/NIH (European Molecular Biology Laboratory/National Institutes of Health) workshop. United States: N. p., 1987. Web.
. Future databases for molecular biology: EMBL/NIH (European Molecular Biology Laboratory/National Institutes of Health) workshop. United States.
. 1987. "Future databases for molecular biology: EMBL/NIH (European Molecular Biology Laboratory/National Institutes of Health) workshop". United States.
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abstractNote = {The next generation of biological databases was the subject of an international gathering which was held at EMBL in Heidelberg. Dramatic changes in the use of the databases, and anticipated explosive growth of the available data motivated this attempt to outline future requirements. Present databases, in particular the nucleotide sequence database maintained by the EMBL Data Library and GenBank, are already facing the challenges presented by this rapid evolution. Sequencing the human genome is within reach of emerging technology, and recent discussions have emphasized the need for improved methods for maintaining and processing the wealth of sequence and related information that would be generated by sequencing on that scale. The future research needs of biologists were discussed in conjunction with the developments in the technology of data storage, transmission and processing that might be expected to satisfy these needs. To support this, it was recommended that an international advisory committee be established. The committee, to be composed of experts from the fields of molecular biology and information sciences, will provide advice and guidance in this crucial stage in the development of the databases.},
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