Title :
Applying Grid technologies to bioinformatics
Author :
Karo, Michael ; Dwan, Christopher ; Freeman, John ; Weissman, Jon ; Livny, Miron ; Retzel, Emest
Author_Institution :
Center for Comput. Genomics and Bioinformatics, Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis, MN, USA
Abstract :
The science of bioinformatics provides researchers with the tools necessary to unravel the mysteries of life and evolution, discover cures for disease, and control the evolution of living organisms. To assist researchers in managing the growing data processing and management demands associated with bioinformatics, we have created a production system that draws upon Grid based technologies to control several aspects of the process. We briefly discuss system architecture, results, and future directions of the project
Keywords :
biology computing; data handling; distributed programming; Grid based technologies; Grid technologies; bioinformatics; data processing; evolution; living organisms; production system; system architecture; Bioinformatics; Data processing; Diseases; Evolution (biology); Genetics; Humans; Organisms; Production systems; Resource management; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
High Performance Distributed Computing, 2001. Proceedings. 10th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1296-8
DOI :
10.1109/HPDC.2001.945217
