Galaxy (computational biology)

Galaxy is a web-based open source software in the field of bioinformatics for compute-intensive biomedical research. Galaxy targeted products are mainly directed at researchers who have no or very little programming experience. The platform has been and is being developed by the Pennsylvania State University, from Emory University and by volunteers worldwide in the Python programming language.

Operation

Galaxy provides so-called " workflow " is available. A workflow designates a task which consists of several steps and can be compared to a recipe. In Galaxy every step is a so-called " tool ". Workflows are typically a graphical user interface available, which it assists the user with the appropriate data, select the appropriate tools and the correct order of the application of these tools. Galaxy is also a platform for data integration of biological data. The platform supports the uploading of data and processed data from other sources, such as data of the USCS Genome Browser, BioMart or inter mine. Galaxy supports many different data formats bioinformatics.

Uses

There is a public and usable by each instance, which is supported by the Galaxy project. This instance contains a variety of tools and workflows that have proven in the field of genome analysis to be useful. However, there is to use many other instances publicly available the possibility Apart from the use of this server. This set different priorities, where depending on the server are different tools pre-installed. Since Galaxy is open source, it is also possible to run a local instance.

Credentials

• Chemistry software
• Bioinformatics
• FLOSS culture