Open Accessbold : The Barcode of Life Data System ( http://www.barcodinglife.org )
Author(s) -
RATNASINGHAM SUJEEVAN,
HEBERT PAUL D. N.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
molecular ecology notes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1471-8286
pISSN - 1471-8278
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01678.x
Subject(s) - barcode , world wide web , workbench , computer science , informatics , data science , database , data mining , engineering , visualization , operating system , electrical engineering
The Barcode of Life Data System ( bold ) is an informatics workbench aiding the acquisition, storage, analysis and publication of DNA barcode records. By assembling molecular, morphological and distributional data, it bridges a traditional bioinformatics chasm. bold is freely available to any researcher with interests in DNA barcoding. By providing specialized services, it aids the assembly of records that meet the standards needed to gain BARCODE designation in the global sequence databases. Because of its web‐based delivery and flexible data security model, it is also well positioned to support projects that involve broad research alliances. This paper provides a brief introduction to the key elements of bold , discusses their functional capabilities, and concludes by examining computational resources and future prospects.