Genomic Data Visualization: The Bluejay System

We have developed the Bluejay system, a visual environment for the visualization and comparison of genomes and associated biological data. The software system offers many innovative features that are essential to genome research but were not available previously. The data integration abilities allow the user to integrate gene expression data sets into a genomic context and to seamlessly invoke external Web-based services that are available for biological objects. The comparative genomics capability provides the visualization of multiple whole genomes in one context along with many crucial gene comparison features. The user can also use GPS-inspired waypoints for aligning genomes to facilitate easy comparison as well as for navigating within a genome effortlessly. Bluejay provides a unique set of customizable genome browsing and comparison features for the many biologists who want to answer complex questions using completely sequenced genomes. We expect Bluejay to be beneficial to systems biology in general and genome research in particular.

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