Real-Time Metagenomics

In the last few years a new technology called metagenomics has revolutionized biology. This technique allows biologists to sequence the DNA (genetic makeup) of all the organisms in an environment. The Real-Time Metagenomics project provides biologists with a variety of tools to annotate metagenomes using web 2.0 technology, including web services (RTMg.web), Google’s Android cell phone operating system (RTMg.mob), and all OpenSocial-based social network sites (RTMg.os). This technology allows biologists to perform useful, fast, and easy bioinformatics services on metagenomic data. In fact, annotations of DNA sequences are performed within minutes; something that used to take hours or days.