[Biojava-dev] Direct access to public genome databases

[Michael Heuer]

Charles Danko wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Direct access to public genome databases (i.e. a class to import
> sequence, annotations, etc. and create the applicable biojava object)
> would be a very useful addition to BioJava.  The Ensj project doesn't
> look like it has been updated since official support was dropped.  Are
> there any plans to work these features into BioJava?  Have I missed
> features that already exist?
>
> Depending on the amount of time required, I may be willing to
> contribute to such an endeavor -- particularly for the purpose of
> importing sequence.  I have quite a bit of experience working with
> java, but not much in a collaborative environment.

What sort of client API would you have in mind?


I'm not a Taverna expert, but it seems to me that access to third-party
data resources is already well covered with the web services available
there.

> http://taverna.sourceforge.net/
> http://www.mygrid.org.uk/wiki/Mygrid/BiologicalWebServices

Or simply call the web services directly.

   michael