We argue the significance of a fundamental shift in bioinformatics, from in-the-small to in-the-
large. Adopting a large-scale perspective is a way to manage the problems endemic to the …

As powerful computational tools and 'big data'transform the biological sciences,
bioinformatics training is becoming necessary to prepare the next generation of life …

Bioinformatics software varies greatly in quality. In terms of usability, the command line
interface is the first experience a user will have of a tool. Unfortunately, this is often also the …

Understanding complex biological phenomena involves answering complex biomedical
questions on multiple biomolecular information simultaneously, which are expressed …

The proliferation of biological research data generated and shared openly online is of huge
benefit to the scientific community, but there are often significant challenges to overcome …

Background The third edition of the BioNLP Shared Task was held with the grand theme"
knowledge base construction (KB)". The Genia Event (GE) task was re-designed and …

There are thousands of biology databases with hundreds of terminologies, reporting
guidelines, representations models, and exchange formats to help annotate, report, and …

A clear message emanates from the major bioinformatics infrastructure institutes and
initiatives: the development and maintenance of biological knowledge bases is core to their …

Motivation Wikipedia is a vital open educational resource in computational biology. The
quality of computational biology coverage in English-language Wikipedia has improved …

Abstract Background Knowledge Base Commons (KBCommons) v1. 1 is a universal and all-
inclusive web-based framework providing generic functionalities for storing, sharing …