Section: Software

Keywords : database, comparative genomics, vertebrates.

GeM

Participants : Christian Gautier [ Correspondent ] , Vincent Navratil, Bruno Spataro.

GeM is a project that associates laboratories from the INRIA (HELIX), the CNRS, the University Claude Bernard (LBBE), the INRA and the INSERM to develop and maintain a database for comparative analysis of complete vertebrate genomes. An UML model has been implemented using both PostGres and ACNUC. An interface with R is also provided that allows users to perform complex queries and statistical analyses, and to obtain graphic representations directly from an internet connection. For more information see : :http://pbil.univ-lyon1.fr/gem/gemhome.php ). Processing the data in the database involves massive computation that is done using the IN2P3 facilities of the CNRS (http://www.in2p3.fr/ ). Participated also in the development of this software Gisèle Bronner, who did her PhD in HELIX. She is now Associate Professor at the University of Clermont-Ferrand.