BioUML
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| Original author(s) | Fedor A. Kolpakov |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | BioUML team |
| Initial release | 2002 |
| Stable release | v. 2023.3
/ September 2023 |
| Written in | Java |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Bioinformatics |
| Website | https://www.biouml.org/ |
BioUML (Biological Universal Modeling Language)[1][2] is an open-source web-based software platform written in Java with support for JavaScript and R. The main field is systems biology and data analysis - visualization of biological data, modeling of biological systems, as well as access to bioinformatics databases.[2][3] It was originally developed by Fedor Kolpakov in 2002 in collaboration between Biosoft.Ru and the Institute of Systems Biology in Novosibirsk, Russia.[3]
The current release of BioUML is version 2023.3 released in September 2023.[4]
BioUML Server offers access to data and analysis methods installed server-side for BioUML clients (workbench and web edition) over the Internet.
BioUML Workbench is a Java application that can work standalone or as "thick client" for the BioUML server edition.
BioUML Web Edition is a web browser based "thin client" for the BioUML server edition and provides most of the functionality of the BioUML workbench. It utilizes AJAX and HTML5 <canvas> technology for interactive data editing and visual modeling.
The platform has been developed continuously since 2002[4] and offers data analysis and visualizations for scientists involved in complex molecular biology research. The system allows for the formalized description of biological systems structure and function including tools required to make discoveries related to genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics. The BioUML platform is built in a modular architecture which has allowed for the relatively simple addition of new tools. This has allowed the integration of many 3rd party tools into the platform over the 7 years it has been available.[citation needed]