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Human Genome News, January-June 1997; 8:(3-4)
MAGPIE (multipurpose automated genome project investigation environment) provides genomes with an automated platform for collecting computed data about an emerging or finished genome sequence. Once installed, two daemons run side by side: one collects data through a multitude of automated requests to remote and local servers, and the other synthesizes collected data into a "knowledge base" of queryable information. MAGPIE, which was created at Argonne National Laboratory by Terry Gaasterland, in collaboration with Christoph Sensen of the Canadian NRC Institute for Marine Biosciences, includes a prepackaged set of queries that generate hierarchically organized reports about the genome sequence data.
The MAGPIE site (http://genomes.rockefeller.edu/research.shtml ) also lists the status of genome sequencing projects and links to genome databases at other institutions and to metabolic and functional pathway resources.
The electronic form of the newsletter may be cited in the following style:
Human Genome Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Human Genome News (v8n3).
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international 13-year effort, 1990 to 2003. Primary goals were to discover the complete set of human genes and make them accessible for further biological study, and determine the complete sequence of DNA bases in the human genome. See Timeline for more HGP history.
Published from 1989 until 2002, this newsletter facilitated HGP communication, helped prevent duplication of research effort, and informed persons interested in genome research.
