Aug
14
A ruby API to the Ensembl database
"Joy to the world, lalaa la laaaa." I can finally announce that I've released the ruby API to the Ensembl core database under the bioruby-annex umbrella. Go here for the release.
What is it?
The Ensembl database stores genetic and genomic data on a variety of species: sequences of chromosomes and positions of features such as genes and polymorphisms. This data is browseable using their genome browser, but is also directly accessible if you connect to their mysql database. A perl API to that database has been available from the start and is used by the ensembl people themselves to handle the data. A java implementation (called Ensj) is also available, but I don't know the status of that one.
What is it?
The Ensembl database stores genetic and genomic data on a variety of species: sequences of chromosomes and positions of features such as genes and polymorphisms. This data is browseable using their genome browser, but is also directly accessible if you connect to their mysql database. A perl API to that database has been available from the start and is used by the ensembl people themselves to handle the data. A java implementation (called Ensj) is also available, but I don't know the status of that one.
