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Virtual Environment for Next Generation Sequencing Analysis

Authors:
Olivier Terzo
Lorenzo Mossucca
Andrea Acquaviva
Francesco Abate
Rosalba Provenzano

Keywords: grid computing; cloud computing; virtual; next generation sequencing; hybrid architecture.

Abstract:
Next Generation Sequencing technology, on the one hand, allows a more accurate analysis, and, on the other hand, increases the amount of data to process. A new protocol for sequencing the messenger RNA in a cell, known as RNASeq, generates millions of short sequence fragments in a single run. These fragments, or reads, can be used to measure levels of gene expression and to identify novel splice variants of genes. The proposed solution is a distributed architecture consisting of a Grid Environment and a Virtual Grid Environment, in order to reduce processing time by making the system scalable and flexible.

Pages: 47 to 51

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: March 25, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4006

ISBN: 978-1-61208-186-1

Location: St. Maarten, The Netherlands Antilles

Dates: from March 25, 2012 to March 30, 2012