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http://www.theseed.org/wiki/Home_of_the_SEED

The SEED is a framework to support comparative analysis and annotation of genomes. The cooperative effort focuses on the development of the comparative genomics environment and, more importantly, on the development of curated genomic data. Curation of genomic data (annotation) is done via the curation of subsystems by an expert annotator across many genomes, not on a gene by gene basis. From the curated subsystems we extract a set of freely available protein families (FIGfams). These FIGfams form the core component of our RAST automated annotation technology. Answering numerous requests for automatic Seed-Quality annotations for more or less complete bacterial and archaeal genomes, we have established the free RAST-Server (RAST=Rapid Annotation using Subsytems Technology). Using similar technology, we make the Metagenomics-RAST-Server freely available. We also provide a SEED-Viewer that allows read-only access to the latest curated data sets. We currently have 58 Archaea, 902 Bacteria, 562 Eukaryota, 1254 Plasmids and 1713 Viruses in our database. All tools and datasets that make up the SEED are in the public domain and can be downloaded at ftp://ftp.theseed.org

Proper citation: SEED (RRID:SCR_002129) Copy   

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http://www.uchicago.edu/

Private research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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http://www.anl.gov/

For six decades, the U.S. Department of Energy''s (DOE''s) Argonne National Laboratory has excelled in conducting scientific research in support of a secure future for the nation. From Argonne''s inception, the University of Chicago has managed and operated the laboratorya laboratory that has become a scientific leader for DOE and the country. Achievements and honors earned by Argonne researchers include three Nobel Prizes, 90 R&D 100 awards, 700 national and international awards and honors, 750 patents and the start of over 30 small businesses. Argonne National Laboratory, one of the U.S. Department of Energy''s oldest and largest national laboratories for science and engineering research, employs roughly 3,200 employees, including about 1,000 scientists and engineers, three-quarters of whom hold doctoral degrees. Argonne''s mission is to apply a unique mix of world-class science, engineering and user facilities to deliver innovative research and technologies. We create new knowledge that addresses the most important scientific and societal needs of our nation. Research at Argonne centers around three principal areas: *Energy ** Energy Storage: Argonne develops transformational energy storage systems that enable and enhance electric-drive vehicles and a green-energy grid through electrical energy storage development, prototype and manufacturing process engineering, stationary storage and grid management, and electric transportation systems. ** Alternative Energy and Efficiency: Argonne is developing the next generation of alternative energy sources to promote energy independence through improved chemical fuels, advanced biofuels, and solar energy systems, as well as through the optimization of fuel and engine dynamics. ** Nuclear Energy: Argonne develops advanced reactor and fuel cycle systems including fast reactor and fuel cycle technologies, advanced modeling and simulation methods, and innovative nuclear energy systems to enable the safe and sustainable generation of nuclear energy. * Biological and Environmental Systems: Argonne produces integrated molecular-scale, hydrological, economic and social computational models to enable regionally focused ecological and climate assessments through metagenome analysis, protein discovery, regional climate prediction and integrated climate, energy and economic discovery. * National Security: Argonne provides critical security technologies that prevent and mitigate events with potential for mass disruption or destruction through the nonproliferation and forensics of weapons of mass destruction, decision sciences, new sensors and materials, and cyber security.

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http://thefig.info/

Fonstein, Kogan, Osterman, Overbeek and Vonstein found the non-profit Fellowship for Interpretation of Genomes (FIG) to follow their vision of seeking advances in understanding through comparative analysis of the growing body of genomic data. The team at FIG began a new open source comparative genomics environment, the SEED. The Project to Annotate 1000 Genomes is a central goal of FIG. FIG is a nonprofit organization devoted to providing support for those analyzing genomes. It focuses on organizing the data needed to support interpretation of genomes, providing the infrastructure needed by the world community in its efforts to achieve understanding. FIG offers the key services required to architect and implement a comparative framework for interpreting genomes. In addition, we pick specific, critical problems and attempt to actively participate in the unraveling of the secrets within these amazing entities. It is only by merging the work of building infrastructure with the applications that use it that we will more deeply understand what is needed at each step.

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