BIRI: a new approach for automatically discovering and indexing available public bioinformatics resources from the literature

Table 3 Samples of short-form knowledge base entries

Resource	Functionality	Category	Domain
CrossLink	Exploration of relationships between RNA sequences	Exploration	RNA
FATCAT	Server for structure comparison and structure similarity searching	Comparison	Protein
FATCAT	Server for structure comparison and structure similarity searching	Comparison	Protein
MATRAS	Protein 3D structure comparison	Comparison	Protein
MATRAS	Accumulation structural employs progressive alignment algorithm 3D alignments useful tools for insights into protein 3D structures	Alignment	Protein
GenePublisher	Analysis of DNA microarray data	Analysis	DNA
GenePublisher	Analysis of DNA microarray data	Analysis	Microarray

The table shows examples of the knowledge base contents according with the resources shown in Figure 3. After executing a query, this is the information provided by the BIRI Web Application. It includes resource names and links, functionalities, categories, and domains.

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