Databases and Searching

Potential for incorrect relationship identification in new forensic familial searching techniques

9 Feb 2012

New research suggests that unrelated individuals may be mistakenly identified as genetic family members due to inaccurate genetic assumptions. This is particularly relevant when considering familial searching: a new technique which extends forensic identification to family members of individuals with profiles in offender/arrestee DNA databases. In a study published this week in PLoS Genetics ...

Elsevier Launches TargetInsightsâ„¢, Streamlining Target Discovery and Validation Workflow

9 Feb 2012

AMSTERDAM, February 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Online decision support tool designed for scientists involved in early drug discovery phases  Elsevier , a world-leading provider of scientific, technical, and ...

Flexing NoSQL: MongoDB in review

8 Feb 2012

The NoSQL movement has spawned a slew of alternative data stores, all of which attempt to fill voids left by traditional relational database implementations. But while it's easy to fit the various relational databases (MySQL, Oracle, DB2, and so on) under a single categorical umbrella, the NoSQL world is much more diverse, and the NoSQL label is too general. NoSQL data stores such as MongoDB and ...