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Bioconductor

Bioconductor is an open source and open development software project for the analysis and comprehension of genomic data.

http://www.bioconductor.org

Features:

  • Access to powerful statistical and graphical methods for analysis
  • Integration of biological metadata in the analysis of experimental data
  • Rapid development of extensible, scalable, and interoperable software
  • High-quality documentation and reproducible research
  • Packages run through the R GUI

Input:

Depending on the package, anything from raw image files to processed data files

Output:

Depending on the package and the input, anything from raw signal intensities to fully annotated and processed data files

Availability:

All packages available for download through the Bioconductor website

Figure 1. Bioconductor software maBoxplot screenshot

Bioconductor software maBoxplot screenshot