bioinformaticsplatform
nounUK /ˌbaɪəʊˌɪnfəˈmætɪks ˈplætfɔːm/
US /ˌbaɪoʊˌɪnfərˈmætɪks ˈplætfɔːrm/
A computer system that helps scientists study and compare living things' information.
The lab used a bioinformatics platform to compare genes from different plants.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A cloud-based service for storing and analyzing biological data.
The university subscribed to a bioinformatics platform to manage its sequencing data.
3. A set of software tools bundled together for biological research.
This bioinformatics platform includes tools for sequence alignment and protein modeling.
4. An online hub where scientists share and process genetic information.
Researchers uploaded their samples to the bioinformatics platform for collaborative analysis.