Integration of sequence visualization into SynBioHub

<p>As a design repository for Synthetic Biology, SynBioHub facilitates the sharing and searching for information, combining data from a variety of sources. SynBioHub uses the Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) an open source data standard that enables an information rich encoding of genetic information. To enable greater utility of the SynBioHub platform, it is necessary to extend its capability in a manner that will enhance its usability to genetic wet-lab workers, creating a better synergy between the digital and physical workflows. When creating or using genetic designs in the laboratory, experimentalists frequently want to interrogate the information for specific DNA ‘parts’ prior to using them. The annotation of a DNA sequence will define which strings of the DNA nucleotide sequence encode specific function. Being able to visualize the correlation of sequence to function is critical for experimentalists. Currently SynBioHub lacks a visualization tool that would enable this visualization. Addressing this will greatly enhance the usability of the platform by experimentalists and this will facilitate the integration of digital and physical workflows.</p>