http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~frist/Research/iiw/iiw.html
Internet Innovation Workshop
University of Manitoba, June 10, 1999
THIN CLIENTS ON THE DESK, IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN THE LAB - A SUCCESS STORY
Information-driven science
The 21st century research and teaching environment
Research example: Marker-assisted selection
Chromosome maps
Selection of progeny
Final elite cultivar
Teaching example: Introductory Cytogenetics
The network IS the computer
The problem: standalone PCs
The PC is an impediment, not a tool
The solution: server-based network computing
We don't do Windows
TM
!
Any user can do any task from anywhere
Research in a networked environment
BIRCH - a networked bioinformatics resource
Example: Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences
An object-oriented database encodes the combined knowledge of researchers into a "knowledge base".
Example: model of a gene family
Object-oriented laboratory devices
The Present: PC-based devices
The Future: Networked devices
The Future: The Virtual Robot
For an in-depth look at Network Computing see:
http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~psgendb/nc
