Patent ID: 8108384

Claim:
A method for managing a biological database, comprising: a. receiving a set of biological sequences; b. querying a plurality of databases with the set of biological sequences; c. receiving query results corresponding to the set of biological sequences from the plurality of databases wherein each of the query results corresponds to a sequence in the set of biological sequences and comprises immunohistological data, in situ hybridization data, functional data, expression data, structural data, complementary deoxyribonucleic acid data, expressed sequence tag data, and pharmacology data, wherein immunohistological data comprises data relating to binding of antibodies to tissues; in situ hybridization data comprises data relating to localization of a specific segment of a nucleic acid within a tissue section; functional data comprises data that identifies a putative or commonly accepted function; expression data comprises gene expression data or messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression data; structural data comprises data relating to three-dimensional macromolecular structures of proteins and polynucleotide; sequence tag data comprises data relating to gene expression in a given tissue and at a given time; and pharmacology data comprises data relating to properties of therapeutic compositions or drugs; d. storing the query results in a biological database, wherein each sequence in the set of biological sequences is associated with a record comprising a respective query result from each of the plurality of databases; e. periodically performing steps b-d; f. receiving, from a user, a request to view a record of one of the set of biological sequences; and g. displaying an executive summary of the record comprising the respective query result of step (c).