Why make another comparative genomics system?
We found that existing comparative genomic systems were limited in their ability to accommodate genomic information and making it easily accessible for comparative analyses. We designed CoGe from the ground up to solve four major limitations: • Store multiple versions of multiple genomes from multiple organism in a single platform • Quickly find sequences of interest in genomes of interest (with associated information) • Comparing multiple genomic regions using any algorithms • Visualize the results of analyses in such a way as to make the identification of “interesting” patterns quick and easy. All told, we wanted a comparative genomics system that would allow us to test our ideas and hypotheses as quick as possible so we could spend more time thinking about genomes and their evolution instead of trying to get and analyze genomic sequences. Also, we realized that we wanted a system that allowed us to quickly develop new tools and add new genomic data as they become available. This mea
