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Welcome to BASIS
What is BASIS?
- BASIS is a project developing web-based services for quantitative study of the biology of ageing.
- BASIS is collaborative, coordinated from the multidisciplinary Institute for Ageing and Health at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne.
- BASIS is currently funded by the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, the Medical Research Council, and Department for Trade and Industry.
For a fuller description of the BASIS project see Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 4, 243–249 (2003). (abstract)
Goals of BASIS
Ageing is highly complex involving multiple biochemical and cellular mechanisms affecting multiple tissues within the organism. This inherent complexity means that although work on the biology of ageing is now advancing fast, information remains highly fragmented.
Our goal is to deliver a web-based system that will serve the biology-of-ageing research community by helping to integrate data and hypothesesfrom diverse biological sources. We aim to create a community-based web of activity that will sustain the functions of BASIS beyond the initial 4-year period of funding. Please join us in making this happen.
BASIS News
December 2009: Due to a serious hardware fault at Newcastle, BASIS is currently offline. This means that you will be unable to log on, view models or submit simulation jobs. Currently, we estimate that this situation will be resolved and normal service will resume by the beginning of February 2010.
January 2009: An example script demonsrating the use of the new webservices can be viewed here and the python script can be downloaded here. Please let us know (basis@ncl.ac.uk) if you encounter any difficulties with this new system.
