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DNA Module
DNA banks are new types of biological research repositories. At the BGBM we developed an open access software for DNA data input and management: the DNA Module. It is furthermore possible to add links to GenBank accessions, references of publications in which DNA bank samples have been used and to administer customer requests like order and shipping data as well as inventory management.
The Module is based upon GBIF tools and infrastructure and is able to interact with unlimited numbers of specimen databases. Any GBIF compliant specimen database worldwide can be linked to the DNA Module, if a BioCASE or DiGIR protocol (wrapper) is applied. Wrappers able to deal with different database management systems. Moreover it includes software for transferring DNA data to the internet (e.g. DNA Bank Network, GBIF).
The DNA Module is based upon a MySQL database as well as PHP forms for DNA data input (Fig. 2) and management (Fig. 1). The software is optimised for PHP 5 and MySQL 5.
The Module can be used as a local installation as well as a web application with an external database.
To transfer DNA data to the webportal of the DNA Bank Network, the local DNA database (or a copy) has to be installed on a webserver.

Further information about this transfer and the required DNA extension for ABCD is available here.

Demo Version of the DNA Module

http://www.dnabank-network.org/ Module/Demo

Username: guest
Password: dnaguest

Fig. 2. Main Menu of the DNA Module. Five main tools for data input und administration: Input, Search/Edit, Data cleaning, Requests and Publications.The logo on the very top right can be replaced by the logo of the institution using the module.

 

Fig. 3. Input Mask of the DNA Module. Specimen data for Hispidella hispanica collected in Spain shown in the upper part of the screenshot are imported live from a specimen database (here Herbarium Berolinense) via wrapper. Related DNA data to be recorded using the input mask are shown in the lower part of the screenshot.

If you want to learn more about the DNA Module, how to get and to use it, please contact us: contact@dnabank-network.org. A full documentation about the DNA Module can be downloaded soon on that website.