Agent Technology in Bioinformatics: A Review

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Published Jul 1, 2014
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Volume 5, Issue 2, July 2014

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Gurpreet Singh Bhamra
Maharishi Markandeshwar University at Mullana
Anil Kumar Verma
Thapar University at Patiala
Ram Bahadur Patel
Gobind Ballabh Pant Engineering College at Ghurdauri

Abstract

Mobile Agent is an autonomously transportable code performing node to node migration without losing its operability. Advantages of intelligent agent technology are being effectively utilized in simulating and modeling of complex biological systems. The main aim of this study is to motivate the researchers into the use of intelligent software agent technology in bioinformatics domain by providing an overview and updated comparison of the current agent enriched biological systems.

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Gurpreet Singh Bhamra, Anil Kumar Verma, & Ram Bahadur Patel. (2014). Agent Technology in Bioinformatics: A Review. International Journal of Next-Generation Computing, 5(2), 177–190. https://doi.org/10.47164/ijngc.v5i2.66
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