ProtocolNavigator

ProtocolNavigator facilitates design, emulation, and reproducible execution of biological experimental protocols to improve laboratory-level experimental reproducibility.

Key Features:

• Software implementation: Implemented in Python 2.7 using the wx module.
• Emulation-based methodology: Uses emulation-based simulation to model biological experiments within a virtual laboratory environment.
• Open-source license: Distributed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (GPL v2).
• Platform independence: Designed to operate across multiple operating systems.

Scientific Applications:

• Experimental reproducibility: Enhances reproducibility of biological experiments at the laboratory level.
• Replication of experimental designs: Enables replication of complex experimental protocols and workflows.
• Validation and data reuse: Supports validation of research findings and facilitation of data reuse.
• Assessment of experimental variation: Assists in assessing variations among experiments to understand sources of irreproducibility.
• Laboratory-level focus: Targets laboratory experimental workflows rather than solely computational reproducibility or laboratory information management systems.

Methodology:

Emulation-based simulation of biological experiments within a virtual environment; implemented in Python 2.7 with the wx module.