VisuaLife

VisuaLife provides interactive 2D and 3D visualization and tools for analysis of multidimensional biological datasets for computational biology, bioinformatics, and molecular modeling, including COVID-19 research.

Key Features:

• Interactive visualization: 2D and 3D plotting capabilities for interactive exploration of biological datasets.
• Supported biological data types: Specialized widgets for nucleotide sequences, protein sequences, 3D biomolecular structures, and multiple sequence alignments.
• Client-side interactivity in Python: Enables implementation of client-side interactive behaviors using Python.
• Multidimensional data handling: Support for visualization and analysis of highly multidimensional biological data.

Scientific Applications:

• Molecular biology research: Visualization and detailed analysis of nucleotide and protein sequence data and alignments.
• Structural biology: Interactive visualization of 3D biomolecular structures for modeling and inspection.
• Genomic analyses: Presentation and exploration of large-scale genomic datasets.
• Proteomic analyses: Visualization and analysis of proteomic datasets and comparative alignments.
• Infectious disease research: Application to analyses related to SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 datasets.

Methodology:

Implements functionality in Python with integration with web technologies to enable client-side interactivity and 2D/3D plotting.