The Common Knowledge Environment

The range of questions cancer researchers ask is endless. The potential answers to these questions are, unfortunately, stored in countless text files and public and proprietary databases. Non-technical scientists need a simple portal, as the single point of entry where they can begin the question, answer, and exploration process.

The NCI CCR Common Knowledge Environment consists of a configured and implemented Biomax BioXM™ Knowledge Management System using the Cancer Gene Index (CGI) integrated with extensive public and lab-centric databases. The graphic user interface provides easy access to an integrated bank of selected databases that allow scientists to begin or continue the question and answer process efficiently and effectively. Information in the Common Knowledge Environment can be confidential and used exclusively by a principal investigator, laboratory, or shared with external collaborators.

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