Simplifying Bioinformatics Analyses with docknrun
摘要
The increasing volume of biological data, including nucleotide sequences, protein structures, and interaction data, has made bioinformatics indispensable in life sciences research. However, the persistent shortage of bioinformaticians remains a significant obstacle to the effective use of this data. To bridge this gap, user-friendly software applications are essential, since most life science researchers lack an informatics background. Container technologies, particularly Docker, offer a solution, by providing ready-to-use software packages with pre-installed dependencies, ensuring reproducibility and facilitating complex workflows. The pegi3s Bioinformatics Docker Image Project (pegi3s BDIP) was developed to provide well-documented, reliable Docker images. To further enhance accessibility to the available images, here, we present docknrun, a GUI-based tool designed to simplify running pegi3s BDIP images, and at the same time give access to the structure and information available at the pegi3s BDIP web page. Distributed as a Docker image, docknrun enables researchers to use bioinformatics tools effortlessly, requiring only Docker installation.