Bio-ontologies facilitate two endeavors. First, they clarify scientific discussions by providing the shared vocabulary for biologists to communicate their results effectively, to explore data and to ...

An ontology is a logic-based organizational structure for knowledge. Ontologies speed genetic discovery by allowing researchers to quickly find and compare data from multiple sources. Logicians view ...

In recent years, drug discovery has charted a new course towards targeted precision therapies as we enter the age of the niche-buster drug – i.e., drugs targeted at under-served disease subpopulations ...

Semantics provides a way of defining the languages that you use for describing your business or organizational processes, for describing domains of knowledge, and for managing processes and resources ...

As an ontologist, I'm often asked about the distinctions between taxonomies and ontologies, and whether ontologies are replacing taxonomies. The second question is easy to answer: "No." Both ...

Suggested Citation: "3 Why Do Ontologies Matter?." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. Ontologies in the Behavioral Sciences: Accelerating Research and the Spread of ...

“The thing about the RDF semantic schema is that it’s self-describing,” Clarke said. “The hierarchy is described in the predicates. Definitions are described, plus associative relationships, things ...

This site provides access to the ontologies the BBC is using to support its audience facing applications such as BBC Sport, BBC Education, BBC Music, News projects and more. These ontologies form the ...