About the Authors

Geraint Duck

Affiliation School of Computer Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Goran Nenadic

Affiliations School of Computer Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Michele Filannino

Affiliation School of Computer Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Andy Brass

Affiliation School of Computer Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

David L. Robertson

Affiliation Computational and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Robert Stevens

robert.stevens@manchester.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Computer Science, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: GD GN DLR RS. Performed the experiments: GD. Analyzed the data: GD GN MF AB DLR RS. Wrote the paper: GD GN MF DLR RS. Extended bioNerDS: GD MF. Provided statistical guidance: AB.