What is BioQA?
BioQA is a prototype that takes a step towards a question answering (QA) system for the genomics domain in which (i) a user can ask questions in English and the semantics of the question is considered in fetching answers (ii) the answers can be facts or passages depending on the type of the question (iii) information are fetched from sources anonymous to the users.
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Sample Definition Questions:
- What is multiple sclerosis?
- Define apoptosis.
- Describe what cell proliferation is.
Sample List Questions:
- Which genes are related to colon cancer?
- What biological processes are associated with cancer?
- List genes that are related to apoptosis.
Sample Genomics Questions:
- How does p53 affect apoptosis?
- What is the role of APC in colon cancer?
- How do mutations in the Presenilin-1 gene affect Alzheimer's disease?
- How does NM23 contribute to tumor progression?
Extract answers from millions of interactions processed from 4.5 million of abstracts, 34,000 biomedical abstracts, Gene Ontology, MeSH