Biological and Environmental Sciences Directorate

Research Tools Developed by BESD Programs

  • Genome Catalog The Genome Catalog is a series of interface tools for visualization and querying the reference human genome and other genomes assembled and annotated by ORNL and collaborators.
  • GrailEXP GrailEXP is a software package that predicts exons, genes, promoters, polyas, CpG islands, EST similarities, and repetitive elements within DNA sequence for the Computational Analysis of DNA Sequence.
  • Generation Generation is a software program that can train itself on microbial and model organisms and produce a set of data which can be used by GrailEXP v3.0 to recognize genes in these organisms.
  • Mutant Mouse Database A large collection of mouse stocks, most of which propagate mutations induced (over a period of several decades) by radiation or chemicals in various stages of male or female gametogenesis.
  • PROSPECT PROtein Structure Prediction and Evaluation Computer Toolkit is a threading-based protein structure prediction system.
  • Ecological Risk Analysis This site contains information and resources on a variety of topics related to the growing field of ecological risk analysis.
  • Radiation Risk Analysis The Center for Biokinetic and Dosimetric Research provides downloadable models, data files, computer codes, and help files that provide ready access to data of interest in the radiation protection of workers and members of the public.
  • Risk Assessment Information System The RAIS contains Risk Assessment Tools designed for use at all DOE sites that can be customized for site-specific conditions as well as information, guidance, and risk results applicable to the Oak Ridge Reservation.
  • Soil Screening Guidance for Chemicals The Soil Screening Guidance (SSG) presents a framework for developing risk-based, soil screening levels (SSLs) for protection of human health.
  • Soil Screening Guidance for Radionuclices The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed this Soil Screening Guidance for Radionuclides as a tool for screening at radioactively contaminated National Priorities List (NPL) sites.
  • PRGs for Radionuclides This guidance providea a PRG calculation tool to assist risk assessors, remedial project managers, and others involved with risk assessment and decision-making at CERCLA sites in developing PRGs.
  • Radionuclide ARAR Dose Compliance Concentrations (DCCs) The purpose of this database is to provide a DCC calculation tool to assist risk assessors, remedial project managers, and others involved with risk assessment and decision-making at CERCLA sites in developing DCCs.
  • Genetic Toxicology Database (GeneTox)
  • Environmental Mutagen Information Center (EMIC)
  • Environmental Teratology Information Center File (ETIC)
  • Environmental Carcinogen Information Center (ECIC) File B
  • GeneTox Carcinogen File (CARC)
  • Cell Transformation Information File