A Database of Drosophila Genes & Genomes

 

Commentary

Report on the results of the FlyBase survey undertaken November 2007.

We were very pleased that respondents find that FlyBase is proving a valuable resource, with 65% using FlyBase once a day or more and 80% finding FlyBase invaluable or very helpful in their genetic research activities. We were also pleased that most respondents who had contacted us for help found our response very good or good (88%). For a detailed breakdown of the results please see the accompanying PDF.

More importantly, your responses have been key in setting our priorities for the future, and we urge you to continue to give us suggestions for how we can improve the ability of FlyBase to assist your research. We need to understand FlyBase users' needs in order to make best use of our limited resources. ...(More)