Resumen
The article focuses on the role of Biogrids in the delivery of health care and in the understanding of evolutionary processes. Biogrids are increasingly important in the development of new computing applications for the life sciences and in providing immediate medical benefits to individual patients and even to those only at risk of getting sick. The development of targeted grids providing practical solutions to individual problems is also important in the overall development of grid technology, providing immediate, visible rewards from the continuing investment. The article explores four grid projects designed for specific biomedical issues: the SARSGrid for a global medical emergency; the eScience Diagnostic Mammography National Database project to develop a grid-enabled database of annotated mammograms; a temporary global grid constructed as a demonstration project to analyze arthropod evolution called the GliederfüsslerGrid; and the Biomedical Informatics Research Network devoted to neurology.