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Bacting := acting as the Bioclipse TNG (The Next Generation)

Bacting is a Java-based, open-source platform for chemo- and bioinformatics based on [Bioclipse](https://scholia.toolforge.org/topic/Q1769726)
Bacting is an open-source platform for chemo- and bioinformatics based on [Bioclipse](https://scholia.toolforge.org/topic/Q1769726)
that defines a number of common domain objects and wraps common functionality, providing a toolkit independent, scriptable solution to
handle data from the life sciences.
handle data from the life sciences. Like Bioclipse, Bacting is written in the Java language, making use in Java-derived
languages like [Groovy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_Groovy). Deposition of the Bacting package on
[Maven Central](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:%22io.github.egonw.bacting%22%20AND%20a:%22bacting%22) allows it
to be easily used in Groovy scripts with `@Grab` instructions.

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