End of updates for BLAST+ version 4 databases (dbV4)
Start moving to the new version 5 databases!We recently updated the version 5 BLAST protein and nucleotide databases, (dbV5), on our FTP site to be accession-based. As we described in a previous...
View ArticleA New version of Magic-BLAST(1.5.0) is here.
The BLAST tool for mapping large next-generation RNA or DNA sequencing runs against a whole genome or transcriptome. Magic-BLAST, the BLAST tool that aligns next generation sequencing reads, has just...
View ArticleNew nr database available with fewer redundant titles
We have made changes to the nr version 5 database, (nr_v5), to facilitate better search results and improved performance.We have reduced the number of redundant titles in the nr_v5 database used by...
View ArticleNew BLAST Results is now the default view
Based on user feedback the New Results page is an overwhelming success. The new BLAST results page that has been available for testing since April is now the default results page. Thank you for your...
View ArticleThe BLAST programs and databases are now cloud ready
NCBI now provides a dockerized version of BLAST that you can use on the cloud.BLAST workloads often come in bursts. You may want to search a large number of sequences all at once and need the results...
View ArticleNew BLAST Results to become default on Aug 1, 2019
To help instructors integrate the new design into their lesson plans, we are making the change before the fall semester. The new BLAST results page that has been available for testing since April...
View ArticleA new version IgBLAST (1.14.0) is here.
We’ve released a new version of IgBLAST with three new improvements. The new version of IgBLAST is now available with three new features:Implementation of AIRR format is more consistent with AIRR...
View ArticleWebinar on May 15, 2019
Using organism (taxonomy) information in your BLAST search.Limiting a BLAST search to particular organism or group is important for efficient BLAST searches and results that are easier to interpret...
View ArticleNew BLAST Results Page in Beta
A user driven experiment to improve the BLAST solution. The design of this new Results page is based on feedback and interviews, and the goal is better usability and an attempt to better expose...
View ArticleBLAST+ 2.9.0 is here.
BLAST+ 2.9.0 is released - enhanced support for the new database format.This version enhances support for the new BLAST database version (BLASTDBv5). This includes:1.) Support for the RCSB Protein...
View ArticleA new version IgBLAST (1.13) is here.
Your tool to facilitate the analysis of immunoglobulin and T cell receptor variable domain sequences. The new version of IgBLAST is now available with three new features:Determining the V gene...
View ArticleAre you identifying organisms? The 16S database may be your best choice.
For initial searches, the 16S database contains the data that most people need to identify organisms.Using the 16S database will speed up your searches and provide you the results that you are most...
View ArticleUnderstanding BLAST+ parameters
Having a basic understanding of BLAST+ parameters is essential to getting the results that meet your needs. A recent Bioinformatics letter(external link) clears up some confusion and...
View ArticleBLAST+ 2.8.1 is released
New databases, better performance. This is the first production release to support the new BLAST database version (BLASTDBv5). This is a taxonomically aware version of the BLAST database that:1.)...
View ArticleIgBLAST version 1.12 available
IgBLAST facilitates the analysis of immunoglobulin and T cell receptor variable domain sequences.The new version increases the allowed distance between V gene end and J gene start positions (from 90 bp...
View ArticleLearn how to use BLAST
See our collection of webinars and tutorials designed to help you Examples are:• Improved standalone BLAST database and programs: now with taxonomic information• Getting the most out of Web BLAST...
View ArticleUsing BLAST Well, How to Maximize Your Search Efforts: Webinar on October 3,...
In this webinar, the NCBI BLAST team lead will show you how to be more effective with BLAST. You will learn how to:Choose the most appropriate BLAST databases based on size and contenSelect and...
View ArticleA new version (1.4.0) of the BLAST RNA-seq mapping tool, Magic-BLAST, is now...
Magic-BLAST version 1.4.0 is released. The new version provides an option for strand-specific alignments, improved mapping sensitivity, better alignments in presence of higher sequencing error rates,...
View ArticleIntroducing the BLAST widget - integrating your BLAST results into NCBI’s...
Want to analyze your BLAST results in the context of a genome browser and compare those results against other genome assembly annotations? Introducing the Genome Data Viewer (GDV) and the BLAST...
View ArticleFive Teaching Examples on how to use NCBI BLAST.
Learn how to easily incorporate BLAST into your undergraduate biology courses with cut and paste examples. Webinar to be held on July 25, 2018 at 12 noon EDT.Sequence similarity search tools such as...
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