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SOAP2: an improved ultrafast tool for short read alignment

Posted by primoto On August - 5 - 2009

SOAP2 is a significantly improved version of the short oligonucleotide alignment program that both reduces computer memory usage and increases alignment speed at an unprecedented rate. We used a Burrows Wheeler Transformation (BWT) compression index to substitute the seed strategy for indexing the reference sequence in the main memory.

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SOAP2 is a significantly improved version of the short oligonucleotide alignment program that both reduces computer memory usage and increases alignment speed at an unprecedented rate. We used a Burrows Wheeler Transformation (BWT) compression index to substitute the seed strategy for indexing the reference sequence in the main memory. We tested it on the whole human genome and found that this new algorithm reduced memory usage from 14.7 to 5.4 GB and improved alignment speed by 20–30 times. SOAP2 is compatible with both single- and paired-end reads. Additionally, this tool now supports multiple text and compressed file formats. A consensus builder has also been developed for consensus assembly and SNP detection from alignment of short reads on a reference genome.

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The biobar project is a bioinformatics power-browsing toolbar for Mozilla-based browsers. This toolbar provides access to major biological data resources. The primary advantage of this tool is that it allows a biologist to browse and retrieve data from Genomic, Proteomic, Functional, Literature, Taxonomic, Structural, Plant and Animal-specific databases. In addition to the browsing features, biobar Continue reading →

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Life Science Dictionary Tool

Posted by primoto On August - 4 - 2009

Life Science Dictionary Tool is a Mouseover dictionary that can translate vast numbers of life science terms. 93,000 English terms and 105,000 Japanese terms available with examples and gene information collected from life science dictionary project. Features Word dictionary – It will immediately pop up the meaning, related terms and example sentences when putting a Continue reading →

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Wired Marker

Posted by primoto On August - 4 - 2009

Wired-Marker is a permanent (indelible) highlighter that you use on Web pages.

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