Computer & Laboratory

UW. The Center for Expression Arrays offers UW researchers access to cDNA and Affymetrix microarrays in addition to imaging and bioinformatics support for array based experiments.

The DNA Sequencing and Gene analysis Center provides University of Washington investigators access to high-quality automated DNA Sequencing technology on a cost-sharing basis.

University of Washington. UWGC genomic mapping and sequencing projects

Washington University. WUGSC genomic sequencing databases and projects contributing to the Human Genome Project

Collection of basic molecular biology laboratory protocols

Laboratory protocols, software, information and supplies resource.

Collection of laboratory protocols and sources for basic biological research

Roe Lab, University of Oklahoma

Collection of links to protocol sites

Restriction enzyme resources and information provided by New England BioLabs

Bioinformatics Publishing. Bioinformatics news bulletin with email subscription

Includes only Sequencher from GeneCodes

Software is provided over the University of Washington network to the Health Sciences Library and is available after registration with a valid UW NetID.
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The Vector NTI software package for sequence analysis and data management is no longer available free to UW researchers. Invitrogen has a free 30-day trial subscription and the software is available to purchase at a discounted academic rate.

Software packages such as PubGene, that are provided and operated across the internet after registration with a valid UW NetID
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An excellent freeware software product for basic molecular sequence analysis. To run pDRAW32 you need a PC running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, or XP.

Provides both ab initio and comparative models of protein domains

SeqVISTA presents a holistic, graphical view of features annotated on nucleotide or protein sequences. Works on both Mac and Windows OS

RnaViz is a user-friendly, portable, GUI program for producing publication-quality secondary structure drawings of RNA molecules. Available for Window and Linux

The UW OpenDOOR (Directory of Open Resources) is a portal to the source code, freeware, web tools and data sets offered for public use by the University of Washington scholarly community. Managed by UW Tech Transfer Digital Ventures, OpenDOOR makes it easy for visitors to see and explore all the open innovations developed here at the University of Washington.

GeneSifter.Net is an integrated microarray analysis system targeted to laboratory researchers and delivered via the Internet. Developed by VizX Labs.

Collection for free Genome Sciences images from the Department of Energy Human Genome Project

Visimation ShapeSuite for Biology is a collection of Visio stencil sets that have been crafted and structured to help you create superior drawings for a variety of business and technical uses. The entire collection contains over 500 Visio shapes

Queens University. VectorDB contains annotations and sequence information for many vectors commonly used in molecular biology. Information for more than 2600 vectors is available with search facilities

ExPASy. Translates input sequence into protein in forward and reverse direction in all frames

UCSC. Posting of computational biology references

University of Kansas. Web site for educators with an interest in human genetics and the human genome project

NIH. Genetic code, codon usage tables, amino acid and protein data, miscellaneous tables and references including the periodic table and more

VSNS-BCD. A list of key bioinformatics terms with links to bioinformatics educational resources

Yale. Neuron database searchable by voltage gated conductances, neurotransmitter receptors, and neurotransmitter substances

Rockefeller and New York Universities

HHMI. Information about HHMI grants and instructions for grant applications for graduate students.

Monash University. Searchable computer science bibliography on computer algorithms, languages, programming and computing for molecular biology.

The NEBcutter v2.0 site from New England BioLabs provides a simple to use Web based tool for generating restriction maps of the user's DNA sequences.

Genamics. Network resource for scientific software, journal listings and links to microbial genome projects.

Johns Hopkins University. Design of primers for site-directed mutagenesis by calculating nucleotide substitutions and silent mutations that alter a restriction site

Pamela Gannon. A general resource for the biology community, with emphasis on information for cell and molecular biologists. Screened for particularly useful and well-organized sites

NCBI. Resource to help identify and eliminate vector derived sequences within a nucleotide file by comparing an entered sequence to a vector database.

PROWL. Codon tables for the universal genetic code and non-canonical codes from eubacteria, eukaryotic nuclear and mitochondrial genomes