Month: March 2026
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MacVectorTip: MacVector 18.8 has a new Preference Reset button.
Very occasionally, you may find MacVector behaving unusually. Perhaps windows are not activating correctly, or functions you have used without issue for many years have suddenly started crashing, taking an excessive amount of time to run or generating nonsensical results. When such issues are reported to MacVector Support, we always try to perform an in-depth…
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MacVectorTip: Use Quicktest Primer to design primers that change encoded amino acids and create restriction enzyme sites
The Quicktest Primer interface is highly interactive and the display shows restriction enzymes and the amino acids sequences of CDS features in the region of interest. Here’s a ~25nt primer aligned against a parental sequence. Restriction enzyme recognition sites are shown in black text. “One-out” sites (e.g. a 5 out of 6 match) are shown with an…
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MacVectorTip: Make Sure You Have Assembler Activated!
In September of 2024, we started including Assembler with all new, upgraded and renewed licenses of MacVector. Assembler is fully integrated within MacVector and is enabled by the license activation code. However, it may be that your lab or institution has a new Assembler activation code after a renewal, but you are still using an…