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Optimizing Align To Folder Parameters for use with NGS Data
Read more: Optimizing Align To Folder Parameters for use with NGS DataYou can use the Database | Align To Folder function to scan large fasta or fastq files containing NGS data to find and retrieve just those reads that match a specific target sequence. The search is aware of paired-end reads, so when you retrieve hits, both reads of a pair will be saved into a…
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MacVector and macOS Catalina
Read more: MacVector and macOS CatalinaThe next OS release for the Mac will arrive during September. macOS Catalina is a major OS release and includes many new features. As usual our developers have been hard at work ensuring that when macOS Catalina is released, MacVector 17 will be fully compatible. For older versions you can check compatibility on our website…
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Upgrade to the most feature packed version of MacVector yet and install on multiple Macs with a 50% discount.
Read more: Upgrade to the most feature packed version of MacVector yet and install on multiple Macs with a 50% discount.Personal licenses are ideal for using on a single Mac, but not if you have multiple Macs or want to install on a shared lab computer as well as your personal Mac. So why not upgrade to a standard license of MacVector Pro 17 that you can share among a group of users in the…
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The MacVector Team will be at ASM Microbe 2019 in San Francisco.
Read more: The MacVector Team will be at ASM Microbe 2019 in San Francisco.We’re at ASM Microbe 2019 in San Francisco from Friday 21st June until Sunday 23rd. The show is finally back on the West Coast at the Moscone Convention Center after 6 years on the East Coast and New Orleans. This year the exhibit hall hours are unchanged from last year’s show: Friday, June 21st –…
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What can MacVector do for my lab?
Read more: What can MacVector do for my lab?Here’s what MacVector can do for your lab. Comparing sequences Whatever type of alignment your sequence needs, there’s a tool in MacVector. CRISPR Indel Analysis: Identify insertions and deletions following CRISPR editing of a target. Compare Genomes: Compares two related annotated genomes to identify identical, similar and weakly similar features. Sequence assembly of NGS data…
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HOW DO I video guides to common molecular biology workflows
Read more: HOW DO I video guides to common molecular biology workflowsMacVector has a wide array of different tools for working with protein and DNA sequences. MacVector has always been designed with the Mac’s simplicity in mind and getting started with simple tasks is quick. However, making the most of the many functions and getting familiar with MacVector’s wide range of tools does require more help…
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Show or hide the RE Picker and the Graphics Palette from the toolbar
Read more: Show or hide the RE Picker and the Graphics Palette from the toolbarMacVector 17’s brand new Restriction Enzyme Picker gives you an interactive way to quickly show what enzymes will digest your sequence. You can dynamically filter what sites are displayed. For example to show just 3’ overhang cutters or use other criteria. What’s more is that you can take a set of cut sites from one…
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MacVector 17: Our most feature packed release yet..
Read more: MacVector 17: Our most feature packed release yet..MacVector 17 will be released later this week. Get ready for our biggest release yet. MacVector 17 compares genomes, makes restriction enzyme cloning easier, automates the design of Gibson Assembly and Ligase Independent Cloning strategies. Makes plasmid maps even more beautiful and supports macOS Mojave’s Dark Mode to aid concentration on those late night primer…
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Scan For… Missing Primers: Automatic Primer Binding Site Display
Read more: Scan For… Missing Primers: Automatic Primer Binding Site DisplayOne new feature in our MacVector 17 release is the ability to automatically display primer binding sites in each DNA sequence that you open. Here’s an example of a couple of primers displayed on the popular pET 47b LIC cloning vector on each side of the LIC cloning site. The image shows how MacVector 17…
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Restoring file associations when MacVector no longer opens your sequence documents.
Read more: Restoring file associations when MacVector no longer opens your sequence documents.Macs are pretty good at choosing the right application to open a document. For example when you double click on a .nucl document then it will open in MacVector. However, sometimes this file association breaks. Applications should coexist peacefully on a Mac, but sometimes a misbehaving app will corrupt these file associations and you will…
