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  • 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #18 – Aligning Chromatogram (ABI) Sequences

    I blogged about this a few years ago, but its something that still comes up on a regular basis. The blog link discusses the 6 main alignment algorithms in MacVector and how to decide which is the most appropriate for accomplishing different tasks. One common request we get is “I want to see my chromatograms/traces…

    Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #18 – Aligning Chromatogram (ABI) Sequences
    Oct 19, 2012

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    Kevin
    in 101 Tips

  • 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #17 – Creating A Primer Database From An Excel File

    Following on from my last post, and Nick’s comment that if you already have a primer collection, its not really practical to re-type them all into MacVector, one-by-one, here’s a useful tip to simplify that process. We have a utility called PrimerConverter.app that you can download from our website. You do need to be using…

    Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #17 – Creating A Primer Database From An Excel File
    Oct 14, 2012

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    Kevin
    in 101 Tips

  • BLAST is Fixed!

    Thanks to our friends at the NCBI, BLAST is now working again!

    Read more: BLAST is Fixed!
    Oct 12, 2012

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    Kevin
    in General

  • Subcloning using the Cloning Clipboard

    Cloning on MacVector has always been an easy procedure. Every digestion places a fragment on the cloning clipboard which then allows you to ligate that fragment into a vector. However, this limitation has now gone with the Cloning Clipboard. The Cloning Clipboard allows you to store a history containing fragments from previous digestions. Not only…

    Read more: Subcloning using the Cloning Clipboard
    Oct 12, 2012

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    Chris
    in Development, Releases, Techniques

  • BLAST is broken right now!

    As of 7pm EST in the US, MacVector cannot connect to the NCBI BLAST server. We are working to resolve the problem and will let you know when the problem is fixed.

    Read more: BLAST is broken right now!
    Oct 12, 2012

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    Kevin
    in Support

  • 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #16 – Using A Primer Database

    If you have accumulated a collection of primers in your freezer, then you should consider storing the sequences in a primer database within MacVector so that you can rapidly scan any new plasmids for potential primer binding sites. Plus, you’ll have a nice electronic record of all your primer sequences. Start by choosing File |…

    Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #16 – Using A Primer Database
    Oct 8, 2012

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    Kevin
    in 101 Tips

  • 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #15 – Getting GenBank/Entrez Sequences Into MacVector

    MacVector does have a built-in Entrez browser that lets you search the online Entrez GenBank database using keywords and retrieve matching sequences either To Disk or as sequence windows (To Desktop) without needing to leave MacVector. You can access this via the Database | Internet Entrez Search… menu item. I’m not going to discuss how…

    Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #15 – Getting GenBank/Entrez Sequences Into MacVector
    Sep 28, 2012

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    Kevin
    in 101 Tips

  • Multisite Gateway cloning using the Cloning Clipboard

    With the introduction of the Cloning Clipboard in MacVector 12.7 both single step and Multisite Gateway cloning can be easily designed, replicated and documented. The Cloning Clipboard allows you to assemble fragments by dragging compatible ends of digested fragments together to form new fragments. Every digest operation in a sequence window will place a fragment…

    Read more: Multisite Gateway cloning using the Cloning Clipboard
    Sep 25, 2012

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    Chris
    in Development, Tutorials

  • 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #14 – How To Align Non-Overlapping Protein Fragments Against A Parent Protein

    The classic algorithm for aligning multiple protein sequences is ClustalW. Normally, it does a great job of aligning related DNA and Protein sequences and can handle thousands of sequences if required. However, one place where it struggles is if you are aligning non-overlapping segments of DNA or Protein against a parental full-length sequence. The reason…

    Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #14 – How To Align Non-Overlapping Protein Fragments Against A Parent Protein
    Sep 24, 2012

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    Kevin
    in 101 Tips

  • 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #13 – Lower Case Sequences

    By default, MacVector uses upper case letters for sequence residues. However, you can also use lower case characters if you wish. Changing the case of residues does not affect the MacVector analysis algorithms – GAATTC, gaattc and gAAttC are all considered valid EcoRI sites for example. If you want to set a short region of…

    Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #13 – Lower Case Sequences
    Sep 18, 2012

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    Kevin
    in 101 Tips
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