I noticed that the latest release of GenBank (74.0) has created a new
sub-division for ESTs (a.k.a. Craig Venter's human brain cDNA bits). This
is welcome (I think), but I can't find any good definitions or standards for
ESTs. For example. how long does a cDNA need to be for it to be considered an
EST? Also, should I dust off all those partial cDNA sequences I've
generated in the last five years that turned out to be uninteresting or
irrelevant to my projects? Does species matter?
- Jim Astwood
Department of Plant Science
The Univesity of Manitoba
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James D. Astwood E-Mail: Astwood at ccu.UManitoba.CA
Department of Plant Science Phone: (204)-474-6064
University of Manitoba FAX: (204)-261-5732
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA Postal: R3T 2N2
