I recently saw this post asking what software do biologists need. I thaught
it was a great question. I, for one, have posted software requests on this
net in hopes of someone out there noticing the market possibilities and
introducing the tools I need. I thaught this question might generate more
querries and inspiration for the computer jocks out there to help us bio
jocks.
Instead, we have gotten a rather pathetic series of snipes and jokes
about some silly metaphores. I have no interest in these.
Can we please resume a discussion of what software is needed by
biologists. I can repost my previous requests for a plasmid drawing program
for IBM, and an inexpensive program to enter DNA sequence from autorads, into
GCG, from an inexpensive digitiser (video or scanner). Software that currently
exists is often too big, expensive, and difficult to work with. I would love
to see some other biologists posting their requests, and would even more like
to see some computer programmers or software companies posting comments and
more specific questions about particular requests that they would like to
persue.
Dr. Leonard N. Bloksberg
PreissJ at clvax1.cl.msu.edu
Dept. of Biochemistry
Michigan
State University
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