In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.960115163301.4870A-100000 at skydancer.bmc.uu.se>,
moan at SKYDANCER.BMC.UU.SE (Morten Andersen) wrote:
>Does anyone know of a database search program such as FASTA which can be
>downloaded to my own computer, and use my own local databases?
>>I have BLAST already, but want something that emphasises on whole-length
>(protein) sequences and allows introduction of gaps for optimal alignment
>instead of BLAST's HSPs (high-scoring SEGMENT pairs).
>
FASTA, which is inarguably more like FASTA than any other program is
available for a number of platforms, DOS, Mac, and UNIX. It may be ftp'd
from:
<ftp://ftp.virginia.edu/pub/fasta>
_____
Jerry Learn
Research Associate
Dept. of Microbiology | Learn at u.washington.edu
University of Washington | Phone: (206) 616-4286
Box 357740 | FAX: (206) 616-1575
Seattle, WA 98195-7740 USA | or (206) 543-8297
