You can try out OLIGO... the software is just great.. I don't know where it
is available. But I had a chance to use a while back and I found it just
great
jakku
-----Original Message-----
From: Jil Tardiff <jtardiff at westnet.com>
To: bio-software at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk <bio-software at hgmp.mrc.ac.uk>
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 12:59 AM
Subject: Setting up a DNA analysis workstation
>Hi folks,
>>I'm trying to make life a bit easier for my student and I'd like some
>input.
>>We have a PC in the lab currently runnning Win95. It is a standalone
>machine (not hooked up to the Net) although it might be hooked up
>eventually.
>>The sorts of analyses we need to do are mostly centered around primer
>design (this is the *big* issue), restriction maps, protein/nucleotide
>alignment and sequence editing.
>One of the big (expensive) packages is currently out of the question.
>>Up until now, we've been using mostly Win software (DNAClub, ClustalW/X,
>and Genedoc). It has been OK, but it is a bit of a pain to swing from
>program to program and we have yet to find a good Win version of a
>Primer design package. The big human genetics lab here swears by Primer,
>but there is no Win version.
>>So, my question is this: do you folks think it is worthwhile to add a
>Linux partition to the lab machine and just use Linux for our DNA
>analysis needs? I know that a number of packages exist for Linux, but
>if any end-users could tell me about their experiences and suggestions
>for the most user-friendly programs, I would greatly appreciate it. My
>student is a complete Linux/UNIX newbie, so I would like to make this as
>straightforward as possible for her. I'm also intrigued by GDE, but
>setting it up seems a bit formidable.
>>I already have Linux up and running on my NT box, so while I'm not a
>guru, I'm certainly not a newbie.
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Jil Tardiff
>>jtardiff at westnet.com
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