BLAST Upgrade and FlyBase Forum


	FlyBase is pleased to announce changes to our BLAST service and a new FlyBase forum. BLAST Our BLAST service has undergone a significant overhaul to improve the user interface and make the results easier to view. Here are a few new features to look for: Improved user interface. Improved documentation. Improved result page layout. Added overview graphic of BLAST results Added ability to download the "Hit" sequence in FASTA format. Added ability to send BLAST hits to other FlyBase tools when searching annotated genes or proteins. Upgraded BLAST engine to NCBI BLAST 2.2.17 We hope you enjoy these enhancements. FlyBase Forum We would also like to announce the immediate availability of the new FlyBase forum. The FlyBase forum provides a place for reading news from FlyBase, posting announcements, job postings, asking questions about FlyBase to us and the community. It also provides a general discussion area, a place for posting and discussing experimental protocols, and a place to search or offer stocks and reagents. To post messages you must register. Many of the BLAST improvements and the request for a forum came directly from you so please continue to let us know what you think through the Contact FlyBase form. Regards, FlyBase

FlyBase is pleased to announce changes to our BLAST service and a new FlyBase forum.

BLAST

Our BLAST service has undergone a significant overhaul to improve the user interface and make the results easier to view. Here are a few new features to look for:

Improved user interface.
Improved documentation.
Improved result page layout.
Added overview graphic of BLAST results
Added ability to download the "Hit" sequence in FASTA format.
Added ability to send BLAST hits to other FlyBase tools when searching annotated genes or proteins.
Upgraded BLAST engine to NCBI BLAST 2.2.17

We hope you enjoy these enhancements.

FlyBase Forum

We would also like to announce the immediate availability of the new FlyBase forum. The FlyBase forum provides a place for reading news from FlyBase, posting announcements, job postings, asking questions about FlyBase to us and the community. It also provides a general discussion area, a place for posting and discussing experimental protocols, and a place to search or offer stocks and reagents. To post messages you must register.

Many of the BLAST improvements and the request for a forum came directly from you so please continue to let us know what you think through the Contact FlyBase form.

Regards,
FlyBase