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01 Aug 2022

We have added several exciting features to our interactive, web-based 3D-structure viewer, iCn3D! These new features allow you to compare AlphaFold Predicted structures to available structures as well as experience 3D structures with virtual and augmented reality. Learn more about tool updates here. AlphaFold is an artificial intelligence system designed to compute protein 3D structure … Continue reading New Features in iCn3D: Expanded Analysis of AlphaFold Structures, Virtual & Augmented Reality →

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28 Jul 2022

We are excited to introduce a Foreign Contamination Screen (FCS) tool that you can now run yourself, with enhanced contaminant detection sensitivity to improve your genome assemblies and facilitate high-quality data submissions to GenBank. If you submit genome assembly data to GenBank, the FCS tool is for you! What is the FCS tool? FCS, a … Continue reading Foreign Contamination Screen (FCS) tool for GenBank submissions →

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26 Jul 2022

Need SARS-CoV-2 assembled genome sequences or specific SARS-CoV-2 protein sequences? You can find them on the new SARS-CoV-2 taxonomy page brought to you by NCBI Datasets. The NCBI Datasets SARS-CoV-2 taxonomy page brings you both SARS-CoV-2 genomes and proteins, basic information about SARS-CoV-2, and connections to related NCBI pages, all in one place (see Figures … Continue reading Announcing the NCBI Datasets SARS-CoV-2 taxonomy page →

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