JAHAYES@MIAMIU.BITNET (07/28/90)
This is not my shtick, but I ran across this note in the most recent issue of Macworld and thought there might be those out there interested in it. What follows are some snatches taken from the magazine notice; follow it up as you will. (copied without permission): ..Constructing gene maps from sequences to show the arrangement of DNA strands in a gene, the most useful overview of genetic information, requires a method that's faster than pencil and paper and easier than workstation mapping software. A new program called Gene Construction Kit (GCK) may make the Mac the premier gene-mapping workstation. GCK lets researchers input and organize sequence data from their own labs or from a genetic data bank to produce maps that show relatiev locations of genetically important sites....typically, a lab has a partial map showing a few gene markers. GCK helps integrate new data into partial maps, plan new mapping strategies (it contains a database of DNA-manipulation enzymes and routines to predict fragment patterns in gel electrophoresis), and prepare mapping data for publication....GCK clips along at a rate that puts most business applications to shame. It's a remarkable combination of easy-to-use interface and better-than-workstation throughput, at least on a Mac II or higher. Gene Construction Kit costs $795, or $395 for academic sites. Site licenses are available. For more information, call Textco in West Lebanon, New Hampshire, at (603)643-1471. (end of copied text) I hope this is of interest to some of you molecular types out there. Josh Hayes, Zoology Department, Miami University, Oxford OH 45056 voice: 513-529-1679 fax: 513-529-6900 jahayes@miamiu.bitnet, or jahayes@miamiu.acs.muohio.edu In the late Devouring Period, fish became obnoxious. Clamosaurs and Oysterettes appeared as appetizers.