Novel coronavirus complete genome from the Wuhan outbreak now available in GenBank

Updated! Get rapid access to Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV) sequence data from the current outbreak as it becomes available. We will continue to update the page with newly released data. The complete annotated genome sequence of the novel coronavirus associated with the … Continue reading

NCBI Will Retire the Probe Database in April 2020

NCBI released the Probe database in 2005 as a registry of nucleic acid reagents for biomedical research. At that time array-based assays were prevalent, but have since declined with the advent of short read sequencing. As a result, NCBI will … Continue reading

Vector graphics downloads now available in NCBI genome browsers and sequence views

You can now download images in both PDF and Scaled Vector Graphics (SVG) formats from our Sequence Viewer and genome browsers such as the Genome Data Viewer!  SVG files are ideal for editing in image editors and provide high quality … Continue reading

New results for organelle genome searches

As part of our ongoing effort to improve your search experience, we’ve made it easier for you to find the sequence of your favorite organelle genome plus all the information and data associated with it. To find organelle genomes, search … Continue reading

September 11 Webinar: A beginner’s guide to genes and sequences at NCBI

On Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at 12 PM, NCBI staff will present a webinar for people with limited experience working with gene and sequence information. You will learn about the kinds of data available for genes and sequences, how to … Continue reading

Primer-BLAST now offers help with irrelevant off-target matches

Primer-BLAST, NCBI’s primer-designer and specificity-checker, now offers a way to help you with irrelevant off-target matches. Sometimes Primer-BLAST can’t design specific primers for your target sequence because of similar non-target sequences in the database. In some cases, you may know … Continue reading

Improved Search Now Available Across NCBI Databases

Earlier this year, we announced the release of a new and improved search feature that interprets plain language to give better results for common searches. This feature, originally developed in NCBI Labs and later released on the NCBI All Databases search, is … Continue reading

February 14th NCBI Minute: How to quickly retrieve a sequence from NCBI

On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, NCBI will present a webinar that will show you how to quickly retrieve sequences in any format from NCBI. Date & time: Wed, Feb 14, 2018 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM EST Ever need to … Continue reading

New releases from NCBI: IgBLAST 1.7.0 and Sequence Viewer 3.21

IgBLAST 1.7.0 release A new version of IgBLAST is now available on FTP, with the following new features: Specify whether overlapping nucleotides at VDJ junctions are allowed in matching V, D, and J genes. Set a custom J gene mismatch … Continue reading

Visualize and Interpret Alignment Data with the Multiple Sequence Alignment Viewer

The NCBI Multiple Sequence Alignment Viewer (MSAV) is a versatile web application that helps you visualize and interpret MSAs for both nucleotide and amino acid sequences. You can display alignment data from many sources, and the viewer is easily embedded … Continue reading