Top 3 reasons to use ElasticBLAST

ElasticBLAST is a new way to BLAST large numbers of queries, faster and on the cloud. Here are the top three reasons you should use ElasticBLAST: 1. ElasticBLAST can handle much LARGER queries!  ElasticBLAST can search query sets that have hundreds to millions of sequences and against BLAST databases of all sizes. 2. ElasticBLAST is … Continue reading Top 3 reasons to use ElasticBLAST

Try out Datasets and ElasticBLAST at the BOSC 2022 CoFest!

Join NLM’s NCBI at the virtual CollaborationFest on July 15 from 08:00 – 11:00 CDT and 12:00 – 16:00 CDT following the BOSC 2022 conference. Get an in-depth orientation and opportunity to test the capabilities of Datasets and ElasticBLAST. What is Datasets? Datasets is a new resource that lets you easily gather data from across … Continue reading Try out Datasets and ElasticBLAST at the BOSC 2022 CoFest!

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Save the Date: NCBI at the Bioinformatics Open Science Conference (BOSC), July 2022

Come visit NCBI at the Bioinformatics Open Science Conference (BOSC), part of the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology Conference (ISMB), July 13-16, taking place both in person in Madison, Wisconsin and virtually! We’ll be presenting talks and posters on the latest updates to the NCBI Datasets, BLAST, and Protein resources. You can also join us at … Continue reading Save the Date: NCBI at the Bioinformatics Open Science Conference (BOSC), July 2022

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Introducing ElasticBLAST – BLAST® is now easier, bigger, and faster on the Cloud!

ElasticBLAST is a new tool that helps you run BLAST searches on the cloud. ElasticBLAST is perfect for you if you have thousands to millions of queries to our Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST ®), or if you want to use cloud infrastructure for your searches. ElasticBLAST can handle large searches that are not … Continue reading Introducing ElasticBLAST – BLAST® is now easier, bigger, and faster on the Cloud!

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Feb 16 Webinar: accelerating your alignments in the Cloud with ElasticBLAST

Join us on February 16, 2022 at 12 PM US eastern time to learn about ElasticBLAST, a new tool that runs your BLAST searches on cloud hardware, using the standard BLAST command-line package. You will hear about the benefits of ElasticBLAST, which include speed and ease of use. You will also see some practical applications … Continue reading Feb 16 Webinar: accelerating your alignments in the Cloud with ElasticBLAST

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NCBI events at the Bioinformatics Open Science Conference 2021 (BOSC 2021)

Come visit us virtually to learn about new NCBI data access, tools and best practices at the Bioinformatics Open Science Conference  part of the ISMB/ECCB online conference from July 29 – 30, 2021. We will be presenting virtual posters on NCBI resources, offering a Birds of a Feather discussion, and participating in the BOSC  (CoFest) … Continue reading NCBI events at the Bioinformatics Open Science Conference 2021 (BOSC 2021)

Try out ElasticBLAST at the BOSC2021 CoFest!

Join the BLAST team at the virtual CollaborationFest (July 31 -August 1, 2021) after the BOSC 2021 conference to help test and improve ElasticBLAST, a new cloud-based tool designed to speed up high throughput BLAST searches. We would love to have your help with real world testing of our alpha release of ElasticBLAST with you … Continue reading Try out ElasticBLAST at the BOSC2021 CoFest!