CLC DNA Workbench 3.0

CLC DNA Workbench creates a software environment enabling users to make a large number of advanced DNA sequence analyses, combined with smooth data management, and excellent graphical viewing and output options.
CLC DNA Workbench is available on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux platforms.
Main features:
Bioinformatics features in Gene Workbench
- Flexible viewing of circular molecules.
- Editor for graphically and algorithmically advanced primer design
- Assembly of DNA sequence data
- Molecular cloning
- Automatic SNP annotation of sequences
- Search and discovery of DNA patterns
- Local complexity region analyses
- Reverse translation from protein to gene, based on translation tables from a number of species
- Advanced restriction enzyme analysis and management
- Dot plot based analyses
- Short form DNA statistics including a number of characteristics of a given molecule
- NCBI sequence data search
- Access to web info from PubMed
Other bioinformatics features
- DNA, RNA and protein sequence editor displaying both linear and circular molecules
- DNA, RNA, and protein alignment editor
- Interactive logos along both DNA, RNA and Protein alignments
- Batch processing of analyses on multiple sequences in one work-step
- Motif search
- Pattern discovery (unknown patterns)
- Advanced re-alignment and fix-point alignment option
- Sequence logo graphs along DNA, RNA, and protein alignments
- Manual annotation of sequences
- Integrated PubMed searches
- Web-based sequence search using BLAST
- Dot plot based analyses
- Local complexity region analyses and complexity plots
- Gap fraction graphs
- G/C content analysis and graphs
Project and data management
- Full integration of data input, data management, calculation results, and data export
- Detailed history log
- All types of files can be saved in local projects, and launched from the program
- Import and export of data in a large number of file formats
- Option of working in several active workspaces at a time, enabling simultaneous work on multiple projects
- Import of trace data files and quality scores from automated DNA sequening machines using Standard Chromatogram Format, ABI formats and PHD format (PHRED)
Viewing and reporting
- Advanced BLAST view
- Advanced graphs view
- Advanced histogram view
- Advanced dot plot view
- Search for characteristics in sequences and alignments