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DNAStar Lasergene 14

Sep 30, 2016

DNAStar has launched Lasergene 14 software. The update includes three new applications: GenVision Pro, a comprehensive genome browser; NovaDock, a protein-protein docking application; and NovaFold Antibody, a specific antibody structure prediction program. It also includes enhancements to virtual cloning with three new cloning methods, newly integrated combined next-generation sequencing workflows, enhancements to the de novo transcriptome workflow introduced with Lasergene 13, and a workflow in support of Sanger validation of NGS data, the company said. 

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