NEWS

Geneious Pro 4.7 Released - New Features

July 27,2009

Pro features:

• Query centric multiple alignment BLAST view - Every BLAST search now has a view tab with the query centric alignment
• Fast reference assembly - Can now assemble 100,000 reads to a reference in less than a minute
• ContigExpress (.cep) import
• Primer database - Select primer sequences from anywhere in your databases for testing
• 454 import and handling - Import SFF files then view and assemble the sequences to a reference

Read on to know more..

Geneious Pro 4.6 Released - New Features

April 15,2009

New features added in Pro version only:

• Gateway® Cloning - Add attB sites, perform BP and LR reactions.
• Vector NTI database importer - Import all supported data types from a Vector NTI database in one step.
• Assemble by name - Use names to assemble many groups of sequencing reads in one step.
• Sanger GFF Import and Export - Attach annotations from a GFF file to a sequence or export annotations from any sequence to GFF.
• Ability to change font sizes in the Sequence View.
• Overlay annotations on the bases in the Sequence View.
• Import Rebase proto and with refm formats.
• Binning of traces and assemblies according to quality indicators.
• Ability to save save assembly results to a new folder with a permanent report document.
• Ability to edit the consensus sequence in the Sequence View

New features:

• An option to flip the tree view horizontally.
• Purine vs Pyrimidine color scheme.

Geneious Pro 4.6 Beta Release - Here Now

March 9,2009

We are pleased to announce that the Beta version of Geneious 4.6 is now available for testing! Download it from the beta section of our download page – www.bioware.co.in/downloads.htm. A video demo for the new features is coming soon!

Biomatters Partners with Univ. of Queensland on METAGENOMIC SEQUENCING SOFTWARE

December 5,2008

NEW YORK(GenomeWeb News) - The University of Queensland will work with New Zealand software company Biomatters to develop metagenomic sequencing data analysis software, Biomatters said this week.

Biomatters said it will work with the university of research funded by Australian Research Council to further develop the company's Geneious software. The multi-year partnership will aim to "further develop special tools within Geneious that will give biologists the power to use next-generation sequence data for significantly furthering biomedical, agricultural, and environmental research, "Biomatters CEO Candace Toner said in a statement.

The company said the collaboration will develop algorithms for bacterial metagenomics, and the university will use sequencing hardware from Applied Biosystems and Illumina.

"The lack of adequate visualization tools for biological research is a major impediment to progress for researchers interested in analyzing the vast data output from the new sequencing technologies now available," University of Queensland Professor David Edwards said.

Geneious Pro version 4.5 released – with Unified Sequence Search, New 3 D Viewer and more:

November 27,2008

Version 4.5 of Geneious Pro has been released incorporating many new exciting features. These include:

• Unified Sequence Search: The new “Sequence Search’ button is a powerful way to perform all your sequence searching such as BALST, Custom BLAST and DeCypher. It provides the greater flexibility to do batch BLAST by selecting multiple query sequences prior to sequence search. Each search is saved to a special “searches” folder where multiple searches can be saved and later transferred to any folder
• New 3D Structure Viewer: The 3D structure viewer has been totally renewed to provide all the power you need to explore protein structures. It includes:
  
  • Command mode.
    
  • Selection controls on the right hand side to select regions of a model from chains down to atoms.
    
  • Buttons on top of 3D view to apply effects on selected parts of the model.

• Real Time Restriction Analysis: Finding restriction sites is now possible using interactive options inside the Sequence View. Select a sequence then turn on "Find Restriction Sites" in the Sequence View options. Immediately cut sites will be shown on the sequence. Options can be adjusted to see the desired effects on cut sites.
• Real Time ORF Finding: Finding of open reading frames is now possible using interactive options inside the Sequence View. Select a sequence then turn on "Find ORFs" in the Sequence View options. Immediately ORFs will be shown on the sequence. Options can be adjusted to see the desired effects.

Other interesting features:

Similarity coloring, Sassafras and Send Feedback

• A similarity color scheme which colors residues in an alignment according to similarity
• Support for Sassafras K2 license servers
• And a Send Feedback / Report Bug item in the Help menu to easily send us your comments or report a bug