NEW

• New programs for comparative genomics
• New tutorials
• Improvements to management of local BLAST databases
• Full compliance with NCBI GI deprecation and secure web (https) protocols

BIRCH IS

• A comprehensive desktop bioinformatics system which comes with many of the commonly-used bioinformatics programs pre-installed
• A framework of tools, files, and documentation for organizing and managing a bioinformatics core facility
• An expandable system that allows you to merge 3rd party programs and documentation seamlessly into the standard BIRCH distribution

Please visit http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/%7Epsgendb/local/public_html/BIRCH3.40announcement.html