DoubleTwist and BioTools to Provide Award-winning Protein and Genomic Analysis Software on DoubleTwist.com.Business Editors/High-Tech and Medical Writers OAKLAND, Calif.--(BW HealthWire)--May 2, 2000 DoubleTwist(TM), Inc. and BioTools Incorporated today announced a partnership to provide DoubleTwist.com(TM) users with BioTools' award-winning PepTool and GeneTool software products for protein and genomic genomic pertaining to a genome. genomic clone see clone. genomic DNA the DNA sequences making up the genome of an individual. genomic library see gene bank. sequence analysis. Full versions of both software tools will be offered to paid DoubleTwist.com subscribers, while slightly limited versions of the popular tools will be freely available to all registered users, without charge. PepTool and GeneTool offer scientists a single environment in which to rapidly search public and proprietary databases, probe sequence homologies, access functional information, align multiple sequences and predict the secondary structure of proteins. Both software tools employ sophisticated data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. techniques that compress enormous databases of information to a size that allow users to have a copy resident on their own hard drive, making it widely accessible and user-friendly. "Using PepTool and GeneTool, DoubleTwist.com users will be able to conduct instant analysis of their protein or gene sequences in a form that is complementary to the functionality of DoubleTwist.com's agent technology," said Gordon Stranks, President and Chief Executive Officer of BioTools Incorporated. He noted that PepTool and GeneTool were recently voted the "Best New Molecular Biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller Products for 1999" by The Biotechnology Software and Internet Journal. "We are very pleased to offer access to these powerful, easy-to-use analysis tools, as part of our efforts to provide DoubleTwist.com users with the best tools and resources for genomic and proteomic research," said John Couch John Couch may refer to:
BioTools Incorporated is a provider of software for advanced bioinformatics Using computers in biological research to analyze or predict the composition of molecules (nucleic acids, proteins, etc.) and model biologic systems. Bioinformatics is most prominent in the Human Genome Project, which has recorded the three billion chemical base pairs that make up the : the application of information technology to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. The company provides the global life sciences community with operationally proven software applications, unique computational tools, an open computing See open system and open source. environment and value-added professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. that serve to integrate what is done on the bench-top with what is done on the desk-top. BioTools Incorporated was established in 1995 as a collaboration of four prominent university scientists -- Jonathan Schaeffer Jonathan Herbert Schaeffer (born 1957) is a Canadian researcher and professor at the University of Alberta and the Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence. , Brian Sykes, Duane Szafron, and David Wishart David Wishart is a Scottish author. Wishart was born in Arbroath, Scotland. He studied Greek and Latin classics at Edinburgh University and after graduation taught for four years in a secondary school. . Today, BioTools is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. that employs 25 people and is located in Edmonton, Alberta. DoubleTwist, Inc. is an application service provider (ASP), devoted to empowering life scientists. The company provides research environments that leverage information technology and the World Wide Web to simplify and accelerate gene discovery. The company's Website, DoubleTwist.com, is an integrated technology platform that provides a secure and comprehensive research environment and community on the Web. The site provides users with a number of benefits, including automated research agents, continuous database monitoring, access to proprietary data and data mining tools. For more information, contact DoubleTwist, Inc. at 510/628-0100 or e-mail us at info-pr@doubletwist.com or visit http://www.doubletwist.com. Note to Editors: DoubleTwist and DoubleTwist.com are registered trademarks of DoubleTwist, Inc. The DoubleTwist logo is a trademark of DoubleTwist, Inc. All other trademarks, brands, and names are property of their respective owners. |
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