Lasergene Molecular Biology Suite now includes plasmid auto-annotation functionality. I recently spoke with DNASTAR Scientist, Dr. Guy Plunkett III, about this new capability to get a better understanding of how the tool works and why a curated feature library really … Continue reading
Automated plasmid annotation is now available
Lasergene 14.1 is here! And that means automated plasmid annotation is here too. This new functionality gives you the ability to accurately and automatically annotate your sequences — either one at a time or as a large batch … Continue reading
DNASTAR Releases Lasergene 14.1 Software With Major Enhancements
MADISON, Wisconsin – March 3, 2017 – DNASTAR® announced the release of Lasergene 14.1 today, which includes a broad range of improvements in DNA, RNA and protein sequence and structure prediction and analysis. The current release includes improvements to each … Continue reading
NovaFold’s I-TASSER algorithm awarded 1st place – again!
Every two years, research groups around the world participate in the CASP competition to test their prediction tools against unpublished protein structures in a series of blind studies. I-TASSER, the algorithm upon which DNASTAR’s NovaFold structure prediction software … Continue reading
NovaFold and I-TASSER: A winning combination for protein structure prediction and analysis
If you’re a frequent visitor to our website or this blog, you’ll know we talk a lot about accuracy here. When it comes to your research, we understand that obtaining accurate and reliable results is paramount in deciding which … Continue reading
Lasergene Weekly: Automated Plasmid Annotation Sneak Peek
Our Lasergene 14.1 release is just around the corner. This week, we wanted to give you a sneak peek at one of the most exciting new features in this release: automated plasmid annotation. For our Lasergene Molecular Biology … Continue reading
Lasergene Weekly: What’s new in Lasergene 14.1?
Four months ago we released Lasergene 14, a major upgrade offering many new features and new functionality in each of our three key areas of research — Molecular Biology, Structural Biology, and Genomics. Since that time, we’ve … Continue reading
Lasergene Weekly: Predict structures with NovaFold, powered by I-TASSER
Prediction of a protein structure without the need for sequence homology of a structural template is now at your fingertips! See how simple it is to predict structures with NovaFold (powered by I-TASSER) by joining us for a … Continue reading
Lasergene Weekly: 65,000 Publications and Counting
Every year since 1985, DNASTAR software has been cited in peer-reviewed journals more than any of our commercial competitors. To date, our software has been cited over 65,000 times! We are proud to see our users’ work published … Continue reading
Apple Watch Giveaway Winner
We have a winner! Congratulations to Daisy Zhang, Visiting Scientist in the Systematic Mycology and Microbiology Lab at USDA-ARS in Beltsville, MD, and winner of our Apple Watch Giveaway contest. Thank you for your video, Daisy, and we hope you … Continue reading







