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DNASTAR Online Help: Training and Support

All Lasergene and other DNASTAR applications offer easy help access through the Help > Help Contents command or a “Help” button.

This page lets you access online versions of the help, as well as videos, written tutorials, and tutorial data.

View the Lasergene Installation Guide for software installation details.

Lasergene Molecular Biology

DNASTAR Navigator

Guides you to the correct software application for your workflow

Video: Get started with Lasergene using the DNASTAR Navigator

GeneQuest

Discover and annotate genes, regulatory elements, patterns, and structure in a DNA sequence. Perform an NCBI BLAST search.

Help: GeneQuest

Tutorials: Written

Written Tutorial Data: GeneQuest Data.zip

GenVision

Create publication-quality illustrations for genes, gene functionality, gene expression levels, and contig coverage.

Help: GenVision ~ GenVision Utility

Tutorials: Written

Written Tutorial Data: GenVision Data.zip

MegAlign Pro

Multiple sequence alignment and pairwise sequence alignments using MUSCLE, MAFFT, Mauve, Clustal W and Clustal Omega.

All Training Resources: MegAlign Pro

Tutorial Data: MegAlign Pro Data.zip

SeqBuilder Pro

Edit & annotate sequences, design primers, perform virtual cloning, apply restriction enzymes, and auto-annotate plasmids.

All Training Resources: SeqBuilder Pro

Written Tutorial Data: SeqBuilder Pro Data.zip

SeqMan Pro

Assemble Sanger sequencing data and visualize next-gen data from SeqMan NGen, including exploring contigs and SNPs.

Help: SeqMan Pro

Tutorials: Video ~ Written

Written Tutorial Data: SeqMan Pro Data.zip

SeqNinja

Sequence editing and annotation for DNA and protein sequences. Perform batch editing functions such as concatenate and reverse complement.

Help: User-Interface Version ~ Command-Line Version

Tutorials: Written

Written Tutorial Data: SeqNinja Data.zip

Looking for EditSeq, MegAlign, or PrimerSelect? Those applications have been replaced by SeqBuilder Pro and MegAlign Pro. Check out our new, illustrated user guide, Transitioning to SeqBuilder Pro & MegAlign Pro, featuring short topics showing how to do all your favorite workflows in the newer applications.

Lasergene Protein

Protean 3D and Nova Apps

Protean 3D and the Nova Apps

Analyze macromolecular structure, motion, and function. Study antibodies and ligands using your own protein sequence or a PDB sequence file. The “Nova Apps” use Protean 3D as a launcher and viewer, and include NovaFold, NovaFold Antibody and NovaDock.

All Training Resources: Protean 3D + the Nova Apps (both NovaCloud and local versions)

Written Tutorial Data: Protean 3D Data.zip

Lasergene Genomics

ArrayStar

Large-scale, multi-sample variation comparison and gene expression analysis. Compare alleles in genomic studies and explore the role of SNPs in cancer and other genetic diseases.

Help: ArrayStar

Tutorials: Video ~ Written

Written Tutorial Data:

T1- Microarray (short)

T2- Microarray (long)

T3- Variant Comparison

T4- Variant Comparison using the Variant Annotation Database