NCBI now offers the core nucleotide database (core_nt), an alternative to the default nt database that contains better-defined content and is less than half the …

https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2024/07/18/new-blast-core-nucleotide-database/?utm_source=blast-announce We may see a post here from NCBI spokesperson. Until that happens wanted to bring this major change to people's attention. Following text is …

NCBI's [ClinVar][1] now has a [data model][2] that better accepts and supports classifications of somatic variants. We encourage you to submit your somatic data to …

In April 2024, the FASTA files of the sequences in the BLAST databases will no longer be available on the FTP site. You can generate …

The experimental NCBI ClusteredNR database that has been [available on the website][1] is now available for [download][2]. The package includes the #NCBIBLAST database, an SQLite3 …

BLAST+ 2.14.1 is now available for download with the following updates. improvements, and bug fixes: The release includes the `cleanup-blastdb-volumes.py` script to remove unused BLAST …

ElasticBLAST v1.1.0 for large numbers of queries on the cloud is now available. The latest release offers faster searches, improved CPU limit check on AWS, …

ClusteredNR, the new protein database that provides results with a better overview of protein homologs in a wider range of organisms, is now available for …

NCBI's [Comparative Genome Viewer (CGV)][1], allow you to view the alignments between two assemblies to see differences in genomic sequence and structure, including deletions, inversions, …

NCBI has a virtual workshop series for October 2022. These hands-on workshops are taught by experienced NCBI Education Faculty. Applications are open to the public; …