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101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #41 – Extracting raw data from chromatogram files
Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #41 – Extracting raw data from chromatogram filesHave you ever wanted to know exactly what the total signal value is for individual peaks in a chromatogram file? Perhaps you are looking for mixtures of residues at a particular location and want to get some idea of the relative proportions? You can open .ab1 and .scf chromatogram files directly in MacVector and view…
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UNIX line endings for plain text files
Read more: UNIX line endings for plain text filesSometimes you may need to export data out of MacVector for further analysis with a command line tool or sending a file to a colleague who does not have MacVector). For example exporting the VCF report out of a reference assembly or exporting a sequence into Genbank format. If these files are plain text, then…
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101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #40 – Removing gaps from a DNA or protein sequence
Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #40 – Removing gaps from a DNA or protein sequenceThere are often times when you end up with a sequence containing gaps, especially if you make extensive use of the Align To Reference, Contig Assembly or Multiple Sequence Alignment interfaces to generate consensus sequences. You can select and copy the consensus sequence, or even individual aligned reads, from the Align To Reference and Contig…
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MacVector 13.5.3 is out
Read more: MacVector 13.5.3 is outThere’s a new release of MacVector out. If you are on OS X 10.10 to OS X 10.7 then just update through Sparkle as normal. However, we have seen issues doing that on Snow Leopard, so please use the downloadable installer instead. Ironically some of the bug fixes are for OS X 10.6, but there’s…
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Restriction enzyme sites and tooltips.
Read more: Restriction enzyme sites and tooltips.EDIT: April 12, 2019 From MacVector 16 and later the setting for the Automatic RE Analysis is in: PREFERENCES | SCAN DNA | RESTRICTION SITES Quickly viewing the recognition sequence and cut site of a restriction site is very easy in the Map tab. If you hover your mouse over a restriction site in the Map…
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101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #39 – Viewing sequence residues in the Map view
Read more: 101 things you (maybe) didn’t know about MacVector: #39 – Viewing sequence residues in the Map viewOK, so this is a very simple tip that many users already know about. But we get enough queries about this functionality that its useful to go over it. The Editor tab has a fair amount of functionality, but it really is designed for editing of sequences at the residue level – we don’t directly…
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MacVector, Yosemite and increasing dialog window sizes!
Read more: MacVector, Yosemite and increasing dialog window sizes!There’s a small bug in Yosemite that causes the size of the dialog windows to increase in size. MacVector is affected by this problem. Basically every time you use a dialog its size increases slightly. Over time the dialog becomes too large to fit on the screen and you will have problems clicking the buttons.…
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A Black Friday/Cyber Monday special….Buy MacVector 13.5 and get one free.
Read more: A Black Friday/Cyber Monday special….Buy MacVector 13.5 and get one free.MacVector 13.5 is the best release yet for comparing large sequences and handling NGS data. The new interface is even more polished and further performance tuning has ensured this release of MacVector is faster than ever. If you do not yet have MacVector then the next seven days are just for you. Starting from today,…
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Keep Blast running on MacVector 12.7.5 and earlier versions.
Read more: Keep Blast running on MacVector 12.7.5 and earlier versions.If you are running MacVector 12.7.5 or earlier Blast will stop working for you from the end of this month. The fix for this is below. MacVector makes it easy to run a Blast search from your Desktop, and retrieve the hits directly back into MacVector. MacVector does this by submitting these Blast searches directly…
