DNA Subway: Fast Track to Gene Annotation and Genome Analysis

The iPlant Collaborative announces the release of DNA Subway, a bioinformatics workspace that makes high-level genome analysis broadly available to biology students and educators. Built to complement iPlant’s upcoming Discovery Environments, DNA Subway captures the essence of iPlant’s goal: to develop computer (cyber) infrastructure that provides plant researchers and educators access to the large-scale datasets and high-powered informatics tools that drive modern biology.

DNASubwayDeveloped by iPlant staff at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s Dolan DNA Learning Center (DNALC), DNA Subway presents complex bioinformatics and visualization tools – predominantly open-source software – in an intuitive and appealing interface. “Riding” different lines, users can predict and annotate genes in up to 100,000 base pairs of DNA (Red Line), and prospect entire plant genomes for specific genes (Yellow Line). Additional lines are being developed to analyze next-generation sequencing transcriptome data, and to construct and work with phylogenetic trees. “Ride” DNA Subway now at http://dnasubway.iplantcollaborative.org/

Check the DNALC web site (http://www.dnalc.org) for educator training workshops on DNA Subway and other genome analysis tools.