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FastAlert-an automatic search system to alert about new entries in biological sequence databanks

F. Eggenberger 1, N. Redaschi and R. Doelz

BioComputing, Basel University, Biozentrum Klingelbergstrasse 70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland. Email: embnet{at}comp.bioz.unibas.ch

1To whom correspondance should be addressed at present address: Union Bank of Switzerland, SYNE/SYKA-ENF, PO Box. CH-8021 Zürich, Switzerland. Email:florian.eggenberger{at}ubs.ch

This paper describes a new tool enabling awareness of new sequence databank entries of interest. The Fast Alert system relieves the researcher from the burden of repeating FASTA searches in order to keep up with the rapidly growing amount of information found in biological sequence databanks. The query sequence can be submitted from any computer connected to the Internet. Upon registration, the databank, including the updates, is scanned at periodic intervals with the sequence provided. The results, so-called FastAlert reports, are delivered via electronic mail. The reports contain the FASTA best-scores list and the similarity statistics for each entry listed.

Received on October 30, 1995; revised on February 14, 1996; accepted on February 14, 1996

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