Archive for the ‘Web-based Tools’ Category

BiomedExperts: An Alternative Way to Search The Literature

by Nick on August 12, 2009
If you have ever looked closely at Pubmed, you might have noticed that it's not easy to search for all publications by a single author, to see everything that your collaborator has published or to see what the top people in your (read on...)

What is Your Favorite Gene?

by Carrie on March 24, 2009
Today I'm going to tell you about another new genetics resource that's only been available for a couple of months. This gem is "YFG (Your Favorite Gene) powered by Ingenuity� and it's freely available thanks to a (read on...)

Using a Genome Viewer to Scope your Sequencing Data

by Gandi on February 25, 2009
Now you've got great sequencing results, thanks to Nick's article on improving sequencing results. Now what? Well now you need some software (preferably free) to analyse your data. BioEdit is a good option. But what I have to (read on...)

Why You Should Use Gmail

by Gandi on January 19, 2009
Gmail is no longer just an email provider, but is now packed with loads of useful tools that can make your like easier. In this article, I will share some of the Gmail features I have made use of for my work and research. Search (read on...)

Free Online Bioinformatics Tools

by Carrie on January 6, 2009
In recognition of a fresh new year and a fresh new direction for Bitesize Bio, I thought I’d start my tenure as the fresh new Bioinformatics �guru� by introducing you to a handful of websites that will help you (read on...)

Go Pubmed!

by Nick on October 2, 2008
GoPubmed is a powerful new way to search the literature. As the name suggests, it is based on our old, familiar friend the Pubmed database but GoPubmed provides a whole new set of tools that will power-up your search. After (read on...)

New Search Engine for Biology

by Dan on August 7, 2008
Here's something that I'm sure all our readers will find interesting, if they haven't heard it already: there's a web search engine out now for specifically designed for biologists, called (read on...)

Draw Your Calculations, xThink does the Math

by Nick on July 30, 2008
If you use your calculator a lot, especially for complicated equations, and would like a more visual interface then xThink's Online Calculator could be right up your street. Instead of linearly typing your equation into the (read on...)

TiddlyWiki: A 21st Century Roladex

by Nick on July 1, 2008
A good way to streamline the way you work is to keep a Roladex on your bench or desk containing all of the little bits and pieces that you need to do your job - things like stock solution recipes, abbreviated protocols for (read on...)

Top 10: iGoogle Gadgets for Molecular and Cell Biologists

by Nick on March 17, 2008
I finally signed up for Google Reader last week after reading Bala's great post last week on Google Reader for Academics. Setting this up brought my attention to iGoogle, another very useful Google service. iGoogle allows the (read on...)