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Textco today announced a beta release of Gene Construction Kit 2 (GCK2) for Mac OS X that will be available at Textco's web site in April. This new version (2.1) takes advantage of Mac OS X's superior performance and new graphical user interface, Aqua.

"With the carbonization of GCK2 and the addition of a Deluxe Importing module, Textco has capitalized on the power of Mac OS X and its Aqua interface to provide an invaluable tool for scientists to work with gene sequences on their Macs in ways never before possible," says Robert Gross, Ph.D. and President of Textco. "We're very excited to offer the ability to manipulate and examine human genome sequences in such a graphically stunning environment."

"Mac OS X is capturing the interest and enthusiasm of scientists around the world and we are excited to play an important role in genomic research," said Clent Richardson, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "GCK2 for Mac OS X will be an extremely user-friendly tool that provides a powerful set of mapping functions."

NEW - GCK2 version 2.1 also features a powerful new GCK2 module - the "Deluxe Importer" module. This module will download and convert standard GenBank DNA sequence files (as well as standard EMBL DNA sequence files) into GCK2 graphical constructs, along with powerful web database searching capabilities. The Deluxe Importer module will provide users with a simple way to create, maintain, and exchange graphical representations of any of the sequences from the human genome project.

NOTE: GCK2 version 2.1 for Windows will also be available for testing at the same time.

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Textco, Inc. has been developing high quality molecular biology software for the Macintosh since 1984.