BLAST Search Directly from Gene Inspector
Performing a BLAST search of GenBank over the internet directly from within Gene Inspector. This is launched exactly the same way other analyses are launched. Just to choose a sequence from GI, set any BLAST parameters, and then run the analysis. Your analysis setup including all the BLAST parameters can be saved for other users to use. Save one setup for finding only very close matches, and another one for finding distant sequence relationships.

Perform Multiple Analysis & Show Sumary Results!
A number of analyses can be performed and summary results shown. This will create a single output object in the notebook that has a result for each sequence in the analysis. Double-clicking on the single sequence result will allow you to launch the complete analysis of that sequence.

Add Sequences to the Analysis Setup Panel
Sequences can be added to the analysis setup panel by selecting a sequence file that contains multiple sequences - all sequences in the file are then added to the analysis panel.

sequences can be added to the analysis setup panel by selecting an entire folder - all sequence files in that folder and all subfolders will be added to the analysis. This is very useful for searching for a specific sequence.

Drag & Drop Between Many of Your Favorite Applications
Extensive Drag & Drop options are available allowing objects to be dragged between GI windows and also between GI and other Drag & Drop enabled applications. For example, you can drag an analysis result or a multiple sequence alignment directly from Gene Inspector to Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator, or to Microsoft Powerpoint or Word.

640 Different Ways of Displaying Multiple Sequence Alignments
There are now over 640 different ways of displaying multiple sequence alignments. You can show characters that match (or don't match) the consensus, you can invert character appearance, shade matches, box them, color the background behind characters that match or don't match the consensus, etc.

We Understand Your Need for Speed
Many Gene Inspector routines have been rewritten for speed

Don't Want to Leave GI But Need to Do a Quick E-mail Check?
You can send messages and check e-mail from within GI

Creating Posters and Slides on the Fly!
You can drag a multiple sequence alignment from the sequence window directly into the GI Notebook, where you can alter the display of the alignment. This is useful for creating posters and slides because the multiple sequence object in the notebook can be shown in relation to other analysis objects in the GI notebook and adorned with arrows or other graphic objects.