Mastering the Art of NCBI: It's a BLAST

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The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is an organization founded in 1988 as a national resource available to the public for access to molecular biology information. NCBI creates numerous databases, online tools and research software programs to analyze genomes. The Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) is an online tool designed to enable users to rapidly search through nucleotide and protein databases.While the website is designed for both novice and veteran users, the task of mastering the tool and the art can be daunting. This website is designed to provide a step-by-step process of how to use BLAST and interpret your results.

How to use Basic BLAST:

When you get to the main page, you may notice you have a number of options to choose from:

BLAST Home.png

Nucleotide blast.png

Created by Claudia M. Carcelen, 2009.

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