CLC Bio has announced the release of version 4.5 of CLC Genomics Workbench, a desktop software package for working with genomics, transcriptomics and epigenomics.
This update gives molecular biologists access to analyse high-throughput sequencing datasets with powerful bioinformatics algorithms through a user-friendly graphical user interface.
The software's RNA-seq analysis now supports the use of paired-end data for RNA seq.
A combination of single reads and paired reads can be used, and expression values can now be stratified into transcript-level expression values, both for single and paired reads, allowing users to compare two different samples across transcripts.
Another new feature is the sequencing tools' batching functionality, which enables researchers to perform the same analysis on several elements in one batch.
According to the company, this is an easy way to analyse multiple datasets in one go and thereby save time for setting up and running the same type of analysis multiple times.
Other important additions to CLC Genomics Workbench 4.5 include redesigned multiplexing and Blast tools, as well as a new algorithm for mapping SOLiD reads, among other features.
