Sequence alignment algorithms form the foundation of comparative genomics, structural biology and evolutionary studies by identifying regions of similarity among nucleotide or protein sequences.

Bioinformatics researchers who perform alignments of long protein sequences face a difficult choice: They can get accurate results in hours (sometimes days), or quick results if they're willing to ...

Over the past decade bioinformatics has evolved from standalone scripts for sequence comparison into sophisticated, integrated platforms that address the entire life-cycle of biological data. Key ...