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TOOLS Chem Computing Made Simple The days when chemists had to synthesize a molecule before they could plumb its nature are long gone thanks to computational chemistry, which makes it [...]

iOligo Caesar Software Portsmouth, NH $499.00; $99.00 (academic) www.caesarsoftware.com It was appreciated early on, during the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) revolution, that the proper design of oligonucleotides was probably the [...]

Stat-200 BioSoft Ferguson, MO $399 314-524-8029 www.biosoft.com Stat-200 is a general-purpose statistical analysis program for Windows 95, 98, NT, or 2000 with high-performance features suitable for large biostatistical data sets. [...]

Equation Illustrator V MGC Software Altrincham, Cheshire, UK $20 www.mgcsoft.com Equations, text, and graphics must often be combined when creating scientific presentations. This can be a time-consuming and tedious process. [...]

MacVector 7.0 Genetics Computer Group Campbell, CA $2950 800-876-9994 www.gcg.com This is an era in which molecular biologists can often obtain gene sequences of interest by searching databases rather than [...]

J-Track, J-Track 3D, and J-Pass NASA Free http://liftoff.msfc.nasa. gov/realtime/JTrack/ Spacecraft.html The orbital space above Earth contains an astonishing collection of man-made satellites. Tracking all of these objects is no small [...]

The article evaluates various products including the Thermo Scientific My Pipette Creator application for sharing of protocols from Thermo Fisher Scientific, the Chromogenic ID for analyzing chromogenic agars from Synbiosis, and the ZEN 2 core, software for microscopic imaging from Zeiss.

The article presents a letter to the editor in response to the article "Troubling trends in scientific software use," by Lucas N. Joppa, David Gavaghan, Richard Harper, Kenji Takeda, and Stephen Emmott from the May 17, 2013 issue, as well as a reply by the authors.

An essay is presented on the Case It! software program that allows for computer simulation of procedures including Southern, Western, and dot blotting, simple and multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). It offers an explanation of the program's ability to allow students to input DNA or protein sequences to use in the procedures, and highlights the software's usefulness in inquiry-based instruction. Several example cases are also described.

The article features several scientific apparatus and instruments including the Gyrolab Affinity Software module from Gyros, the HandHeld scanner from Ziath, and the Thunder-Link PLUS oligonucleotide conjugation kit from Innova Biosciences.

The article offers reviews of products in the field of lipidomics, including the maXis II ultrahigh resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer, Lipify lipid analysis software from Protein Metrics, and Progenesis QI Version 2.0 liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry software.

DATABASE Sickened by War? Although the 2-month Gulf War killed 148 U.S. soldiers, many more have developed health problems they blame on their service in the region. These illnesses remain [...]

Presents brief reviews for scientific equipment. Sapphire blade knives; Bibliography management software; DNA extraction and purification; Experimental chemistry software; Retroviral gene expression system; Fluorescent imaging system; Plasmid analysis and drawing software; Fatigue-free microscopy; Site-directed mutagenesis system; Literature.

Evaluates the Gene Construction Kit 2 computer software developed by Textco Inc. Application of the software on recombinant plasmids in molecular biology; Features of the software.

Opinion. Looks at the possibility that most scientists may be using obsolete Internet browser software. World Wide Web site developers as free to employ a variety of software languages; Example version 1.1 of Netscape Navigator; Microsoft and Netscape to add features into their fourth-generation products.