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Science has reviewed both of Textco's products in the last few months.

About Gene Inspector 1.5 [Science 287:1224 (2000)], Science says: "With GI, users can manage sequence analysis projects from beginning to end. The unique electronic notebook format of GI gives researchers the ability to organize diverse yet interrelated types of information." ... " The many features found in the notebook make it a powerful tool for organizing day-to-day progress." ... "The most powerful feature of the program is its ability to define suites of analyses that can be saved to perform multiple analyses simultaneously. With it, a standardized set of analysis parameters can be set up once and used again on other input sequences." ... "GI provides a friendly environment for elegantly handling the mounds of information typically gathered during sequence analysis. In contrast to programs that are designed purely for analysis (e.g. MacVector and LaserGene), GI's notebook design gives users an environment where they an better define their own custom analyses and format the results in one simple step."

About Gene Construction Kit 2 [Science 289:413a (2000)], Science says: "GCK2 supplies a user-friendly and affordable graphic interface to manipulate complex plasmids and produce professional color illustrations.... GCK2 is an especially good choice for labs with students because it is an easy-to-learn program that documents each step of plasmid constrution. This program would be an excellent addition to any molecular biology lab."

Textco, Inc. has been developing high quality molecular biology software for the Macintosh since 1984.