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http://www.bioinformatics.org/go2msig/

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on April 24, 2020. Software tool as automated Gene Ontology based multi species gene set generator for gene set enrichment analysis. Used to generate gene sets required for Gene Set Enrichment Analysis for almost any organism for which GO term association data exists.
Gene set collections can be automatically created for wide variety of species.

Proper citation: GO2MSIG (RRID:SCR_018359) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/cancer/cga/contest

THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. Documented on August 8,2025. A software tool (and method) for estimating the amount of cross-sample contamination in next generation sequencing data.

Proper citation: ContEst (RRID:SCR_000595) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/science/programs/genome-biology/computational-rd/vaal-manual

A polymorphism discovery algorithm for short reads. To run it, you provide reads (and quality scores) from a "sample genome" as input, along with a vector sequence to trim from the reads, and a reference sequence for a related genome to compare to. VAAL produces as output a an assembly for the sample genome, together with a mask showing which bases are "trusted". It then deduces from that a list of differences between the sample and related genomes. Alternatively, it can be provided as input read data for two sample genomes, together with a reference sequence for a related genome. In this case, VAAL produces assemblies for each of the sample genomes, and compares them to each other, thereby deducing a list of differences between them. VAAL has been tested on bacteria, using single lanes of 36 bp unpaired reads from the Illumina platform. Note: This software package is no longer supported and information on this page is provided for archival purposes only.

Proper citation: VAAL (RRID:SCR_001184) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/science/programs/genome-biology/computational-rd/computational-research-and-development

A software for genome assembly, and is specifically designed to analyze long Sanger-chemistry reads.

Proper citation: ARACHNE (RRID:SCR_000351) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/software/scripture/

Software for transcriptome reconstruction that relies solely on RNA-Seq reads and an assembled genome to build a transcriptome ab initio. The statistical methods to estimate read coverage significance are also applicable to other sequencing data. Scripture also has modules for ChIP-Seq peak calling.

Proper citation: Scripture (RRID:SCR_005269) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/scientific-community/science/projects/viral-genomics/v-phaser-2

A software tool to call variants in genetically heterogeneous populations from ultra-deep sequence data. It combines information regarding the covariation (i.e. phasing) between observed variants to increase sensitivity and an expectation maximization algorithm that iteratively recalibrates base quality scores to increase specificity. V-Phaser can reliably detect rare variants in diverse populations that occur at frequencies of <1%. V-Phaser 2 is a complete rewrite of the original V-Phaser. It contains a new model for length polymorphisms (indels) and incorporates paired end read information in its phasing model. The data access and probability computation sections of the code have also been highly optimized, resulting in substantial improvements in running time and memory usage.

Proper citation: V-Phaser 2 (RRID:SCR_005212) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/cancer/software/genepattern

A powerful genomic analysis platform that provides access to hundreds of tools for gene expression analysis, proteomics, SNP analysis, flow cytometry, RNA-seq analysis, and common data processing tasks. A web-based interface provides easy access to these tools and allows the creation of multi-step analysis pipelines that enable reproducible in silico research.

Proper citation: GenePattern (RRID:SCR_003201) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/cancer/cga/mutsig

Software that analyzes lists of mutations discovered in DNA sequencing, to identify genes that were mutated more often than expected by chance given background mutation processes.

Proper citation: MutSig (RRID:SCR_010779) Copy   

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https://www.broadinstitute.org/scientific-community/science/programs/genome-sequencing-and-analysis/computational-rd/computational-

Software tool as whole genome shotgun assembler that can generate high quality genome assemblies using short reads (~100bp) such as those produced by the new generation of sequencers.

Proper citation: ALLPATHS-LG (RRID:SCR_010742) Copy   

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http://trinityrnaseq.sourceforge.net/

Software for the efficient and robust de novo reconstruction of transcriptomes from RNA-seq data.

Proper citation: Trinity (RRID:SCR_013048) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/igv/

A high-performance visualization tool for interactive exploration of large, integrated genomic datasets.

Proper citation: Integrative Genomics Viewer (RRID:SCR_011793) Copy   

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http://www.aspgd.org/

Database of genetic and molecular biological information about the filamentous fungi of the genus Aspergillus including information about genes and proteins of Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus fumigatus; descriptions and classifications of their biological roles, molecular functions, and subcellular localizations; gene, protein, and chromosome sequence information; tools for analysis and comparison of sequences; and links to literature information; as well as a multispecies comparative genomics browser tool (Sybil) for exploration of orthology and synteny across multiple sequenced Sgenus species. Also available are Gene Ontology (GO) and community resources. Based on the Candida Genome Database, the Aspergillus Genome Database is a resource for genomic sequence data and gene and protein information for Aspergilli. Among its many species, the genus contains an excellent model organism (A. nidulans, or its teleomorph Emericella nidulans), an important pathogen of the immunocompromised (A. fumigatus), an agriculturally important toxin producer (A. flavus), and two species used in industrial processes (A. niger and A. oryzae). Search options allow you to: *Search AspGD database using keywords. *Find chromosomal features that match specific properties or annotations. *Find AspGD web pages using keywords located on the page. *Find information on one gene from many databases. *Search for keywords related to a phenotype (e.g., conidiation), an allele (such as veA1), or an experimental condition (e.g., light). Analysis and Tools allow you to: *Find similarities between a sequence of interest and Aspergillus DNA or protein sequences. *Display and analyze an Aspergillus sequence (or other sequence) in many ways. *Navigate the chromosomes set. View nucleotide and protein sequence. *Find short DNA/protein sequence matches in Aspergillus. *Design sequencing and PCR primers for Aspergillus or other input sequences. *Display the restriction map for a Aspergillus or other input sequence. *Find similarities between a sequence of interest and fungal nucleotide or protein sequences. AspGD welcomes data submissions.

Proper citation: ASPGD (RRID:SCR_002047) Copy   

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https://github.com/broadinstitute/Drop-seq

Software Java tools for analyzing Drop-seq data. Used to analyze gene expression from thousands of individual cells simultaneously. Analyzes mRNA transcripts while remembering origin cell transcript.

Proper citation: Drop-seq tools (RRID:SCR_018142) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/gsea/

Software package for interpreting gene expression data. Used for interpretation of a large-scale experiment by identifying pathways and processes.

Proper citation: Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (RRID:SCR_003199) Copy   

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https://software.broadinstitute.org/gatk/

A software package to analyze next-generation resequencing data. The toolkit offers a wide variety of tools, with a primary focus on variant discovery and genotyping as well as strong emphasis on data quality assurance. Its robust architecture, powerful processing engine and high-performance computing features make it capable of taking on projects of any size. This software library makes writing efficient analysis tools using next-generation sequencing data very easy, and second it's a suite of tools for working with human medical resequencing projects such as 1000 Genomes and The Cancer Genome Atlas. These tools include things like a depth of coverage analyzers, a quality score recalibrator, a SNP/indel caller and a local realigner. (entry from Genetic Analysis Software)

Proper citation: GATK (RRID:SCR_001876) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/cancer/cga/mutect

Software for the reliable and accurate identification of somatic point mutations in next generation sequencing data of cancer genomes.

Proper citation: MuTect (RRID:SCR_000559) Copy   

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http://jbrowse.org/

A high-performance visualization tool for interactive exploration of large, integrated genomic datasets written primarily in JavaScript. It supports a wide variety of data types, including array-based and next-generation sequence data, and genomic annotations.

Proper citation: JBrowse (RRID:SCR_001004) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/scientific-community/science/projects/viral-genomics/vicuna

A de novo assembly program targeting populations with high mutation rates.

Proper citation: VICUNA (RRID:SCR_006302) Copy   

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http://www.broadinstitute.org/cancer/cga/rna-seqc

Java software which computes a series of quality control metrics for RNA-seq data and can compare sequencing quality across different samples or experiments to evaluate different experimental parameters. The input can be one or more BAM files, and the output consists of HTML reports and tab delimited files of metrics data.

Proper citation: RNA-SeQC (RRID:SCR_005120) Copy   

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http://cellprofiler.org

Software tool to enable biologists without training in computer vision or programming to quantitatively measure phenotypes from thousands of images automatically. It counts cells and also measures the size, shape, intensity and texture of every cell (and every labeled subcellular compartment) in every image. It was designed for high throughput screening but can perform automated image analysis for images from time-lapse movies and low-throughput experiments. CellProfiler has an increasing number of algorithms to identify and measure properties of neuronal cell types.

Proper citation: CellProfiler Image Analysis Software (RRID:SCR_007358) Copy   

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