Photo51
Work anywhere, edit anywhere
Like your research, your software shouldn't have any boundaries. You can install on as many computers as you want and access your data anytime from the cloud.
Find what you need in seconds
Build your sequence collections and organize with labels. Quickly find what you’re looking for with the easy sequence previews.
Design precise CRISPR-Cas edits
Design guide RNAs for your gene editing projects with preset commonly used systems. Apply base editor systems (CBE and ABE) and automatically visualize PAM sequence, nuclease cut sites and base editing windows.
Collaborate seamlessly in real-time
Create unlimited teams or subgroups. Create joint sequence collections or work on cloning projects together.
Powerful Features, Streamlined Workflows
Streamline Your Molecular Biology Workflow
Unlimited installations and cloud syncing
Like your research, your software shouldn’t have any boundaries. You can install on as many computers as you want and access your data anytime from the cloud.
Intuitive Inventory and Sequence Previews
Organize your sequence collections with labels and find what you need quickly. Easily visualize sequences within your inventory for efficient analysis.
Split-Screen Editing
View your plasmid map and sequence simultaneously for efficient editing and data comparison.
Undo/Redo Functionality
Work confidently knowing you can easily undo or redo actions.
Powerful Tools for Precise Genome Engineering
Design guide RNAs with ease
Design guide RNAs for your projects with commonly used Cas9 and Cas12 systems, and base editor systems CBE and ABE.
Visualize edits
Visualize PAM sequences, nuclease cut sites, and base editing windows for precise genome editing.
Create custom CRISPR-Cas systems
Add you own unique CRISPR-Cas system.
Advanced File Management Tools
Intuitive Inventory System
Manage your research data efficiently with an intuitive inventory system that includes sequence map previews for clear organization.
Labeling Systems
Create and edit label structures for efficient data identification and clear communication within your team.
Comprehensive Version Control
Maintain a comprehensive file history with version control, allowing you to recover older versions if needed and ensuring collaborative work is well-documented.
Secure File Sharing
Securely share files and collections with team members or external collaborators for seamless collaboration.
Real-Time Collaboration
Real-Time Editing
Create joint sequence collections and work on cloning projects together in real-time.
Simplified Team Management
Easily manage and invite team members to collaborate on your research projects.
Secure Communication and Data Sharing
Share data and communicate effectively within your team or external collaborators using secure sharing features.
Listed features
Molecular techniques
- Gateway Cloning
- Gibson Assembly
- In-Fusion Cloning
- HiFi Assembly
- Restriction enzyme cloning
- TA and TOPO Cloning
- PCR primer design
Restriction enzyme sets
- Predefined commercially available enzyme sets
- Create custom enzyme sets
- View detailed enzyme information
- Filter by number of cuts or enzyme type
Advanced file management
- Intuitive file inventory with sequence map preview
- Create and edit label structures
- Comprehensive file history and recovery of older versions
- Sharing of files or file collections with your team
- Sharing files or file collections with external colleagues via Photo51 or email
- 30-day recovery mode for deleted files
- Import files from commonly used formats dna, .gb, .gbk, .fasta, .fa, .genious and .sbol
- Export files
Teams
- Create unlimited teams/subgroups
- Share file collections within teams
- Comprehensive file history and recovery of older versions
Features
- Automatic annotation of common sequence features
- Manually Create, annotate and edit features
- Automatically detect open reading frames (ORFs)
- Amino acid translations of features and ORFs
- Automatic readingframe translation for gene fusions
Alignment
- Align DNA sequences with a reference sequence
- Verify cloning or mutagenesis
- Pairwise and multi sequence DNA and Protein alignment
- Choice of alignment algorithms
- Contig Assembly
- Store sequence alignment and validation information with plasmid
Visualizing
- Multiple viewing modes, plasmid diagram, sequence view, list views
- Visual maps of cloning history
- Split screen mode
- Edit sequences
- Color code sequences
- Circularize/ linearize sequences
- Comprehensive DNA and protein sequence search
History Tracking
- Visual maps of cloning history
- Comprehensive file history and recovery of older versions
- 30-day recovery mode for deleted files
- “Undo” and ‘Redo” functions
General
- Unlimited installations
- Cross platform compatibility - Windows, macOS and cloud
- Synchronization between desktop and cloud