GCG

From GSAF

GCG is a toolkit of over 140 bioinformatics applications. It is no longer sold or supported. (See #History.)

[edit] Availability

GSAF support three GCG access methods:

• SeqLab X-Windows interface
• SeqWeb web browser interface
• Unix command line

[edit] Documentation/Tutorial

• Wisconsin Package User's Guide
• Seqlab GCG tutorial.

[edit] Additional Info/Links

• The BioPerl wiki contains useful information about EMBOSS, listing programs in GCG and their EMBOSS equivalents here.
• Apparently Accelrys is selling bits and pieces of what used to be GCG?

[edit] History

Timeline:

• 1982: Genetics Computer Group (GCG) created as a part of the University of Wisconsin of Wisconsin Biotechnology Center. The company's primary product is The Wisconsin Suite of molecular biology tools.
• 1989: The Genetics Computer Group (GCG) becomes a private company. Oxford Molecular Group, Ltd. (OMG) founded in Oxford, UK.
•  ????: Accelrys took over GCG as a commercial product. UNMC's licenses were purchased during this period.
• 2007 July 1: Accelrys announces the discontinuation of GCG effective June 30, 2008.
• 2008: A petition for Accelrys to release the source code is launched and discussed on bionet.software

Sources:

• http://www.bioinfbook.org/appendix2_gcg.htm#topic1
• http://www.netsci.org/Science/Bioinform/feature06.html