March 1, 2005 (Vol. 25, No. 5)

URL:
http://www.mgb.pitt.edu/moleculartoolbox.htm

Rating:
Strong Points: Very thorough, well organized
Weak Points: none

Summary:
There are so many links-only sites out there that I try to discriminate when covering such sites here. Molecular Toolbox is one links-based site that easily passed the scrutiny. Put together by Sidney Morris at the University of Pittsburgh, Molecular Toolbox scores well in several areas. First, it is well-organized, with clearly defined categories and carefully chosen links under each heading. Second, the breadth of coverage, while not comprehensive, is extensive and, like Goldilocks’ favorite porridge, just right. Third, the site is reasonably up-to-date, with few broken links. Interesting topic areas of the site include transgenic and knockouts; vector databases, multilink databases; Web-based tools; and structure prediction and analysis. It takes a lot of time to assemble this massive collection of links, put them together, and keep it up to date. I applaud the effort.

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