Bioinformatics seemed to be jinxed in the beginning of my career but I am glad gradually multinationals are recognizing the power of prediction and insilico analysis. The latest to follow the trend are proprietary software giants Micosoft.
Microsoft Biology Foundation, or MFB, is a bioinformatics toolkit built atop the .NET framework. This toolkit is based on the concept of open development, code sharing, and cross-platform support.
Keeping with the spirit of this tradition, MFB will be released under the Microsoft Public License.
As claimed, the toolkit should be a super time saver for the users and promises to offer range of algorithms for manipulating DNA, RNA, and protein sequences; and a set of connectors to biological Web services such as NCBI BLAST.
Futuristic Goals of MFB
Extensibility
Language neutrality
Supporting best practices
Cross-platform and interoperability
Building community
Access
The first beta version of MBF is now available!
For More
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/tools/mbf.aspx
