====== blast ======
BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) is an algorithm for comparing primary biological sequence information, such as the amino-acid sequences of different proteins or the nucleotides of DNA sequences. A BLAST search enables a researcher to compare a query sequence with a library or database of sequences, and identify library sequences that resemble the query sequence above a certain threshold.

===== Information =====

  * Version: 2.10.0+
  * Added: February, 2015
  * Updated: April, 2020
  * Link: http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi

===== Usage =====

See versions of blast which are available:
<code>$ module avail blast</code>

Load one version into your environment:

<code>$ module load blast/2.10.0+</code>

===== Installation ======
Notes from the sysadmin during installation:

<code>$ lftp ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/LATEST
> dir
> get ncbi-blast-2.10.0+-x64-linux.tar.gz
> quit
$ tar xf ncbi-blast-2.10.0+-x64-linux.tar.gz
$ sudo cp -r ncbi-blast-2.10.0+ /export/apps/blast/2.10.0+</code>