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.

• Version: 2.12.0+
• Added: February, 2015
• Updated: December, 2021
• Link: http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi

See versions of blast which are available:

$ module avail blast

Load one version into your environment:

$ module load blast/2.12.0+

Notes from the sysadmin during installation:

$ lftp ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blast/executables/blast+/LATEST
> dir
> get ncbi-blast-2.12.0+-x64-linux.tar.gz
> quit
$ tar xf ncbi-blast-2.12.0+-x64-linux.tar.gz
$ sudo cp -r ncbi-blast-2.12.0+ /export/apps/blast/2.12.0+