More than 5 years ago, NCBI brought you OSIRIS (Open Source Independent Review and Interpretation System), a free, open-access tool for powerful and intelligent Short Tandem Repeat (STR) analysis.
Short Tandem Repeats (STRs) are repeated short stretches of DNA and are analyzed by measuring the length of the repeated region. They vary from individual to individual and are passed from parent to child. STR analysis is broadly used in medicine, research and law enforcement – for stem cell transplants, diseases like Huntington’s, verifying research cell lines and samples, determining family relationships, and in criminal cases. In this blog post, we explore how you use OSIRIS in the real world and how your feedback has helped us improve this product. Continue reading “Have you tried OSIRIS, NCBI’s STR analysis tool?”
