Hypercard-based data management tools for molecular biologists.

I have designed a Macintosh data management system for molecular biologists. This system, called DataMinder, can be used to store information about oligonucleotides, nucleic acid or protein sequences, recombinant DNA clones, cells, reagents and protocols. DataMinder is not limited to data storage. A number of utilities for data analysis are provided, including those for the evaluation of oligonucleotides for use as hybridization probes or primers for DNA synthesis, and a variety of sequence editing features. Context-sensitive help is available on-line. DataMinder is simple to use and to customize and allows for sharing of database information across a computer network.