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Smith-Waterman (SW) searching method compares the query to each sequence in database
using the full Smith-Waterman algorithm for pairwise comparisons [6]. It also uses search results to generate statistics. Since SW searching is exhaustive, it is the slowest method. We use a special hardware + software (Bioccelerator) to accelerate the application.
A Bioccelerator can be found in the TAV bio-informatics department.
Direct pointer: [10]
It also can be run through the Weizmann Institute site: [7]
Peer Itsik
2000-12-11