Audience
For researchers, educators and biotech businesses looking for a collaborative molecular biology software suite.
About Photo51
Photo51 is a web-based molecular biology suite for designing and analyzing DNA and protein sequences. It supports plasmid design, automated feature annotation, virtual cloning, PCR primer design and virtual agarose gel electrophoresis. Researchers can import sequence files and use an integrated genome browser to explore reference genomes, inspect gene views and export sequences into projects. Additional tools include guide RNA design with PAM visualization, pairwise and multiple sequence alignment, Sanger chromatogram viewing, protein alignment and reverse translation. Photo51 also provides shared team workspaces and version history for collaborative projects. Its open-access genome browser supports genome exploration, while subscriptions provide additional editing and analysis features. It is aimed at researchers, educators and biotechnology teams working with molecular biology workflows.