[phenixbb] PHENIX 1.4-3 Available

[Paul Adams]

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                         PHENIX 1.4-3 Development Release
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The PHENIX developers are pleased to announce that the 1.4-3 development
version of PHENIX is now available. Binary installers for Linux, and  
Mac OSX
platforms are available at the download site:

    http://phenix-online.org/download/

This version of PHENIX includes the following new features:

- A new GUI for phenix.xtriage:
   - To start the GUI version type phenix.xtriage_gui

- A new GUI for phenix.refine:
   - To start the GUI version type phenix.refine_gui
   - Incorporates a subset of Molprobity validation tools

- Documentation for the new GUIs:
   - See the help menu or button after starting the GUI

- Structure refinement (phenix.refine)
   - Default is to fill missing reflections in map calculations with DFc
   - Default is to write phase combined maps if experimental phases  
are used
     in refinement
   - Improved capabilities for selection of atoms for occupancy  
refinement
   - Xplor maps no longer written by default
   - Numerous minor bug fixes

- Multi-crystal averaging (phenix.multi_crystal_average)

- Fast secondary structure building (phenix.find_helices_strands)

- Find all ligands in a map (phenix.find_all_ligands)

- Minor bug fixes in phenix.elbow and phenix.reel

Full documentation is available here:

    http://www.phenix-online.org/documentation/

There is a PHENIX bulletin board:

    http://www.phenix-online.org/mailman/listinfo/phenixbb/

Please consult the installer README file or online documentation for
installation instructions.

Direct questions and problem reports to the bulletin board or:

    help at phenix-online.org and bugs at phenix-online.org

Commercial users interested in obtaining access to PHENIX should visit  
the
PHENIX website for information about the PHENIX Industrial Consortium.

The development of PHENIX is principally funded by the National  
Institute of
General Medical Sciences (NIH) under grant P01-GM063210. We also  
acknowledge
the generous support of the members of the PHENIX Industrial Consortium.

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-- 
Paul Adams
Deputy Division Director, Physical Biosciences Division, Lawrence  
Berkeley Lab
Adjunct Professor, Department of Bioengineering, U.C. Berkeley
Vice President for Technology, the Joint BioEnergy Institute
Head, Berkeley Center for Structural Biology

Building 64, Room 248
Tel: 510-486-4225, Fax: 510-486-5909
http://cci.lbl.gov/paul

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
1 Cyclotron Road
BLDG 64R0121
Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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