BLAST

BLAST

In bioinformatics, Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, or BLAST, is an algorithm for comparing primary biological sequence information, such as the amino-acid sequences of different proteins or the nucleotides of DNA sequences. A BLAST search enables a researcher to compare a query sequence with a library or database of sequences, and identify library sequences that resemble the query sequence above a certain threshold. Different types of BLASTs are available according to the query sequences. For example, following the discovery of a previously unknown gene in the mouse, a ...

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Blast

Blast was the short-lived literary magazine of the Vorticist movement in Britain. Two editions were published: the first on 2 July 1914 and published with uncharacteristic and shockingly bright pink cover art, referred to by Ezra Pound as the "great MAGENTA cover'd opusculus"; and the second a year later on 15 July 1915. Both editions were written primarily by Wyndham Lewis. The magazine is emblematic of the modern art movement in England, and recognised as a seminal text of pre-war 20th-century modernism. The magazine originally cost 2/6.

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Blast!

Blast! is a Broadway production created by James Mason for Cook Group Incorporated, the director and organization formerly operating the Star of Indiana Drum and Bugle Corps. It was the 2001 Winner of the Tony Award for "Best Special Theatrical Event" and also won the 2001 Emmy Award for "Best Choreography".

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Bl'ast

Bl'ast is a California hardcore punk and rock band from Santa Cruz.

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blast

Noun

  1. A violent gust of wind.
  2. A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast.
  3. The exhaust steam from an engine, driving a column of air out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by the blast.
  4. An explosion, especially for the purpose of destroying a mass of rock, etc.
  5. An explosive charge for blasting.
  6. A loud, sudden sound.
  7. A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind, especially on animals and plants; a blight.
  8. A good time; an enjoyable moment.
    We had a blast at the party last night.
  9. A promotional message sent to an entire mailing list.
    an e-mail blast; a fax blast
  10. A flatulent disease of sheep.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. An immature or undifferentiated cell (e.g., lymphoblast, myeloblast).

Verb

  1. To confound by a loud blast or din.
  2. To make a loud noise.
  3. To shatter, as if by an explosion.
  4. To open up a hole in, usually by means of a sudden and imprecise method (such as an explosion).
    Blast right through it.
  5. To curse; to damn.
    Blast it! Foiled again.
  6. To shoot, especially with an energy weapon (as opposed to one which fires projectiles).
    Chewbacca blasted the Stormtroopers with his laser rifle.
  7. To shoot; kick the ball in hope of scoring a goal.
  8. To criticize or reprimand severely; to verbally discipline or punish.
    My manager suddenly blasted me yesterday for being a little late to work for five days in a row, because I was never getting myself up on time.
  9. To blight or wither.
    A cold wind blasted the rose plants.
  10. To be blighted or withered.
    The bud blasted in the blossom.
  11. To blow, as on a trumpet.

Interjection

  1. Blast it; damn it.


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