[Biopython] Fwd: [blast-announce] Important update! Now default: BLAST Core Nucleotide Database (core_nt)

[Peter Cock]

FYI, NCBI BLAST default database is now core_nt not nt as before.

Note we don't explicitly set a default BLAST database in our qblast
function:
https://github.com/biopython/biopython/blob/biopython-184/Bio/Blast/NCBIWWW.py#L45

Peter

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From: Sayers, Eric (NIH/NLM/NCBI) [E] <sayers at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov>
Date: Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Subject: [blast-announce] Important update! Now default: BLAST Core
Nucleotide Database (core_nt)
To: NLM/NCBI List blast-announce <blast-announce at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov>


Important Update! The Core Nucleotide Database (core_nt) is now the default
nucleotide BLAST database. Core_nt is also available on the command line.
You get faster searches & more focused results.
Check out our latest NCBI Insights blog
<https://ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2024/07/18/new-blast-core-nucleotide-database/>
for
more information.
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