Forum:Tools Worth Giving A Try At Least Once, For The Sake Of Their Names

Question

[Ashwin]

First two tools made me chuckle :)

What are the most amusing names for bioinformatics tool-kits / db's you have came across? possible history (If known)?

Answer 1

[Dan D]

I developed a tool for use inside my institution, which I dubbed "Automated Comprehensive NonRedundant Efficient Flowcell Analysis in a Cluster Environment" -- ACNEFACE.

Answer 2

[Ian]

PerM and ComB (tools for NGS sequence mapping and SNP calling) make me chuckle.

I once designed a webtool called CoMoDis, which has the ring of a portable toilet about it :)