OfftargetFinder: a web tool for species-specific RNAi design

Abstract Motivation: RNA interference (RNAi) technology is being developed as a weapon for pest insect control. To maximize the specificity that such an approach affords we have developed a bioinformatic web tool that searches the ever-growing arthropod transcriptome databases so that pest-specific RNAi sequences can be identified. This will help technology developers finesse the design of RNAi sequences and suggests which non-target species should be assessed in the risk assessment process. Availability and implementation: http://rnai.specifly.org. Contact: crobin@unimelb.edu.au