The Spectacles Tool gives the developers the possibility to create independent tools which communicate and provides a rich data API for the retrieval of biological data.

Here are some key features of "Spectacles Tool":

· Flexible database connectivity support and straightforward tool API
· Support for the creation of standardized synthetic biological parts and devices
· Visual editing environments (Sequence View, Spectacles)
· Algorithm manager environments lets you write your own algorithms
· Parts browsing, enzyme highlighting, and part packaging support
· Import and Export Eugene code