.. index:: Amersham Biosciences Gel
.. index:: .gel

Amersham Biosciences Gel
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Extensions: .gel

Developer: Molecular Dynamics

Owner: `Cytiva <https://www.cytivalifesciences.com/en/us/shop/protein-analysis/molecular-imaging-for-proteins/imaging-systems>`_

**Support**


BSD-licensed: |no|

Export: |no|

Officially Supported Versions: 

Reader: GelReader (:bfreader:`Source Code <GelReader.java>`, :doc:`Supported Metadata Fields </metadata/GelReader>`)




We currently have:

* a GEL specification document (Revision 2, from 2001 Mar 15, in PDF) 
* a few GEL datasets



**Ratings**


Pixels: |Very good|

Metadata: |Good|

Openness: |Good|

Presence: |Fair|

Utility: |Fair|

**Additional Information**

**Please note that while we have specification documents for this
format, we are not able to distribute them to third parties.**

.. seealso:: 
  `GEL Technical Overview <https://web.archive.org/web/20231204123656/https://www.awaresystems.be/imaging/tiff/tifftags/docs/gel.html>`_
