Larger word size in modified algorithm speeds up BLASTP, BLASTX, TBLASTN search

The NCBI BLAST webpage now offers faster BLASTP, BLASTX and TBLASTN searches due to a modified algorithm that can use a larger word size. This improvement can make search 2-4 times faster without changing the results most of the time. Please see this article for more details on the modified algorithm.
Source: NCBI Announcements - Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news