The phrase "a general tool" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a versatile instrument or resource that can be applied in various situations or contexts.
Example: "This software serves as a general tool for data analysis, making it easier for users to interpret complex datasets."
Alternatives: "a versatile instrument" or "a broad resource".
These considerations underline the need for a general tool able to generate and analyze quantitative transcriptome maps from any source, provided that gene expression values for a certain gene set are available.
The results further validate the SRS method and indicate its potential as a general tool for studying protein folding kinetics.
The goal of the hapmap is not to find disease genes directly but to create a general tool that will allow others to do so.
The key fact is that the FBI demanded a general tool: a modified operating system able to circumvent certain user-set security features in any given iPhone.
The method can be used as a general tool for the analytical characterization of redox active nanomaterials.
GenApp is a general tool for rapid deployment of applications in an extensible set of target languages.
The developed methodology may serve as a general tool for analysis of fast reactor systems under various mechanical excitation.
Whereas methods based on proximity ligation were originally designed to investigate spatial organization of genomes, our results lend support for their use as a general tool for haplotyping.
Our approach provides a general tool for time-resolving multi-electron rearrangements in atoms and molecules11,12,13 one of the key challenges in ultrafast science.
Our observations establish scanning SQUID as a general tool for characterizing proximity effects and for measuring current-phase relations in new materials systems.
It was created for interactive workspaces that include large, shared displays and individual laptops, but is a general tool that supports many different configurations and modes of use.
