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16sRNA Database Download

LEGE — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 04:33:15 -0500

Downloading 16S rRNA databases can be crucial for various bioinformatics analyses, especially in microbiome research. However, it's important to note that databases can vary based on your specific needs, such as the taxonomic coverage you require or the type of analysis you're performing. Here's a general guideline on how you can obtain 16S rRNA databases:

NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information):
- NCBI provides various databases related to genetic information, including 16S rRNA sequences.
- You can access the 16S ribosomal RNA sequences from NCBI's Nucleotide database (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nucleotide/).
- Perform a search using keywords like "16S rRNA" or specific bacterial names to find relevant sequences.
- You can download sequences individually or in batches using the provided tools.
GreenGenes:
- GreenGenes is a widely used 16S rRNA gene sequence database.
- You can access it at http://greengenes.secondgenome.com/.
- GreenGenes provides precompiled databases for various purposes, including classification, alignment, and phylogenetic analysis.
SILVA:
- SILVA (https://www.arb-silva.de/) is another comprehensive database for ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences.
- It covers not only 16S rRNA but also other ribosomal RNA sequences.
- SILVA provides precompiled databases for various purposes, including taxonomic classification and alignment.
Ribosomal Database Project (RDP):
- RDP (http://rdp.cme.msu.edu/) is a curated database that offers 16S rRNA sequences.
- It provides tools for sequence analysis and classification.
- You can download sequences and taxonomy information from their website.
QIIME (Quantitative Insights Into Microbial Ecology):
- QIIME (https://qiime2.org/) is a widely used bioinformatics platform for microbiome analysis.
- It provides tools for analyzing microbial communities, including processing 16S rRNA sequences.
- QIIME often includes its own preprocessed 16S rRNA databases that can be used for analysis within the platform.

Before downloading any database, make sure to read the terms of use and citation requirements, as some databases may have specific usage policies. Additionally, consider the compatibility of the database with your analysis pipeline and software tools.

NCBI 16s RNA database location ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/blast/db/16SMicrobial.tar.gz

Queensland Centre for Medical Genomics, Grimmond Lab

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 11:58:34 -0500

Queensland Centre for Medical Genomics

Research Area:
pancreatic cancer; ovarian cancer; prostate cancer; bowel cancer; brain cancer; endometrial cancer; breast cancer; personalised medicine; high-throughput genomics

Link @ http://www.imb.uq.edu.au/sean-grimmond

Complex Systems: From Physics to Biology October 15-16 2013 at JNU Convention Center

Mon, 23 Sep 2013 10:17:17 -0500

The symposium intents to focus on complex systems arising in a variety of settings in physics and biology. In particular, applications of the concepts of physics to biological sciences will be the major theme of this meeting.

Selected Topics:

Cluster Dynamics
Non-equilibrium Statistical Mechanics
Forced Systems
Hamiltonian Dynamics
Synchronization & Control
Genomics & Systems Biology
Computational Neuroscience
Econophysics

More @ http://www.jnu.ac.in/Conference/SCS2013/

Rolland-Lagan lab

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:57:57 -0500

The Rolland-Lagan lab at the University of Ottawa is specializing in computational and developmental biology. We use a combination of experimental work, microscopy, image analysis and computer simulations to explore developmental mechanisms in two and three dimensions.

Research Area

Developmental biology, Computational biology, Simulation modeling, Image data analysis

Link @ http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/arolland/index.html

Genetic Test in India

Rahul Agarwal — Sun, 11 Aug 2013 10:54:35 -0500

1.Xcode Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.
6B, Eldorado,
112, Nungambakkam High Road,
Nungambakkam, Chennai 600034
Tamil Nadu, India

2.Mapmygenome™
Royal Demeure,HUDA Techno Enclave,
Plot No. 12/2, Sector-1 500 081
Madhapur,Hyderabad
AP, India

3. DNA Labs India

http://www.dnalabsindia.com/lab.php

4.MedGenome Labs Pvt Ltd
(Division of SciGenom Labs Pvt Ltd.)
Plot no: 43A,SDF, 3rd floor
A Block,CSEZ, Kakanad, Cochin
Kerala - 682037
Phone: 0484 - 2413399
Fax: 0484 - 2413398
Email: info@medgenome.com

5.Narayana Nethralaya

Narayana Hrudayalaya Campus
Narayana Health City
# 258/A, Bommasandra, Hosur Road,
Bangalore - 560 099 - INDIA.
TEL: +91-80-66660655-0658
FAX: +91-80-66660650
Mobile: 9902 821128 (Emergency Only)
e-mail: info@narayananethralaya.com

6.BioAxis DNA Research Centre Private Limited
13-51,Sri Lakshmi Nagar colony,
Besides Big Bazar, Near Kamineni Hospitals
GSI Post BandalGuda (L B Nagar) Hydeabad-500068
Andhra Pradesh (India).
Phone : +91-40-24034503/+91-9246338983

7.Gene Guiide

8th Floor, Embassy Towers, 7 Bungalows Rd, Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai-61
09167 117799
info@geneguiide.com

See more at: http://www.geneguiide.com

8.INDIAN BIOSCIENCES
Regd. Office:
G-2 (Ground Floor Rear), Kailash Colony, New Delhi - 110048, India.
Phone: +91 (0)11 29236088, Email: info@inbdna.com.

9.SRL Limited

GP-26, MARUTI INDUSTRIAL ESTATE,

UDYOG VIHAR,SECTOR-18,

GURGAON - 122015

Tel: 0124-3001243 / 0124-3001209

SRL Limited
VASANT VIHAR, 8, PALAM MARG,
NEW DELHI - 110057
Tel: 011 - 4229 5333

Website: http://www.srlworld.com
National Customer care number:
Call Toll Free : 1800-222-660/1800-102-8282
E-mail id: customercare@srl.in

10.Tata Memorial Centre,

Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer

Kharghar, Navi Mumbai - 410 210, INDIA.

Tel: +91-22-2740 5000

Fax: +91-22-2740 5085

E-mail: mail@actrec.gov.in

The Centre for Bioinformatics (MCB) Lab

Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:41:20 -0500

The Centre for Bioinformatics (MCB) is a diverse collection of professors, postdoctoral fellows, and students, who share a common interest in Bioinformatics.

Research Area

We are interested in the development of the statistics and computational methods for the analysis of this data in breast cancer.
We have worked on probabilistic models for subcellular localization, protein-protein interactions, and problems related to chemical genomics.
We are interested in the development of bioinformatics/biostatistical methodology in the analysis of epigenetic/epigenomic data.
We are interested in integrative bioinformatics approaches to learn the gene, gene products, interactions, and regulatory mechanisms involved in mental retardation.

Link @ http://www.mcgill.ca/mcb/

BioProgramming

Jitendra Narayan — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 16:29:53 -0500

The completion of the first human genome drafts was just a start of the modern DNA sequencing era which resulted in further invention, improved development toward new advanced strategies of high-throughput DNA sequencing, so called the “high-throughput next generation sequencing” (HT-NGS). The decreasing genome sequencing cost and desire to explore and understand biological machanism at genomic level, speed up the genomic sequencing projects. In the fast growing HT-NGS technologies, the main challenge is to cope with the analysis of vast production of sequencing database through advanced bioinformatics tools. In oder to develope sotware/tools bioinformatician/ biological programmers need to expertise in any one one the programming language. However, sometime one language are not enough to handle all sort of biological needs, which compel us to learn new biologically suitable language to handle ever growing genome or protein sequences.

The next step after reading genetic code is writing a script to analyse and explore the hidden information. This tutorial is aimed to introduce you new biological programming languages with their packages/libraries, and assist in your scripting work.

Navigate the sub-section of this page [ see right hand side of the page for it ]

EMBO Practical Course, Bioinformatics, large-scale data, at Shenzhen, China

Wed, 14 Aug 2013 09:50:56 -0500

This international advanced course will provide training on bioinformatics and statistics methods for genomic research. It will give insight into how biological knowledge can be generated from high-throughput sequencing (DNA-Seq, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq) experiments and will illustrate how to analyze such data. The course covers both the underlying statistical and algorithmic concepts, and the practice of how to automate and code such analyses using the scripting language R.

17 Nov 2013 -22 Nov 2013

More at http://events.embo.org/13-large-scale-data/

Online Registration: https://www.conference-service.com/pc13-47/welcome.cgi

Spotlight on Genomics: Understanding Our Genes - A Step to Personalized Medicine

Mon, 26 Aug 2013 17:07:44 -0500

(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Learn about the essential role of genomics in the development of stem cell based therapies. Craig Venter, president and founder of the J. Craig Venter Institute and Catriona Jamieson, director for stem cell research at the UCSD Moores Cancer Center, speak about the future of personalized medicine in which genomics, the study of genes and their function, is applied to pinpoint specific treatments for patients. Sandra Dillon, a clinical trial participant, gives a patient's perspective. [7/2013] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 24530]

Make Genomic Research Less Ethnically-Biased

Shikha Logwani — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 16:08:17 -0500

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Hélu, the world’s 2nd-richest man, is giving an additional $74 million to a genomics center in Boston in order to right a bias in the field–a kind of scientific racism, you might call it. The problem: most samples of DNA analyzed in biomedical research come from people of European descent.

Find more detail news at http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2013/10/30/carlos-slim-gives-another-74-million-to-make-genomic-research-less-ethnically-biased/?utm_campaign=forbesfbsf&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social